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Nadia Benzakour

Nadia Benzakour

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About me

Nadia Benzakour is a French actress and screenwriter based in Paris. She is trilingual in French, English, and Arabic with an excellent practice of Spanish (no foreign accent).


She worked on many Hollywood/international projects such as Deep State, the Tyrant, No Man's Land, and Killing Jesus... 

She is in the second season of the HULU/ Arte TV series NO MAN'S LAND as a leading character for which she had to learn and play in Kurdish.

In 2023, she was in 2 feature films in Europe: a French epic movie named Princes of the Desert, (Lead role) directed by Eric Barbier (The Promise of the Dawn). 

She is the historical figure Poppea, in the movie Seneca starring John Malkovich, and directed by Robert Schwentke (Red film).

Seneca had its world premiere at the Berlinale- Special screenings. This movie has an ensemble cast: Andrew Koji (Bullet Train, Peaky Blinders),  Louis Hoffman (Dark), and the famous Geraldine Chaplin...

Between 2011 and 2022, she acted in Hollywood and European productions, such as the following series:
 'Deep State' with Mark Strong; 'the Tyrant'; 'Les Hommes de l'ombre' with Carole Bouquet; the French success The Bureau ('Le Bureau des Légendes'); Exit (Hit Norvegian tv series); Colosseum (History Channel tv series)
- and the feature films:
 'the Covenant' directed by David Batty; Sofia, Looking for Um Kulthum directed by Shirin Neshat, You kiss like a Devil...


Information

Place of birth
Paris
Height (cm)
173
Weight (in kg)
67
Eye color
hazel
Hair color
dark brown
Hair length
Long
Ethnicity and heritage
Black, African American or Caribbean, Middle Eastern or North African, East or Southeast Asian, Mixed, White or Caucasian, South Asian or Central Asian, Hispanic, Latino/a/e or Latinex
Stature
athletic-muscular, female, normal, athletic / training
Place of residence
Paris (FR), Casablanca (MA)
Housing options
Tanger (MA), Casablanca (MA), Geneva (CH), Barcelona (ES)
Nationality
French
Languages
French(native)ArabicEnglishSpanish
Dialects
Maghrebi Arabic(native dialect)
Accents
AfricanAmericanArabicAsianBelgianCorsicaEnglishFrenchIndianItalianPersian (Farsi/Dari)PortugueseSoutheastSpanishSwissWest Indies
Instruments
Piano
Sport
BalletChinese martial artsKung fuMartial artsMountain bikePilatesQigongSwimmingTai chiWing chunYogaAerial yogaHorse riding
Dance
Afro danceBachataBelly danceContact improvisationDiscoExpressionist danceFolk danceImprovisation danceLatin American dancesOriental danceSolo danceTechnoVideo clip dancingBollywood danceClassic danceModern dance
Main profession
Actor
Singing
ChoirGospelA cappellaArabian singingBacking vocalsBalladBluesChoraleClassicFunkImprovisationJazzOldiesOpera singingOrientalPop songsSongSoul/RnBSprechgesangfolk song
Special skills
ImprovisationSinger-songwriter
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
Car class

Credits

Professional background

Acting education and training in Paris, NYC, and L.A. PARIS "Enfants terribles" - Jean-Bernard Feitoussi (professor of Lea Seydoux) and François Tardieu / - Scene Watteau with Nicolas Liautard - Burlesque comedy and masks workshops at the Jacques Lecoq International School ( October 2018). NEW YORK Mary Boyer Studio (2006_2008): camera and on-stage work LOS ANGELES Richard Lawson Studios- Professional Development Programs 1 and 2 (2018 until 2021).

Film

2023
PRINCES OF THE DESERT - ZODI ET TEHU FRERES DU DESERT (Cinema film)
AMINA (MR) ERIC BARBIER Producer: VERTIGO Distribution: SND - CANAL PLUS Casting Director: GIGI AKOKA - MUSTAPHA SAIDI Written by: JENNIEFER DÉVOLDÈRE- ERIC BARBIER
2023
SENECA (Cinema film)
POPEA (SR) ROBERT SCHWENTKER Producer: Frieder Schlaich | Irene von Alberti Casting Director: SALAH BENCHEGRA Written by: Robert Schwentke | Matthew David Wilder (as Matthew Wilder)
2018
SOFIA (Cinema film)
FATIHA (SR) MERYEM BENMBAREK Producer: CURIOSA Olivier Delbosc | Lisa Verhaverbeke Casting Director: SAID AMOUN Written by: MERYEM BENMBAREK
2017
LOOKING FOR OUM KELSOUM
HOUDA SHARAOUI, THE PROTEST LEADER (SR) SHIRIN NESHAT SHOJA AZARI Producer: Shoja Azari | Martin Gschlacht | Gerhard Meixner | Shirin Neshat & 3 more Written by: Shoja Azari | Ahmad Diba (co-writer) | Shirin Neshat
2013
YOU KISS LIKE A DEVIL
SHEILA (SR) Marie Poledňáková Producer: FALCON Written by: Marie Poledňáková
2011
L'AMANTE DU RIF (Cinema film)
HAJJA DRACULA (SR) NARJISS NEJJAR Producer: LA PROD Written by: NARJISS NEJJAR

