
Alaa Safi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 26, 1984 (age 42)
- Birthplace
- Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
Biography
Alaa Safi is a French actor, director, and producer. He was the world champion in Tae Kwon Do at 18, then began his TV/Film career as an action actor and landed his first major role when he partnered with Jackie Chan in the movie Chinese Zodiac (2012). Since then, Alaa Safi has worked with multiple major studios such as Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), The Mauritanian (2021), and most recently, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). In addition to Alaa's film roles, he is also a series regular on the groundbreaking TV series The Chosen (2017). Alaa Safi began directing in 2020 with the short film Chrysalis (Short 2020), followed by Coming Home (2023), both of which have earned awards in American film festivals.
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Filmography

The Chosen: Crucifixion
Movie · as Simon Z

Agent Zero
Movie · as Malik

The Chosen: Season 4
Movie · as Simon Z

Jonathan & Jesus
TV · as Self · 4 eps

The Chosen: Season 3 Finale
Movie · as Simon Z

Coming Home
Movie · as Silas Moore

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Movie · as Rahim

Icon of French Cinema
TV · as Tahar · 1 ep

Death on the Nile
Movie · as Corporal

The Chosen: Season 3 - Episodes 1 & 2
Movie · as Simon Z

The Mauritanian
Movie · as Moroccan Translator / Marseille

Villa Caprice
Movie · as Karim Benkhelif

Chrysalis
Movie · as Muhammad

The Chosen
TV · as Simon Z · 32 eps

Twice Upon a Time
TV · as Nordine · 2 eps

The Mallorca Files
TV · as Philippe Tromeur · 1 ep

Incoming
Movie · as Idris

The Mummy
Movie · as Sickle Slave

American Assassin
Movie · as Javeed

Doctor Strange
Movie · as Tall Zealot

All Three of Us
Movie · as Berouz

Les Baumettes
Movie · as Yann Gautier

Outcast
Movie · as The Moor

Tyrant
TV · as Bashir · 2 eps

Taureau Taureau
Movie · as Tony

Victor Young Perez
Movie · as Battling Mokhtar

Brotherhood of Tears
Movie · as Un joueur de poker

Chinese Zodiac
Movie · as Vulture

A Butterfly Kiss
Movie · as l'homme des coulisses

L'ombre d'un flic
Movie · as Salim

10 jours pour s'aimer
Movie · as Samir

Anything for Her
Movie · as Moussa

Traitor
Movie · as Omar's Crew

Mercury Man
Movie · as Tri-x Martial Art

