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{{short description|French actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mehdi Nebbou
| image = Mehdi Nebbou Cabourg 2013.jpg
| caption = Nebbou in 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|1|10}}
| birth_place = [[Bayonne]], [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]], France
| occupation = Actor
| nationality = French
| spouse =
| yearsactive = 1998–present
| children =
| birth_name = Mehdi Nebbou
}}

'''Mehdi Nebbou''' (born 10 January 1974) is a French actor.

==Biography==
Nebbou was born on 10 January 1974 in [[Bayonne]], [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]], [[France]], to a [[Germany|German]] mother and an [[Algeria]]n father.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/tele/a-suivre-mehdi-nebbou-dans-douce-france-f2_833271.html |title=A suivre... Mehdi Nebbou dans Douce France |first=Marion |last=Festraëts |work=[[L'Express (France)|L'Express]] |date=9 December 2009 |accessdate=16 June 2012|language=fr}}</ref> His brother is the film director [[Safy Nebbou]].

He started his career by appearing in the film ''[[My Sweet Home]]'', directed by [[Filipos Tsitos]].

In 2004, the director [[Samir Nasr]] offered him the leading role in the film ''[[Seeds of Doubt]]'', which won the [[San Francisco International Film Festival|Golden Gate Award]] for best film at the [[San Francisco Film Festival]]. 2005 was a turning point in Nebbou's career thanks to the film ''[[Schläfer]]'' by German film director [[Benjamin Heisenberg]]. The film received excellent reviews and was selected for the 2005 [[Cannes Film Festival]].

In 2006, he portrayed [[Ali Hassan Salameh]] in the [[Steven Spielberg]] blockbuster film ''[[Munich (2005 film)|Munich]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ecranlarge.com/stars-details-44074.php# |title=Mehdi Nebbou |work=ecranlarge.com |year=2012 |accessdate=16 June 2012|language=fr}}</ref>

In 2007, for his performance in ''[[Teresas Zimmer]]'', directed by German film director [[Constanze Knoche]], he won the award for best actor at [[First Steps Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.firststeps.de/wettbewerb/preistraeger.html |title=Preisträger: First Steps |work=firststeps.de |year=2012 |accessdate=16 June 2012|language=de}}</ref>

In 2008, Nebbou worked in the [[Ridley Scott]] film ''[[Body of Lies (film)|Body of Lies]]'' with [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]. In it, he portrayed Nizar, an [[Iraqi people|Iraqi]] [[linguistics]] [[doctorate]] turned [[Al-Qaeda]] [[Political campaign staff|operative]] who approaches [[CIA]] to defect after being enlisted by his [[jihadist]] superiors for suicide bombing. In addition, he played in several French TV series and films, among them as a disabled ex-middleweight boxing world champion in ''[[Douce France]]'' for which he won the award for best actor in 2009 at the [[Rochelle TV Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/programmes/p-80-s2-z73-lg-DOUCE.htm?prg_id=258691& |title=TV5MONDE : Programmes |work=tv5.org |year=2012 |accessdate=17 June 2012|language=fr}}</ref> He played Mustafa Larbi, a sadistic and unpredictable drug dealer, in season 2 of ''[[Spiral (TV series)|Spiral]]'', the successful [[Canal plus|Canal+]] TV series.

In 2010, he portrayed Bruno in the [[Salvatore Allocca]] Italian romantic comedy ''[[Come trovare nel modo giusto l'uomo sbagliato (film)|Come trovare nel modo giusto l'uomo sbagliato]]'' and in 2011, Amin in the French action film ''[[Forces spéciales]]'' with [[Diane Krüger]].

In 2012, he had his breakthrough into the Indian film industry thanks to the film ''[[English Vinglish]]'' starring [[Sridevi]].

He portrayed the lead in ''[[Les heures souterraines]]'' directed by [[Philippe Harel]] inspired by the novel of [[Delphine de Vigan]] in 2014.

In 2015 and 2016, he is Cyclone in 6 episodes of season 1 and 2 of ''[[Le Bureau des Légendes (TV series)|Le Bureau des Légendes]].''

In 2016, he is the co-lead in the Romanian movie ''[[The Fixer (2016 film)|The Fixer]]'' directed by [[Adrian Sitaru]] about human traffic in Europe and under-age prostitution. The film is pre-selected for the Oscars 2018.

In 2017, he is one of the leads in the second seasons of the Norwegian cult series ''[[Occupied (TV series)|Occupied]]'' and in the German series ''[[Deutschland 86 (TV series)|Deutschland 86]]''.

