Driss Roukhe

Driss Roukhe (born July 5, 1968) is a Moroccan actor and director.^[1]

Driss Roukhe
Born	(1968-07-05) July 5, 1968 (age 57) Meknes, Morocco
Nationality	Moroccans
Citizenship	Morocco
Occupation	Actor,director
Years active	1993–present

Early life

Roukhe was born in Dyour Jdad B’ni M’Hamed, a poor neighborhood of Meknes, and lost his father when he was 7. He practiced theater in high-school and with various youth associations.^[2] He later joined the High Institute of Theatrical Arts and Cultural Animation (ISADAC) where he was formally trained as an actor.^[3]

He first appeared in the Moroccan director Ahmed Essyad's opera, Le Collier des ruses, in 1993.^[4]

Works

Films

• Un aller simple (2001) as Omar
• La chambre noire (2004)
• Le Regard (2005) as Ramzi
• Syriana (2005) as Guard
• Babel (2006) as Alarid
• The Situation (2006) as Walid
• Les Anges de Satan (2007) as Kader
• Rendition (2007) as Bahi
• Arn: The Knight Templar (2007) as Fakhr
• Number One (2008) as Toro
• Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End (2008) as Fakhr
• Secret défense (2008) as Natrif
• Gud, lukt och henne (2008)
• Casanegra (2008) as Adil's stepfather
• Die zwei Leben des Daniel Shore (2009) as Commandant
• Green Zone (2010) as Tahir al-Malik
• 37 Kilometers Celsius (Short) (2009)
• Pegase (2011) as Chrif
• Agadir Bombay (2011)
• Love in the Medina (2011) as the Le Mokkadem
• Ben X (2011)
• Or noir (2011) as Magrouf (English title: Day of the Falcon)
• L'enfant cheikh (2012)
• Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter (2012) as Arahan
• Entropya (Short) (2013) as Husband
• Traitors (2013) as Haj
• L'esclave Du Mâle (Short) (2014) as Chief Inspector Bougati

Television

• The Passion (TV serial) episode #1.2 (2008) as Roman Soldier at Procession
• The Grid (TV mini-series) (2004) as Saudi Customs Officer