Salim Kéchiouche
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Salim Kechiouche is a French
actor
.
. Morel gave him his first role in a feature film, À Toute Vitesse (Full Speed), released in 1996. Since then, Kechiouche has acted in most of Morel's works including Premières Neiges in 1999, Le Clan (Three Dancing Slaves) in 2004 and Après Lui (2007). While working with Gaël Morel Kechiouche developed his passion for acting, which he decided to make his career. He entered acting school and graduated in 2002.
Salim Kechiouche now lives in Paris, dividing his time between cinema and the stage.
, as well as with non-French directors.
In 2003, Kechiouche played the role of Karim in Gigolo, directed by German director Bastian Schweitzer, opposite Amanda Lear
. Kechiouche played a self-destructive gigolo trying to get his life back on track in the jet-set world of Paris. The film was nominated for a Golden Bear Award
in the Best Short Film category at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival
.
Kechiouche's portfolio of roles encompasses a wide spectrum of characters in short and feature films, plays and TV series. Among his movies, he was particularly noticed in Grande École
(2004), playing Mécir, and in his role as Hicham in Le Clan, released as Three Dancing Slaves in the USA, also in 2004. On stage in Paris, he played the role of Giuseppe Pelosi, the killer and lover of Pier Paolo Pasolini
in Vie et Mort de Pier Paolo Pasolini, written by Michel Azama.
Kechiouche was kick boxing champion of France in 1998 and first runner-up in Thai boxing in 1999 and in 2002. His boxing talents were used on a few occasions in some of his films where he played a boxer, notably in Les Amants Criminels
, Archives De Nuit, Le Clan, Nos Retrouvailles and when playing himself in the experimental film Cinématon
.
He also received attention for his nude shower scene in Les Amants Criminels, released as Criminal Lovers in the USA.
produced photographs and paintings related to Les Amants Criminels and for the play Vie et Mort de Pier Paolo Pasolini in 2003. Youssef Nabil and Michel Giliberti explored the dark side of Kechiouche's looks through a dozen paintings in 2005 and 2006. Kechiouche appeared alongside French actress Julie-Marie Parmentier
in the photo series Doppelgänger (2007) by French photographer Raphaël Neal.
France
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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Early life
While only 15 years old, he was first discovered by French actor director Gaël MorelGaël Morel
Gaël Morel is a French film director, screenwriter and actor.- Biography :Morel was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France, a small town of 30,000 inhabitants outside Lyon...
. Morel gave him his first role in a feature film, À Toute Vitesse (Full Speed), released in 1996. Since then, Kechiouche has acted in most of Morel's works including Premières Neiges in 1999, Le Clan (Three Dancing Slaves) in 2004 and Après Lui (2007). While working with Gaël Morel Kechiouche developed his passion for acting, which he decided to make his career. He entered acting school and graduated in 2002.
Salim Kechiouche now lives in Paris, dividing his time between cinema and the stage.
Film and stage
In addition to Morel, Kechiouche has worked with other French directors such as François OzonFrançois Ozon
François Ozon is a French film director and screenwriter and whose films are usually characterized by sharp satirical wit and a freewheeling view on human sexuality....
, as well as with non-French directors.
In 2003, Kechiouche played the role of Karim in Gigolo, directed by German director Bastian Schweitzer, opposite Amanda Lear
Amanda Lear
Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist....
. Kechiouche played a self-destructive gigolo trying to get his life back on track in the jet-set world of Paris. The film was nominated for a Golden Bear Award
Golden Bear
According to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
in the Best Short Film category at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
.
Kechiouche's portfolio of roles encompasses a wide spectrum of characters in short and feature films, plays and TV series. Among his movies, he was particularly noticed in Grande École
Grande École (film)
Grande École is a French film, directed by Robert Salis.-Plot:Paul is an upper-class young man who is about to start at a grande école, one of the system of mostly public colleges to which students are admitted based on a highly competitive process and whose graduates often gain prestigious...
(2004), playing Mécir, and in his role as Hicham in Le Clan, released as Three Dancing Slaves in the USA, also in 2004. On stage in Paris, he played the role of Giuseppe Pelosi, the killer and lover of Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure...
in Vie et Mort de Pier Paolo Pasolini, written by Michel Azama.
Kechiouche was kick boxing champion of France in 1998 and first runner-up in Thai boxing in 1999 and in 2002. His boxing talents were used on a few occasions in some of his films where he played a boxer, notably in Les Amants Criminels
Criminal Lovers
Criminal Lovers is a 1999 psychological thriller film by French director François Ozon.-Synopsis:...
, Archives De Nuit, Le Clan, Nos Retrouvailles and when playing himself in the experimental film Cinématon
Cinématon
Cinématon is a 162-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released, until 2011. Composed over 33 years from 1978 until 2011, it consists of a series of over 2,432 silent vignettes , each 3 minutes and 25 seconds long, of various celebrities,...