Television

2025
PRIVILEGES (Series)
Supporting role MARIE MONGE VLADIMIR DE FONTENAY Producer: HBO - ZAZI FILMS Casting Director: LUCCIANA DE VOGUE
2025
NO MAN'S LAND 2 - 7 EPISODES (Series)
ARJIN (SR) ROTEM SHAMIR Producer: HAUT ET COURT & HULU : Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta, Simon Arnal, Maria Feldman, Eitan Mansuri et Jonathan Doweck Casting Director: Amit Cohen (written by) | Maria Feldman | Ron Leshem (written by) (created by) | Eitan Mansuri Written by: Amit Cohen (written by) | Maria Feldman | Ron Leshem (written by) (created by) | Eitan Mansuri
2023
EXIT - EPISODE 1 SAISON 3 (TV series)
ALEA SOUISSI (ESR) OYSTEN KARLSEN Producer: NRK Written by: MyAnna Buring (co-writer) | Lars Gautneb (idea) | Ellen Helinder (written by) | Øystein Karlsen (written by) | Petter Testmann-Koch (idea)
2022
THE COLOSSEUM
MAEVIA'S MOTHER (EL) ROEL REINE Producer: HISTORY CHANNEL
2020
FORCES SPECIALES AFRICAINES (Series)
LEILA FALAH (MR) AHED BENSOUDA Producer: CANAL + AFRIQUE Written by: FRANCOISE ELLONG
2018
DEEP STATE - PILOT (Series)
LEILA, THE CASINO MANAGER (EL) ROBERT CONNELLY Producer: ENDOR PRODUCTIONS Casting Director: KELLY VALENTINE HENDRY; BONNIE LEE BOUMAN Written by: Matthew Parkhill | Simon Maxwell
2017
BUREAU DES LEGENDES - SAISON 4 (TV series)
SERA (ESR) Samuel Collardey Producer: ERIC ROCHANT, CANAL + Casting Director: GIGI AKOKA, MUSTAPHA SOUAIDI, SAAD FEKHARI Written by: Eric Rochant; Antoine Chevrollier
2016
LES HOMMES DE L'OMBRE - 2 ÉPISODES (TV series)
NADIA (SR) FRED GARSON Producer: MACONDO Distribution: FRANCE TELEVISIONS Casting Director: CHRISTOPHE MOULIN Written by: Emmanuel Daucé (co-writer) | Charline de Lépine | Dan Franck (adaptation and dialogue) (scenario) | Frédéric Tellier
2015
KILLING JESUS (TV movie)
THE ADULTRESS (SR) CHRISTOPHER MENAUL Producer: RIDLEY SCOTT - BOUNDER AND CAL Casting Director: ELAINE GRAINGER Written by: MARTIN DUGARD
2014
TYRANT - PILOT (Series)
ASMAA (SR) DAVID YATES Producer: FX US Casting Director: Libby Goldstein, Junie Lowry Johnson, Amy Hubbard, Salah Benchegra Written by: GIDEON RAFF
2014
DAS TRAMHOTEL - MAROKKO (TV movie (series))
FATIHA (EL) SIGI ROTHMUND Producer: LISA PRODUCTION
2011
SALON SHAHRAZADE (TV series)
GHITA (MR) AMIR RAMSES Producer: DISCONNECTED Written by: RITA QUESSAR
2011
PLUS BELLE LA VIE - LES FILLES DU DESERT (4 ÉPIDODES) + 3 ÉPISODES DE LA MEME SAISON (TV series)
MOUNIA (EL) PHILIPPE CARESSE Producer: HUBERT BESSON

Theater

2024
ARRIVÉE PAR AVION (Drama)
NAWAL (MR) Nadia Benzakour, Amin Boudrika Producer: FULGURANCES Theater: CINEMA RENAISSANCE, INSTITUT CERVANTES, PALAIS DES ARTS ET DE LA CULTURE, THEATRE D'ANFA Written by: Nadia Benzakour
2018 – 2019
HEDDA GABLER (Drama)
HEDDA GABLER (MR) ASMAA HOURI Producer: ANFAS Theater: Ibsen Theater, Norway - Théâtre National Mohamed V, Morocco Written by: IBSEN

Audio

2025
LOIN DE LA FUREUR DU MONDE
NARRATEUR (MR) Producer: FLEUVE NOIR - WHF HOWES - Editions Thélème Distribution: WHF HOWES Casting Director: MONICA MARSH Written by: JEROME CAMUT ET NATHALIE HUG

Commercial

2009
SIDACTION 2008
Main role OLIVIER LEFEBVRE Producer: VIDEORAMA