
Abdelhafid Metalsi
Known for Acting · 29 credits
- Born
- 1969-10-10 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Maghnia, Algeria
- Also known as
- Abdelhafid Métalsi
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 (Canal+) or Spin (France 2). Metalsi is especially known for his role as captain Kader Chérif, the lead character in the cop show Cherif which has been broadcast on the France 2 network since October 25, 2013.
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Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (26)

Munich
2005
as Palestinian in 30s

Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008
as Ahmed, pimp

Of Gods and Men
2010
as Nouredine

The Tiger and the Snow
2005
as Dottore Salman

The Assault
2011
as Ali Touchent

The Minister
2011
as Louis-Do

Intimate Enemies
2007
as Rachid

Versailles
2008
as José

Michou d'Auber
2007
as Saïd

Bad Faith
2006
as Karim

The Belgian Job
2012
as Brahim

L'Affaire Ben Barka
2008
as le commandant Dlimi, chef de la sûreté marocaine
Une nouvelle vie
2011
as Kazim Adelmosen

A Police Romance
2008
as Jamel Messaouden

Dark Night, October 17, 1961
2005
as Ali Saïd

Myriam's choice
2009
as Hassan

Andalucia
2008
as Amar

J'adore ma vie !
2013
as Samir

Zim and Co
2005
as Ikéa

The Demon Stirs
2005
as Ahmed

Shukran
2023
as Ali

Adieu Gary
2009
as Le nouveau voisin

Un si beau voyage
2009
as Karim
Hymne à la gazelle
2003
as Youssef

Down in the Hole
2006
as Omar

Au nom d'Athènes
2012
as Darius
About Abdelhafid Metalsi
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 an… With 29 credits spanning from 2000 to 2023, Abdelhafid Metalsi has appeared in 26 films and 3 TV shows.
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- Munich (2005) — as Palestinian in 30s
- Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008) — as Ahmed, pimp
- Of Gods and Men (2010) — as Nouredine
- The Tiger and the Snow (2005) — as Dottore Salman
- The Assault (2011) — as Ali Touchent
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