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

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. He is best known for his role as Hubert in the film written and directed by

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Early life

Koundé was born in France in 1970. He is of Beninese origin. He was raised by his grandparents and spent his childhood in

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and

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. Koundé returned to Paris to go to school.

Career

In addition to his acting career, Koundé is also the author of a play, ''Cagoule: Valentin et Yamina'' (Cagoule: Valentine and Yamina), performed in 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 acted 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'' by

: Hubert — nominated for the

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* 1996: ''Colis postal'' * 1996: ''La Sicilia'' by Luc Pien: Désiré Mbuyu * 1997: ''Saraka bô'' by Denis Amar: Blanche-Neige * 1997: '' La Divine Poursuite'' by

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: Mamadou * 1998: '' Restons groupés'' by Jean-Paul Salomé: 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 * 2011: ''Color of the Ocean'' by : Zola * 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: '' Les Cinq Dernières Minutes'', 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: '' Braquo'' (season 2) by Éric Valette and Philippe Haïm: Jonas Luanda * 2012: ''

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'' by Philippe Niang:

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* 2014: ''La Vallée des Mensonges'': Police lieutenant

Theatre

* 2001: ''Le Costume'' by Mothobe Mutloatse, directed by

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* 2004: ''Cagoule'', written and directed by Hubert Koundé

Awards

* 1996:

for ''La Haine''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kounde, Hubert 1970 births Living people Black French male actors 21st-century French male actors French male film actors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French people of Beninese descent People from Seine-Saint-Denis Male actors from Île-de-France French male television actors