He will be one of the leads in the new Netflix series ''[[Baby (Italian TV series)|Baby]]'' directed by [[Andrea De Sica]] and [[Anna Negri]].

In 2021, he is portraying a middile-east investor in the movie "House of Gucci" de Ridley Scott.

He is fluent in French, German, English and Italian.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Director
! Notes
|-
| rowspan=1|1998
| ''Spiel des Tages''
| Soldier
| Damir Lukacevic
| Short
|-
| rowspan=1|2001
| ''My Sweet Home''
| Hakim
| [[Filippos Tsitos]]
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2002
| ''Lovers & Friends''
| Arnaud
| Christoph Schrewe
| TV movie
|-
| ''Achterbahn''
| Habib
| Klaus Krämer
| TV series (1 episode)
|-
| rowspan=2|2004
| ''Manson's Dream''
| Karim
| Florian Scheibe
| Short
|-
| ''Folgeschäden''
| Tariq Slimani
| Samir Nasr
| TV movie
|-
| rowspan=3|2005
| ''[[Munich (2005 film)|Munich]]''
| [[Ali Hassan Salameh]]
| [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association - Best Ensemble<br>Nominated - Online Film & Television Association - Best Ensemble
|-
| ''[[Sleeper (2005 film)|Sleeper]]''
| Farid Atabay
| [[Benjamin Heisenberg]]
|
|-
| ''[[Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall]]''
| Ahmet
| Harald Sicheritz
| TV series (1 episode)
|-
| rowspan=5|2006
| ''[[Running on Empty (2006 film)|Running on Empty]]''
| Rachid
| [[Bülent Akinci]]
|
|-
| ''[[Fay Grim]]''
| Islamic Cleric
| [[Hal Hartley]]
|
|-
| ''2 Floors Down...''
| Maximilian
| Mindi Lee
| Short
|-
| ''Teresas Zimmer''
| Bilal
| Constanze Knoche
| TV Short<br>First Steps Awards - Best Actor
|-
| ''Verschleppt - Kein Weg zurück''
| Tarik Al-Samirai
| Hansjörg Thurn
| TV movie
|-
| rowspan=4|2007
| ''[[Paris Lockdown]]''
| Hicham
| Frédéric Schoendoerffer
|
|-
| ''Faits divers''
| Daniel
| Bill Barluet
| Short
|-
| ''[[GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben]]''
| Ishan Hamsa
| Hans-Günther Bücking
| TV series (1 episode)
|-
| ''[[Tatort]]''
| Ali
| Peter Fratzscher
| TV series (1 episode)
|-
| rowspan=8|2008
| ''[[Mark of an Angel]]''
| The Policeman
| [[Safy Nebbou]]
|
|-
| ''[[Body of Lies (film)|Body of Lies]]''
| Nizar
| [[Ridley Scott]]
|
|-
| ''[[Secret Defense (2008 film)|Secret Defense]]''
| Ahmed
| [[Philippe Haïm]]
|
|-
| ''[[Cash (2008 film)|Ca$h]]''
| Vincent
| Éric Besnard
|
|-
| ''[[Berlin Calling]]''
| Jamal the Junk
| Hannes Stöhr
|
|-
| ''Les liens du sang''
| José Lazaga
| [[Jacques Maillot]]
|
|-
| ''Long Shadows''
| Talat
| Connie Walter
|
|-
| ''[[Spiral (TV series)|Spiral]]''
| Mustapha Larbi
| Philippe Venault & Philippe Triboit
| TV series (4 Episode)
|-
| rowspan=3|2009
| ''Magma''
| Paul Neville
| Pierre Vinour
|
|-
| ''Le choix de Myriam''
| Kader
| Malik Chibane
| TV movie<br>Luchon International Film Festival - Best Young Actor
|-
| ''Douce France''
| Abdel Chaouche
| Stéphane Giusti
| TV movie
|-
| rowspan=6|2010
| ''[[Zeiten ändern dich]]''
|
| [[Uli Edel]]
|
|-
| ''8 Uhr 28''
| Alexander Frey
| [[Christian Alvart]]
|
|-
| ''600 kilos d'or pur''
| Norris
| Éric Besnard (2)
|
|-
| ''[[The Coming Days]]''
| Vincent
| Lars Kraume
|
|-
| ''By Night''
| Martin
| Juan Diaz Bohorquez.
| Short
|-
| ''[[Tatort]]''
| Hassan Adub
| [[Jobst Oetzmann]]
| TV series (1 episode)
|-
| rowspan=4|2011
| ''[[Forces spéciales]]''
| Amen
| Stéphane Rybojad
|
|-
| ''[[Switch (2011 film)|Switch]]''
| Stéphane Defer
| Frédéric Schoendoerffer (2)
|
|-
