Karim Leklou

Karim Leklou

Known for
Acting
Born
June 20, 1982 (age 44)
Birthplace
Sèvres, France

Biography

Karim Leklou (born June 20, 1982) is a French actor who started his career in small role in Jacques Audiard 's film A Prophet (2009) and followed by Suzanne and Grand Central. Leklou undertook a lead role in Hippocrate for both seasons (2018, 2021). He has also starred in Sons of Ramses (2022), For My Country (2022), and Time Out (2023). In 2025, at the 50th César Awards he won for Best Actor for his performance in Jim's Story.

Known For

Filmography

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Poil de carotte

Poil de carotte

Movie

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Le Monde trop grand

Le Monde trop grand

Movie

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La Vraie vie

La Vraie vie

Movie

2027
Second Chances

Second Chances

Movie

2026
De Gaulle: Liberté poster

De Gaulle: Liberté

Movie · as Blazej

2026
De Gaulle: Résistance poster

De Gaulle: Résistance

Movie · as Blazej

2026
Le Faux Soir poster

Le Faux Soir

Movie

2026
The Hunchback: Soul of Paris poster

The Hunchback: Soul of Paris

Movie

2026
Eldorado poster

Eldorado

TV · as Léo Sarda · 6 eps

2025
The Piano Accident poster

The Piano Accident

Movie · as Roméo

2024
Beating Hearts poster

Beating Hearts

Movie · as Le père de Clotaire

2024
Jim's Story poster

Jim's Story

Movie · as Aymeric

2024
Tales of Taipei poster

Tales of Taipei

Movie · as Adan (segment "The Imaginary Child")

2023
Loving Memories poster

Loving Memories

Movie · as L'homme

2023
For My Country poster

For My Country

Movie · as Ismaël

2023
Vincent Must Die poster

Vincent Must Die

Movie · as Vincent

2023
Sons of Ramses poster

Sons of Ramses

Movie · as Ramsès

2023
Time Out poster

Time Out

Movie · as Bonnard

2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma poster

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2022
Cannes Festival poster

Cannes Festival

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
The Stronghold poster

The Stronghold

Movie · as Yass

2021
The Third War poster

The Third War

Movie · as Hicham

2021
Playground poster

Playground

Movie · as Father

2021
C ce soir poster

C ce soir

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2018
Treat Me Like Fire poster

Treat Me Like Fire

Movie · as Nacim

2018
The World Is Yours poster

The World Is Yours

Movie · as Farés

2018
Interns poster

Interns

TV · as Arben Bascha · 22 eps

2017
Orphan poster

Orphan

Movie · as Friend of Kiki's Father

2017
If You Saw His Heart poster

If You Saw His Heart

Movie · as Michel

2016
Heal the Living poster

Heal the Living

Movie · as Virgilio Breva

2016
The Stopover poster

The Stopover

Movie · as Max

2016
Toril poster

Toril

Movie · as Bruno

2015
Sous X poster

Sous X

Movie · as Lamo

2015
Young Tiger poster

Young Tiger

Movie · as Frédéric

2015
Heatwave poster

Heatwave

Movie · as Josef Bousou

2015
The Anarchists poster

The Anarchists

Movie · as Biscuit (Marcel Deloche)

2013
Suzanne poster

Suzanne

Movie · as Vince

2013
11.6 poster

11.6

Movie · as Bruno Morales

2013
Grand Central poster

Grand Central

Movie

2013
Clique poster

Clique

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2012
Tata Bakhta poster

Tata Bakhta

Movie · as Paul

2012
Marseille la nuit poster

Marseille la nuit

Movie · as Teddy

2011
Changing Room poster

Changing Room

Movie · as Luc

2011
The Giants poster

The Giants

Movie · as Angel

2011
Chase poster

Chase

Movie · as Gérard

2011
Sans pudeur ni morale poster

Sans pudeur ni morale

Movie

2010
Special Treatment poster

Special Treatment

Movie · as Bruno

2009
A Prophet poster

A Prophet

Movie · as Muslim in the hallway

2009
C à vous poster

C à vous

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2008
Cramé poster

Cramé

Movie

1976
Cérémonie des César poster

Cérémonie des César

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep