Alaa Safi

Biography

Alaa Safi is a French actor, director, and producer. He was the world champion in Tae Kwon Do at 18, then began his TV/Film career as an action actor and landed his first major role when he partnered with Jackie Chan in the movie Chinese Zodiac (2012). Since then, Alaa Safi has worked with multiple major studios such as Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), The Mauritanian (2021), and most recently, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). In addition to Alaa's film roles, he is also a series regular on the groundbreaking TV series The Chosen (2017). Alaa Safi began directing in 2020 with the short film Chrysalis (Short 2020), followed by Coming Home (2023), both of which have earned awards in American film festivals.

Filmography

Yann Gautier
Tri-x Martial Art
l'homme des coulisses
The Moor
Battling Mokhtar
Silas Moore
Moroccan Translator / Marseille
Jewellery Merchant (uncredited)
Sickle Slave
Un joueur de poker
Omar's Crew
Tall Zealot
Karim Benkhelif
Muhammad