Abdelhafid Metalsi (born 1969) is a French-Algerian actor. He is best known for his starring role as the dedicated Capitaine Kader Chérif in the French police series Cherif.
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Life and career
Born in Algeria in 1969, Abdelhafid Metalsi moved to France at age one, to the Champagne province, where he grew up. He lived in the Orgeval district in Reims for part of his childhood. He began training as an actor at the Chaillot National Theater which gave him the chance to work on stage and act in television shows such as Spiral season 4 (Canal+) and Spin (France 2). Metalsi is especially known for his role as captain Kader Chérif, the lead character in the police drama Cherif, which was broadcast on the France 2 network from 2013 to 2019.
Filmography
2000 : L'Electron libre
2003 : Hymne à la gazelle, (short film)
2005 : Zim and Co.
2005 : Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961, (TV film)
2005 : Groupe flag, (TV series)
2005 : Le Tigre et la Neige
2005 : Munich
2006 : En el hoyo, (short film)
2006 : La Jungle
2006 : Pour l'amour de Dieu, (TV film)
2006 : Femmes de loi, (TV series)
2006 : Mauvaise Foi
2006 : Mafiosa, le clan, (TV series)
2007 : Tout est bon dans le cochon, (short film)
2007 : Michou d'Auber
2007 : L'Ennemi intime
2007 : Andalucia
2007 : L'Affaire Ben Barka, (TV film)
2007 : La Commune, (TV series)
2008 : Un roman policier
2008 : Terre de lumière, (TV series)
2008 : L'Instinct de mort
2008 : Un si beau voyage
2008 : Versailles
2009 : Le choix de Myriam, (TV film)
2009 : Adieu Gary
2009 : Le Siffleur
2010 : Alice Nevers, le juge est une femme, (TV series)
2010 : Des hommes et des dieux
2010 : Les Mains libres
2010 : The Assault
2011 : L'Exercice de l'État
2011 : Une nouvelle vie
2012 : Il était une fois, une fois
2012 : Spin (Les Hommes de l'ombre) (TV servies)
2012 : L'Affaire Gordji : Histoire d'une cohabitation, (TV film)
2012 : Engrenages, (TV series)
2012 : Au nom d'Athènes, (TV film)
2013 : Les Invincibles
2013 : Cherif, (TV series)
Theatre
Femmes fatales on the subject of Sénèque and Shakespeare, directed by Élisabeth Chailloux, Théâtre des Quartiers d'Ivry
La vie qui va, directed by Yves Guerre, Compagnie Arc-en-Ciel
Le point de vue de la vache sacrée by Sholby, directed by Alexis Monceaux
Andromaque by Jean Racine, directed by Abdelhafid Metalsi
Awards and nominations
Festival Series Mania : the 2013 best actor in a French television series for Cherif.
