Salim Kéchiouche

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Salim Kechiouche is a young French actor. He was born in Lyon (France), on April 2, 1979.

While only 15 years old, he is first discovered by French actor/director Gaël Morel. Morel gave him his first role in a feature film in the movie À Toute Vitesse (Full Speed). This movie was released in 1996. Since then, Salim Kechiouche has played in most of Morel's works including Premières Neiges in 1999, Le Clan (Three Dancing Slaves) in 2004 and, more recently in Après Lui.

Over the years, he also worked under other directors such as François Ozon, and with other new French directors.

Although he has played a few gay or bisexual characters since he started his acting career, his portfolio of roles now encompass a wide spectrum of characters in short and feature films, plays and TV series.

He was once a boxing athlete and champion. He was kick boxing champion in France in 1998 and also vice-champion 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 boxing athlete, notably in Les Amants Criminels, Archives De Nuit, Le Clan, Nos Retrouvailles and when playing himself in the Cinematon experiment.

He now lives in Paris sharing his time between cinema and theater.

1 Filmography
2 Plays
3 External links

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Feature Films

À Toute Vitesse, released as "Full Speed" in the U.S., by Gaël Morel, 1996, playing Jamel
Premières Neiges, by Gaël Morel, 1999, playing Kacem
Les Amants Criminels, released as "Criminal Lovers" in the U.S., by François Ozon, 1999, playing Saïd
Grande École, released as "Grande École" in the U.S., by Robert Salis, 2004, playing Mécir
Le Clan, released as "Three Dancing Slaves" in the U.S., by Gaël Morel, 2004, playing Hicham
L'Année Suivante, by Isabelle Czajka, 2007, playing Nayib
Nos Retrouvailles, by David Oelhoffen, 2006, playing Karim, in post-production, to be released in 2007
Après Lui, by Gaël Morel, 2006, playing Salim, in post-production, to be released in 2007

[edit] Short Films

Couscous Pour Tout Le Monde by Vincent Pesci, 2004, playing Luc
Pas Sans Moi by Sandra Dalle, experimental short, 2004, playing Golden Boy
Gigolo (color version)/Archives De Nuit (black and white version) by Bastian Schweitzer, 2005, competing for the Golden Berlin Bear Award in the Best Short Film category at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival, playing Karim
Temps Morts or A Summer Afternoon by Éléonore Weber, 2005, playing Saïd
Cinematon by Gérard Courant, participated in the "Cinematon" experiment - #2,102 in the collection, 2005, playing himself
Yasmina by Vincent Pesci, 2006, playing Sofiane
Er-radja, Le Retour by Pascal Faure, 2006, documentary with the actor going back to his roots in Algeria

[edit] TV Series

« La Promesse de l'Ours », episode of « Malone », by Franck Apprederis, 2003
« En Quarantaine », episode of Le Grand Patron, by Christian Bonnet, 2004, playing Sami
« Balle Perdue », episode n°147 of Préjudices on France 2, by Frédéric Berthe, 2006
« La Grande Inondation », docudrama in French and English, by Bruno Victor-Pugebet, 2006, playing Malik

[edit] Plays

Radio play for Radio France Lyon: A l'Ombre d'Ambre, 2001, directed by Edmonde Franchi
Radio play for Radio France Lyon: Le Piqueur de Macadam by François Thomazeau, 2002, directed by Edmonde Franchi
Radio play for France Culture: Lumières - Une Tuerie by Julien Collet, 2002
Les Derniers Jours de l'Humanité by Karl Kraus, directed by Salvadora Parras, 2002
Vie et Mort de Pier Paolo Pasolini by Michel Azama, directed by Jean Menaud, May-June 2003, Paris, playing Giuseppe Pelosi
Le Centième Nom by Michel Giliberti, directed by Stéphane Aucante, November 2005-February 2006, playing Jihed
Les Grecs by Jean-Marie Besset, directed by Gilbert Désveaux, April-July 2006, Paris, playing Osman
Un Petit Pull Over Angora by Daniel Saint Hamont, directed by David Haddad, October-December 2006, Paris, playing Mohammed Habibi
Rupture Entre Amis by Frédéric Rondot, directed by Frédéric Rondot, May-June 2007, Paris, playing Karim