Mhamed Arezki (born 1984) is a French actor of

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origins best known for his starring and supporting roles in French television series. He portrays ''Lyès Beloumi'' on the action packed, comedic, police drama '' Les Bleus'', ''young Tony'' on the gangster mini-series ''Les Beaux Mecs'' and ''Brigadier Jean-Baptiste Medjaoui'' on another police drama, '' Candice Renoir''. He is also known for his roles in such films as '' The Tourist'' (starring

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and Johnny Depp), '' Zim and Co.'' and '' Adieu Gary''.

Biography

Mhamed Arezki was born in

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, France, in 1984. His mother was of Kabyle descent and worked as a nanny. His father was a chef. Mhamed always dreamed of being an actor. At the age of seventeen he quit school and started participating in various acting courses. His mother, knowing this was what her son wanted to do most, was very encouraging. At the end of a five-day course in film and theater acting, he was spotted by an agent who then brought him to a casting call. "''I know, I have a lot of luck,''" He told Le Parisien in 2009.

Career

Les Bleus

From 2006 to 2010 Arezki had a starring role in Les bleus: premiers pas dans la police, an action, comedy, drama about rookie cops learning the ropes. The first episode aired in France on 8 February 2006. Arezki played the role of clumsy, good-natured, career driven Lyès Beloumi. He was in every episode of Seasons 1 and 2. For the third season he took a voluntary sabbatical to leave himself open for other roles and to explore the possibility of doing a one-man show. In 2010 he returned to Les Bleus for the fourth and final season. Lyes Beloumi had been away training and returned with the rank of '' Commissaire'' and now had his own office. In 2013 Arezki reunited with Les Bleus co-star Raphaël Lenglet for the first season of '' Candice Renoir'', a

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police drama series starring Cécile Bois as Commandant Candice Renoir. Lenglet and Arezki receive second and third billing respectively on French sites like Allociné.

Filmography

Awards

Festival du film de télévision de Luchon 2006 : * ''Best young actor'' for his role in Les Bleus
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References

External links

''Mhamed Arezki on Allociné''
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arezki, Mhamed Male actors from Paris 21st-century French male actors French male television actors French male film actors French comedians 1984 births Kabyle people French people of Kabyle descent Living people