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Samy Seghir
Born (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 30)
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Samy Seghir (Arabic: سامي صغير; born 29 June 1994) is a French actor of Algerian descent.

Biography

From an Algerian family, Samy began his career in 2006, when his mother replied to an advertisement in a local newspaper, Aubermensuel.[1] He participated in the audition for Michou d'Auber and was noticed by producer Luc Besson. Living in Émile-Dubois, like the character he was playing, Messaoud, Samy starred in this historic film alongside Gérard Depardieu and Nathalie Baye.[2]

In 2006, he starred in a TV movie, Harkis, notably with Smaïn. In 2007, he also starred in Big City, a film by Djamel Bensalah.[3]

In 2009, he won the lead role in Neuilly sa mère !, which was the result of his previous collaboration with Djamel Bensalah, the producer. Samy Seghir presented an award at the NRJ Music Awards on 23 January 2010, alongside Maxime Godart and Victoria Silvstedt.

He was part of the last fifteen contenders for a César Award, for the Most Promising Newcomer.[4] In the end, he was not on the list of the final five nominees.

In the spring of 2010, he starred in Alain Tasma's TV movie Fracture, inspired by the book Ils sont votre épouvante et vous êtes leur crainte by Thierry Jonquet, with Leïla Bekhti and Anaïs Demoustier.[5]

On 28 May 2011, he made an appearance in the clip 'L'insécurité' by French rapper, Seyfu.

Nine years later, Samy Seghir again has the main role of Neuilly sa mère, sa mère.

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ Article du journal municipal Aubermensuel
  2. ^ AlloCine, Michou d'Auber, retrieved 8 February 2018
  3. ^ "結婚相談所を選ぶときに意識しておきたいポイント". bigcity-lefilm.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. ^ Do, Anh Khoi (22 December 2009). "Candidates for France's Best Hopes at the 2010 César". The Cultural Post. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Leila Bekhti : Ses débuts sur petit écran s'annoncent... très violents !". Pure People. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010.