Driss Roukhe (born July 5, 1968) is a Moroccan actor and director.
Early life
Roukhe was born in Dyour Jdad B’ni M’Hamed, a poor neighborhood of
Meknes
Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, amknas; french: Meknès) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th c ...
, and lost his father when he was 7. He practiced
theater
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
in high-school and with various youth associations. He later joined the Institut supérieur d’art dramatique et d’animation culturelle (ISADAC) where he was formally trained as an actor.
He first appeared in the Moroccan director
Ahmed Essyad's
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
, ''Le Collier des ruses'', in 1993.
Works
Films
* ''
Un aller simple'' (2001) as Omar
* ''
La chambre noire'' (2004)
* ''
Le Regard'' (2005) as Ramzi
* ''
Syriana
''Syriana'' is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer's 2003 memoir '' See No Evil''. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wrig ...
'' (2005) as Guard
* ''
Babel'' (2006) as Alarid
* ''
The Situation'' (2006) as Walid
* ''
Les Anges de Satan'' (2007) as Kader
* ''
Rendition'' (2007) as Bahi
* ''
Arn: The Knight Templar'' (2007) as Fakhr
* ''
Number One
Number One most commonly refers to:
* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the title song
* ''No.1'' (EP), by CLC
* ''n.1 ...
'' (2008) as Toro
* ''
Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End'' (2008) as Fakhr
* ''
Secret défense'' (2008) as Natrif
* ''
Gud, lukt och henne'' (2008)
* ''
Casanegra'' (2008) as Adil's stepfather
* ''
Die zwei Leben des Daniel Shore
''Die zwei Leben des Daniel Shore (The Two Lives of Daniel Shore)'' is a 2009 German film by Michael Dreher; written by him and produced by Karim Debbagh, Rüdiger Heinze, Rainer Kölmel and Stefan Sporbert. It stars Nikolai Kinski, Katharina Sc ...
'' (2009) as Commandant
* ''
Green Zone
The Green Zone ( ar, المنطقة الخضراء, translit=al-minṭaqah al-ḫaḍrā) is the most common name for the International Zone of Baghdad. It was a area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq, that was the governmental ...
'' (2010) as Tahir al-Malik
* ''
37 Kilometers Celsius'' (Short) (2009)
* ''
Pegase'' (2011) as Chrif
* ''
Agadir Bombay'' (2011)
* ''
Love in the Medina'' (2011) as the Le Mokkadem
* ''
Ben X'' (2011)
* ''Or noir'' (2011) as Magrouf (English title: ''
Day of the Falcon'')
* ''
L'enfant cheikh'' (2012)
* ''
Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter'' (2012) as Arahan
* '' Entropya'' (Short) (2013) as Husband
* ''
Traitors'' (2013) as Haj
* ''
L'esclave Du Mâle (Short) (2014) as Chief Inspector Bougati
Television
* ''
The Passion'' (TV serial) episode #1.2 (2008) as Roman Soldier at Procession
* ''The Grid'' (TV mini-series) (2004) as Saudi Customs Officer
References
External links
*
Official website
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1968 births
Living people
People from Meknes
Moroccan male television actors
Moroccan male film actors
Moroccan film directors
21st-century Moroccan male actors