Nadia Benzakour Profile
Profile Overview
Nadia Benzakour
- Female
- Paris, France
- Playing Age
- 32 - 42
- Height
- 5′ 9″
- Ethnicity
- White
Mixed - White and Black African
Asian - Indian
Asian - Pakistani
Asian - Bangladeshi
Black - Caribbean
Other ethnic group - Arab
Other ethnic group - Other
Latino / Hispanic
Indigenous Peoples - Eye Colour
- Brown
- Hair Colour
- Brown
- Passport
- Yes
- Driving Licence
- Yes
About Me
Nadia Benzakour is a French actress and screenwriter based in Paris. She is trilingual in French, English, and Arabic with an excellent practice of Spanish (no foreign accent).
Showreel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSQEGQdPup8
She worked on many Hollywood/international projects such as Deep State, the Tyrant, No Man's Land, and Killing Jesus...
She is in the second season of the HULU/ Arte TV series NO MAN'S LAND as a leading character for which she had to learn and play in Kurdish.
In 2023, she was in 2 feature films in Europe: a French epic movie named Princes of the Desert, (Lead role) directed by Eric Barbier (The Promise of the Dawn).
She is the historical figure Poppea, in the movie Seneca starring John Malkovich, and directed by Robert Schwentke (Red film).
Seneca had its world premiere at the Berlinale- Special screenings. This movie has an ensemble cast: Andrew Koji (Bullet Train, Peaky Blinders), Louis Hoffman (Dark), and the famous Geraldine Chaplin...
Between 2011 a
Showreel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSQEGQdPup8
She worked on many Hollywood/international projects such as Deep State, the Tyrant, No Man's Land, and Killing Jesus...
She is in the second season of the HULU/ Arte TV series NO MAN'S LAND as a leading character for which she had to learn and play in Kurdish.
In 2023, she was in 2 feature films in Europe: a French epic movie named Princes of the Desert, (Lead role) directed by Eric Barbier (The Promise of the Dawn).
She is the historical figure Poppea, in the movie Seneca starring John Malkovich, and directed by Robert Schwentke (Red film).
Seneca had its world premiere at the Berlinale- Special screenings. This movie has an ensemble cast: Andrew Koji (Bullet Train, Peaky Blinders), Louis Hoffman (Dark), and the famous Geraldine Chaplin...
Between 2011 a
Accents
English, American - Standard, French, Italian, Kurdish, Persian, Arabic
Languages
French, English, Spanish, Arabic
Accents (United Kingdom)
London
Agent
SIMON ALLEN
https://tha.agency/
info@tha.agency
020 3006 2470
Credits
| Year | Production | Role | Director Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
PRIVILEGES
|
SHADIA |
MARIE MONGE AND VLADIMIR DE FONTENAY
ZAZI PRODUCTION - HBO MAX |
| 2025 |
NO MAN'S LAND 2
|
ARJIN |
ROTEM SHAMIR
HAUT ET COURT - ARTE - HULU |
| 2025 |
ARRIVÉE PAR AVION
|
LEAD |
NADIA BENZAKOUR & AMIN BOUDRIKA
FULGURANCES |
| 2024 |
EXIT
|
Aleah Souissi |
Øystein Karlsen
NRK |
| 2023 |
ZODI ET TEHU, PRINCES OF THE DESERT
|
AMINA |
ERIC BARBIER
VERTIGO - SND |
| 2023 |
SENECA ON THE CREATION OF EARTHQUAKES
|
POPPEA |
ROBERT SCWHENTKE
ARTE, Filmgalerie 451, ZDF, Kasbah Films, |
| 2023 |
THE COLOSSEUM
|
MEAVIA'S MOTHER |
ROEL REINE
HISTORY CHANNEL |
| 2021 |
FORCES SPECIALES AFRICAINES
|
LEILA FALAH |
AHED BENSOUDA
CANAL PLUS AFRIQUE |
| 2019 |
BUREAU DES LEGENDES
|
NADIA |
SAMUEL COLLARDEAU
CANAL PLUS |
| 2019 |
DEEP STATE
|
CASINO'S MANAGER |
ROBERT CONNOLLY
FX UK |
| 2018 |
KILLING JESUS
|
THE ADULTRESS |
CHRISTOPHER MENAUL
NAT GEO US |
| 2018 |
looking for oum kelthoum
|
Houda Shaaraoui |
Shirin Nashat Shoja Azari
Noirmont Art Production |
| 2017 |
Les Hommes de l'ombre
|
Nadia |
Fred Garson
France 2 |
| 2016 |
Dream's Hotel
|
Fatiha |
Sigi Ollemund
Lisa Production |
| 2016 |
The Tyrant
|
Asmaa |
David Yates
FX |
| 2015 |
OPEN DESERT
|
Kellerin |
Robert Krause
Meinwerk Film Production |
| 2009 |
PLUS BELLE LA VIE
|
MOUNIA |
PHILIPPE CARÈSE
FRANCE 2 |
Training
| School | Course |
|---|---|
RICHARD LAWSON STUDIOS
|
Richard Lawson Studio, Los Angeles, Professional Development Program 2, Program1 |
Jacques Lecoq School, Paris,
|
Neutral Mask |
Jacques Lecoq School, Paris
|
Burlesque |
Mary Boyer Studio, New York City
|
Acting classes stage and camera |
Enfants terribles studio Paris
|
Stage |
- Playing Age
- 32 - 42
- Height
- 5′ 9″
- Ethnicity
- White
Mixed - White and Black African
Asian - Indian
Asian - Pakistani
Asian - Bangladeshi
Black - Caribbean
Other ethnic group - Arab
Other ethnic group - Other
Latino / Hispanic
Indigenous Peoples - Eye Colour
- Brown
- Hair Colour
- Brown
- Passport
- Yes
- Driving Licence
- Yes
Agent
SIMON ALLEN
https://tha.agency/
info@tha.agency
020 3006 2470
