
Youssef Hajdi
Known For
Acting
Born
1979-06-08 in Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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. Source: Article "Youssef Hajdi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Most Known For

Divorce Club
as Helmut

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
as Aziz

The Flame
as Orchidée

Bigbug
as Victor Barelli

In Safe Hands
as Ahmed

No Limit
as Choulken

Platane
as Claudio

Platane
as Steve

An interview

All the Way Up
as Nabil

Gold Brick
as Ange

Face Down
as Driss

Serge le Mytho
as Un boucher

Problemos
as Simon

Bam’s
as Hakim

Disturbing Disappearances
as Alaoui

L'Incroyable Embouteillage
as Grégoire/Dj Putsch

The New Adventures of Aladdin
as Cheik Loukoums

Deerskin
as Olaf

The Rookie Guide
as Inspecteur Slimane