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Alaa Safi

Actor

Alaa Safi

Born September 26, 1984 in Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France28 films

Alaa Safi is a French actor, director, and producer. He was the world champion in Tae Kwon Do at 18, then began his TV/Film career as an action actor and landed his first major role when he partnered with Jackie Chan in the movie Chinese Zodiac (2012). Since then, Alaa Safi has worked with multiple major studios such as Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), The Mauritanian (2021), and most recently, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).

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In addition to Alaa's film roles, he is also a series regular on the groundbreaking TV series The Chosen (2017). Alaa Safi began directing in 2020 with the short film Chrysalis (Short 2020), followed by Coming Home (2023), both of which have earned awards in American film festivals.

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Doctor Strange posterFirst watchDoctor Strange20167.4as Tall ZealotAfter his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny poster6.5Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny2023Death on the Nile poster6.4Death on the Nile2022The Mauritanian poster7.4The Mauritanian2021American Assassin poster6.4American Assassin2017The Mummy poster5.5The Mummy2017All Three of Us poster7.5All Three of Us2015Traitor poster6.7Traitor2008Chinese Zodiac poster6.2Chinese Zodiac2012

Filmography

28 films as actor
  1. 2027The Chosen: CrucifixionSimon Z
  2. 2025Agent ZeroMalik
  3. 2024The Chosen: Season 4Simon Z
  4. 2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyRahim
  5. 2023Coming HomeSilas Moore
  6. 2023The Chosen: Season 3 FinaleSimon Z
  7. 2022The Chosen: Season 3 - Episodes 1 & 2Simon Z
  8. 2022Death on the NileCorporal
  9. 2021Villa CapriceKarim Benkhelif
  10. 2021The MauritanianMoroccan Translator / Marseille
  11. 2020ChrysalisMuhammad
  12. 2018IncomingIdris
  13. 2017American AssassinJaveed
  14. 2017The MummySickle Slave
  15. 2016Doctor StrangeTall Zealot
  16. 2015All Three of UsBerouz
  17. 2014Les BaumettesYann Gautier
  18. 2014OutcastThe Moor
  19. 2013Victor Young PerezBattling Mokhtar
  20. 2013Brotherhood of TearsUn joueur de poker
  21. 2013Taureau TaureauTony
  22. 2012Chinese ZodiacVulture
  23. 201110 jours pour s'aimerSamir
  24. 2011A Butterfly Kissl'homme des coulisses
  25. 2011L'ombre d'un flicSalim
  26. 2008Anything for HerMoussa
  27. 2008TraitorOmar's Crew
  28. 2006Mercury ManTri-x Martial Art