
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/10/1969
Place of Birth
Maghnia, Algeria
Also Known As
Abdelhafid Métalsi
Abdelhafid Metalsi
Biography
Abdelhafid Metalsi (born 1969) is an Arabic actor, of Kabyle descent and Algerian ethnicity, who lives in France and was naturalized as French. He is best known for his starring role as the dedicated Capitaine Kader Chérif in the French police series Cherif.
Born in Algeria in 1969, Abdelhafid Metalsi moved to France at age one, in Champagne province, where he grew up. He lived in the Orgeval district in Reims for part of his childhood. He began training as an actor at the Chaillot National Theater which gave him the chance to work on stage and act in television shows such as Spiral season 4 ...
Known For

The Tiger and the Snow
as Dottore Salman

Of Gods and Men
as Nouredine

The Assault
as Ali Touchent

Mesrine: Killer Instinct
as Ahmed, pimp

Intimate Enemies
as Rachid

Munich
as Palestinian in 30s

Dark Night, October 17, 1961
as Ali Saïd

J'adore ma vie !
as Samir

Shukran
as Ali

The Belgian Job
as Brahim

Bad Faith
as Karim

Michou d'Auber
as Saïd

The Minister
as Louis-Do

Adieu Gary
as Le nouveau voisin

L'Affaire Ben Barka
as le commandant Dlimi, chef de la sûreté marocaine

The Demon Stirs
Unknown Role

Au nom d'Athènes
as Darius

Myriam's choice
as Hassan

Un si beau voyage
as Karim

Andalucia
as Amar