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''.

Life and career

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

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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

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(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 until 2019.

Filmography

* 2000 : ''L'Electron libre'' * 2003 : ''Hymne à la gazelle'', (short film) * 2005 : ''

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'' * 2005 : ''Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961'', (TV film) * 2005 : ''Groupe flag'', (TV series) * 2005 : '' Le Tigre et la Neige'' * 2005 : ''

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'' * 2006 : ''En el hoyo'', (short film) * 2006 : ''La Jungle'' * 2006 : ''Pour l'amour de Dieu'', (TV film) * 2006 : ''Femmes de loi'', (TV series) * 2006 : ''Mauvaise Foi'' * 2006 : '' Mafiosa, le clan'', (TV series) * 2007 : ''Tout est bon dans le cochon'', (short film) * 2007 : ''Michou d'Auber'' * 2007 : '' L'Ennemi intime'' * 2007 : ''Andalucia'' * 2007 : ''L'Affaire Ben Barka'', (TV film) * 2007 : ''La Commune'', (TV series) * 2008 : ''Un roman policier'' * 2008 : ''Terre de lumière'', (TV series) * 2008 : ''L'Instinct de mort'' * 2008 : ''Un si beau voyage'' * 2008 : ''Versailles'' * 2009 : ''Le choix de Myriam'', (TV film) * 2009 : ''

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'' * 2009 : ''Le Siffleur'' * 2010 : ''Alice Nevers, le juge est une femme'', (TV series) * 2010 : ''Des hommes et des dieux'' * 2010 : ''Les Mains libres'' * 2010 : ''

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'' * 2011 : ''L'Exercice de l'État'' * 2011 : ''Une nouvelle vie'' * 2012 : ''Il était une fois, une fois'' * 2012 : ''

'' (''Les Hommes de l'ombre)'' (TV servies) * 2012 : ''L'Affaire Gordji : Histoire d'une cohabitation'', (TV film) * 2012 : ''

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'', (TV series) * 2012 : ''Au nom d'Athènes'', (TV film) * 2013 : ''Les Invincibles'' * 2013 : '' Cherif'', (TV series)

Theatre

* ''Femmes fatales'' on the subject of Sénèque and

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, directed by Élisabeth Chailloux, Théâtre des Quartiers d’Ivry * ''La vie qui va'', directed by Yves Guerre, Compagnie Arc-en-Ciel * ''Le point de vue de la vache sacrée'' by Sholby, directed by Alexis Monceaux * '' Andromaque'' by

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, directed by Abdelhafid Metalsi

Awards and nominations

* Festival Séries Mania : the 2013 best actor in a French television series for ''Cherif''.''Festival series-mania 2013''
, sur ''toutlecine.com'', consulté le 2 mai 2013

References

20th-century French male actors Living people 1973 births 21st-century French male actors French male television actors French male stage actors Date of birth missing (living people)

External Links

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