| ''Come trovare nel modo giusto l'uomo sbagliato''
| Bruno
| Salvatore Allocca & Daniela Cursi Masella
|
|-
| ''[[Unter Verdacht (TV series)|Unter Verdacht]]''
| Hamid Sherzad
| Andreas Herzog
| TV series (1 episode)
|-
| rowspan=8|2012
| ''[[English Vinglish]]''
| Laurent
| [[Gauri Shinde]]
| Bollywood Movie
|-
| ''[[Mince alors!]]''
| Doctor Hachemi
| [[Charlotte de Turckheim]]
|
|-
| ''Die feinen Unterschiede''
| Herr Thalberg
| Sylvie Michel
|
|-
| ''Happy Hour''
| Nic
| Franz Müller
| TV movie
|-
| ''Die Besucher''
| Studienberater
| Constanze Knoche (2)
|
|-
| ''Rue Mandar''
| Simon
| Idit Cebula
|
|-
| ''Zappelphilipp''
| Sebastian Sander
| Connie Walter (2)
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Die Chefin]]''
| Cristian Farron
| Michael Schneider
| TV series (1 episode)
|-
| rowspan=8|2013
| ''[[11.6]]''
| Monaco
| [[Philippe Godeau]]
|
|-
| ''[[Joséphine (2013 film)|Joséphine]]''
| Gilles
| Agnès Obadia
|
|-
| ''Cookie''
| Mathieu
| [[Léa Fazer]]
|
|-
| ''[[Back on Track (film)|Back on Track]]''
| Gerome
| Kilian Riedhof
|
|-
| ''Hasta mañana''
| David
| Sébastien Maggiani & Olivier Vidal
|
|-
| ''{{ill|Mein Mann, ein Mörder|de}}''
| Arie van Doorn
| Lancelot von Naso
| TV movie
|-
| ''Vogue la vie''
|
| Claire de la Rochefoucauld
| TV movie
|-
| ''Inga Lindström''
| Paul Andersson
| Udo Witte
| TV series (1 episode)
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| ''Vivre Berlin''
| Pierre
| Nehra Stella
| Short
|-
| ''[[Witnesses (TV series)|Witnesses]]''
| Eric
| Hervé Hadmar
| TV mini-series
|-
| rowspan=7|2015
| ''[[We Monsters]]''
| Paul
| Sebastian Ko
|
|-
| ''Happy Hour''
| Nic
| Franz Müller
|
|-
| ''Les heures souterraines''
| Thibault
| [[Philippe Harel]]
| TV movie
|-
| ''Paare''
| Patient
| Johann Buchholz
| TV series short
|-
| ''Le Bureau des Légendes''
| Cyclone
| [[Éric Rochant]] & [[Laïla Marrakchi]]
| TV series (3 episodes)
|-
| ''[[Hard (TV series)|Hard]]''
| Rémi Capelle
| Laurent Dussaux & Melissa Drigeard
| TV series (9 episodes)
|-
| ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''
| Hussein
| Alex Gansa & Gideon Raff & Howard Gordon
| TV series (12 episodes)
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| ''[[Joséphine s'arrondit]]''
| Gilles
| [[Marilou Berry]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Fixer (2016 film)|Fixeur]]''
|
| [[Adrian Sitaru]]
|
|-
|2017
| ''[[Animals (2017 film)|Animals]]''
| Tarek
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2018
| ''[[Mothers' Instinct (2018 film)|Mothers' Instinct]]''
| Simon Brunelle
| [[Olivier Masset-Depasse]]
|
|-
| ''[[Deutschland 86]]''
| Jean-Luc
|
| TV series (2 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[House of Gucci]]''
|Said
|[[Ridley Scott]]
|
|-
|[[:fr:HPI_(série_télévisée)|''HPI'']]
|Adam Karadec
|[[:fr:Stéphane_Carrié|Stéphane Carrié]] & Alice Chegaray-Breugnot & Nicolas Jean
|TV series (16 episodes)
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|623854}}

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[[Category:20th-century French male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century French male actors]]
[[Category:French male film actors]]
[[Category:French male television actors]]
[[Category:French people of Algerian descent]]
[[Category:Male actors of Algerian descent]]
[[Category:French people of German descent]]
[[Category:People from Bayonne]]

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