Driss Roukhe (born July 5, 1968) is a Moroccan actor and director.
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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. He later joined the High Institute of Theatrical Arts and Cultural Animation (ISADAC) where he was formally trained as an actor.
He first appeared in the Moroccan director Ahmed Essyad's opera, Le Collier des ruses, in 1993.
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
