Youssef Hajdi
Actor
Biography
Youssef Hajdi, born June 8, 1979 in Tarascon, is a French actor.
Born in Tarascon in Bouches-du-Rhône to Moroccan parents, he grew up in Beaucaire. He went to Paris at age 20, where he worked in cafe-theatre and at the théâtre de l’Avancée. Then from 2002 to 2005, he studied acting with Jack Waltzer, a lifetime member of the Actors Studio.
His first film role was in 13 m² by Barthélémy Grossmann, which earned him a 2008 nomination for the Césars award in 2008. He acted in Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec by Luc Besson and in Micmacs à tire-larigot by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. In 2012, he joined Omar Sy and Laurent Lafitte in De l'autre côté du périph, a film by David Charhon. As well, he appeared with Éric Judor in the film Mohamed Dubois by Ernesto Ona in 2013.
In 2014, he acted in La Dernière Échappée, a film by Fabien Onteniente, in which Hajdi played Eddy Clavel, a doctor who treated Laurent Fignon (Samuel Le Bihan). In 2015, he did voice acting for the animated film Pourquoi j'ai pas mangé mon pèreby Jamel Debbouze.
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Filmography
The New Adventures of Aladdin
as Cheik Loukoums 2015
Deerskin
as Olaf 2019
On the Other Side of the Tracks
as Giovanni / Nabil 2012
In Safe Hands
as Ahmed 2018
Bigbug
as Victor Barelli 2022
Problemos
as Simon 2017
Dumped
as Charlemagne 2018
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape
as Marcel (voice) 2015
The Crew
as Nasser 2016
Gold Brick
as Ange 2023
Divorce Club
as Helmut 2020
Brutus vs Cesar
as Vercingétorix / Versus 2020
Halal State Security
as Farid 2011
Adopt a Daddy
as Marco 2019
Mohamed Dubois
as Mustafa 2013
Low Cost
as Nadir 2011