Born in 1992 to an Algerian father and a Breton mother, the Rennais grew up in a working-class neighborhood: Thai boxing became his first refuge and took him to the French championship, which he won in 2011. But afterwards an injury, another way is essential: comedy.
His mother, who was fond of cinema, enrolled him in an internship at Cours Florent with his brother.
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After a stealthy stint at the Théâtre national de Strasbourg, Dali Benssalah landed the role that changed his destiny in
Territory,
a clip with 70 million views by the electro group The Blaze.
The director of the latest
James Bond, Dying Can Wait
,
He spotted him there and offered him to play the henchman who bullied 007. The machine also got carried away in France with roles in
Les Sauvages,
by Rebecca Zlotowski,
Banlieusards
, on Netflix, or on stage with Olivier Py.
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The actor then joined the director Yohan Manca for
My brothers and me
: animal and vulnerable, he became Abel, an authority figure of a sibling from the working-class neighborhoods of Sète.
We admire the evidence of a talent that is already tearing itself apart: soon in
La Ligne,
by Ursula Meier, and the
Alger confidential
series
,
on Arte, he will be the war hero
,
co-directed by Romain Gavras and Ladj Ly for Netflix.
My brothers and I,
by Yohan Manca.
Released on January 5th.
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