Hubert Koundé (born December 30, 1970) is a French actor and

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. Koundé is best known for his role as Hubert in the film ''La Haine'' by

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Background

Koundé spent his childhood between

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and France, where he was born.

Career

In addition to ''La Haine'', Koundé is also the author of a play: "Cagoule: Valentine and Yamina," performed in 2003 (Cagoule: Valentin et Yamina, montée en 2003). He has made two short films: ''Qui se ressemble s'assemble'' and ''Menhir'', and co-directed a feature film: ''Paris, la métisse''. He has also worked in English-language films such as '' The Constant Gardener''.

Filmography

Actor

* 1992: ''Le Temps d'une nuit'' * 1992: '' Diên Biên Phu'' by Pierre Schoendoerffer * 1993: '' Métisse'' by

: Jamal Saddam Abossolo M'bo * 1995: ''

La Haine ''La Haine'' (, ; released in the United States as ''Hate'') is a 1995 French crime drama film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Starring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé and Saïd Taghmaoui, the film chronicles a day and ni ...

'' by

: Hubert — nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor * 1996: ''Colis postal'' * 1996: ''La Sicilia'' by Luc Pien: Désiré Mbuyu * 1997: ''Saraka bô'' by

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: Blanche-Neige * 1997: '' La Divine Poursuite'' by Michel Deville: Mamadou * 1998: ''

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: Aimé * 1999: ''Simon le mage'' by Ildiko Enyedi * 2000: ''Qui se ressemble s'assemble'': le lecteur * 2000: ''Tout va bien, on s'en va'' by Claude Mouriéras: Arthur * 2001: '' Comment j'ai tué mon père'' d'

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: Jean-Toussaint * 2001: ''Ndeysaan (Le prix du pardon)'' by Mansour Sora Wade: Yatma * 2004: '' The Constant Gardener'' by

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: Arnold Bluhm * 2011: '' Mister Bob'' by Thomas Vincent. * 2017: '' Gangsterdam'' by Romain Lévy: Ulysse Abraham Bakel

Director

* 1998: ''Menhir'' (short film) * 2000: ''Qui se ressemble s'assemble'' (short film) * 2005: ''Paris, la métisse''

Writer

* 1998: ''Menhir'' (short film) * 2000: ''Qui se ressemble s'assemble'' (short film)

Television

* 1992 : '' Nestor Burma'', 1 episode * 1995 : ''

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'', episode ''Meurtre à l'université'' : Francis * 1997 : ''Les Enfants du Karoo'' * 1998 : ''Maternité'' * 2005 : ''Quelques jours en avril'' : Père Salomon * 2005 : ''L'Arbre et l'oiseau'' : inspector Kwame * 2006 : '' Plus belle la vie'' : Étienne Anglade (seasons 2 and 3) * 2007 : '' Greco'', episode ''Contact'' : Thierry Benesh * 2008 : '' La Cour des grands'', episode ''Alison'' : Virgil Bouaké * 2008 : '' Central Nuit'', episode ''Celui qui n'existe pas'' : Omar Touré * 2008 : ''Le Voyage de la veuve'' : Léopold * 2009 : '' Pigalle, la nuit'' : Adam * 2010 : '' 1788... et demi'' by Olivier Guignard : Balthazar Beugnot * 2011 : ''

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'' (saison 2) by

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and Philippe Haïm — Jonas Luanda * 2011 : '' La Couleur de l'océan'' by Maggie Peren : ''Zola'' * 2012 : ''

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'' by

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: '' Jean-Jacques Dessalines'' * 2014 : ''La Vallée des Mensonges'' : Police lieutenant

Theater

* 2001 : ''Le Costume'' by Mothobe Mutloatse, directed by Peter Brook * 2004 : ''Cagoule'' by and directed by Hubert Koundé

Awards

* 1996: César Award for Most Promising Actor for ''La Haine''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kounde, Hubert 1970 births Living people French male film actors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French people of Beninese descent People from Seine-Saint-Denis French male television actors