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He also received attention for his nude shower scene in Les Amants Criminels, released as Criminal Lovers in the USA.
Work as a model
Painters and photographers have shown interest in using Kechiouche as a model. Among these artists, Pierre et GillesPierre et Gilles
Pierre et Gilles, Pierre Commoy and Gilles Blanchard, are French artists and romantic partners. They produce highly stylized photographs, building their own sets and costumes as well as retouching the photographs...
produced photographs and paintings related to Les Amants Criminels and for the play Vie et Mort de Pier Paolo Pasolini in 2003. Youssef Nabil and Michel Giliberti explored the dark side of Kechiouche's looks through a dozen paintings in 2005 and 2006. Kechiouche appeared alongside French actress Julie-Marie Parmentier
Julie-Marie Parmentier
Julie-Marie Parmentier is a French actress.-Selected filmography:* Murderous Maids * Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers * 36 Views from the Pic Saint-Loup...
in the photo series Doppelgänger (2007) by French photographer Raphaël Neal.
Feature Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | À Toute Vitesse | Jamel | Released as "Full Speed" in the USA |
| 1999 | Premières Neiges | Kacem | Directed by Gaël Morel Gaël Morel Gaël Morel is a French film director, screenwriter and actor.- Biography :Morel was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France, a small town of 30,000 inhabitants outside Lyon... |
| 1999 | Les Amants Criminels | Saïd | Released as "Criminal Lovers" in the USA |
| 2004 | Grande École Grande École (film) Grande École is a French film, directed by Robert Salis.-Plot:Paul is an upper-class young man who is about to start at a grande école, one of the system of mostly public colleges to which students are admitted based on a highly competitive process and whose graduates often gain prestigious... |
Mécir | |
| 2004 | Le Clan | Hicham | Released as Three Dancing Slaves in the USA |
| 2007 | L'Année Suivante | Nayib | ByIsabelle Czajka |
| 2007 | Nos Retrouvailles | Karim | By David Oelhoffen |
| 2007 | Après Lui | Salim | Directed by Gaël Morel |
| 2009 | Le fil Le Fil Le Fil is the second album by French singer Camille. The title translates as "The Thread". The album features a 'tone', a low-level drone that is in the background of every song, which Camille has described as 'her note'. The note is a B. The singer also mentioned that many people returned the... |
Bilal | Directed by Mehdi Ben Attia |
Short Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Couscous Pour Tout Le Monde | Luc | By Vincent Pesci |
| 2004 | Pas Sans Moi | Golden Boy | Experimental short by Sandra Dalle |
| 2005 | Gigolo (color version)/Archives De Nuit (black-and-white version) | Karim | Nominated for a Golden Bear Award at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978... |
| 2005 | Temps Morts or A Summer Afternoon | Saïd | By Éléonore Weber |
| 2005 | Cinematon Cinématon Cinématon is a 162-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released, until 2011. Composed over 33 years from 1978 until 2011, it consists of a series of over 2,432 silent vignettes , each 3 minutes and 25 seconds long, of various celebrities,... |
Himself | Experimental film by Gérard Courant - #2,102 in the collection |
| 2006 | Yasmina | Sofiane | By Vincent Pesci |
| 2006 | Er-radja, Le Retour | Himself | Documentary with the actor going back to his roots in Algeria |
TV Series
| Year | Series name | Episode name | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Malone | La Promesse de l'Ours | |
| 2004 | Le Grand Patron | En Quarantaine | Sami |
| 2006 | Préjudices | Balle Perdue | |
| 2006 | Docudrama French and English | La Grande Inondation | Malik |
Plays
| Year | Name of play | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A l'Ombre d'Ambre | Edmonde Franchi | Radio play for Radio France Lyon |
| 2002 | Le Piqueur de Macadam | Edmonde Franchi | Radio play for Radio France Lyon |
| 2002 | Lumières - Une Tuerie | Julien Collet | Radio play for France Culture France Culture France Culture is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France. Its programming encompasses a wide variety of features on historical, philosophical, sociopolitical, and scientific themes , as well as literary readings, radio plays, and experimental productions... |
| 2002 | Les Derniers Jours de l'Humanité | Salvadora Parras | By Karl Kraus Karl Kraus Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He is regarded as one of the foremost German-language satirists of the 20th century, especially for his witty criticism of the press, German culture, and German and Austrian... |
| 2003 | Vie et Mort de Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure... |
Jean Menaud | Playing Giuseppe Pelosi |
| 2005–2006 | Le Centième Nom | Stéphane Aucante | By Michel Giliberti |
| 2006 | Les Grecs | Gilbert Désveaux | By Jean-Marie Besset |
| 2006 | Un Petit Pull Over Angora | David Haddad | David Haddad |
| 2007 | Rupture Entre Amis | Frédéric Rondot | Also written by Frédéric Rondot |
External links
- salimkechiouche.com (French)