Abdelhafid Metalsi
Actor
Biography
Abdelhafid Metalsi (born 1969) is an Arabic actor, of Kabyle descent and Algerian ethnicity, who lives in France and was naturalized as French. He is best known for his starring role as the dedicated Capitaine Kader Chérif in the French police series Cherif.
Born in Algeria in 1969, Abdelhafid Metalsi moved to France at age one, in Champagne province, where he grew up. He lived in the Orgeval district in Reims for part of his childhood. He began training as an actor at the Chaillot National Theater which gave him the chance to work on stage and act in television shows such as Spiral season 4 (Canal+) or Spin (France 2). Metalsi is especially known for his role as captain Kader Chérif, the lead character in the cop show Cherif which has been broadcast on the France 2 network since October 25, 2013.
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Filmography
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
as Ahmed, pimp 2008
The Tiger and the Snow
as Dottore Salman 2005
Of Gods and Men
as Nouredine 2010
The Assault
as Ali Touchent 2011
The Minister
as Louis-Do 2011
Intimate Enemies
as Rachid 2007
Michou d'Auber
as Saïd 2007
Bad Faith
as Karim 2006
The Belgian Job
as Brahim 2012
Versailles
as José 2008
Adieu Gary
as Le nouveau voisin 2009
Dark Night, October 17, 1961
as Ali Saïd 2005
A Police Romance
as Jamel Messaouden 2008
The Demon Stirs
as Ahmed 2005
Zim and Co
as Ikéa 2005
Andalucia
as Amar 2008