Biography
Samy Naceri was born on July 2, 1961 in Paris, France as Saïd Naceri. He is an actor and producer, known for Taxi (1998), Taxi Taxi (2000) and Léon - Der Profi (1994). He has been married to Marie Guillard since 2005. His father Djilali comes from Algeria and his mother Jacqueline from Normandy. Samy grew up in modest circumstances with seven siblings. An older brother died of complications from drug use. Naceris father left the family when he was 16 years old.In his early twenties he was involv...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Atoman
2025
as David Lockham
Hakim is a professional hacker and used to muscular interrogations. But his last encounter with the Moroccan secret service will change his life forev...

The Immigrant
2023
Malik is one of many Russian immigrants who moved to Paris with his family. He begins to climb the hierarchy of the criminal ladder, covering shops, c...

Mémoires à vif
2023
as Marwan

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
An intimate, soul-baring new documentary covering the life and 40+ year career of actor and poet Michael Madsen, from troubled youth to film star, tol...

The Moderator
2022
as Mr Marlon
After the murder of her two Scandinavian friends in Morocco, a Russian blogger decides to do her own justice.

Menace sur Kermadec
2022
as Sauveur
A man is found dead at the foot of a cliff. Captain Marie Breguet who wanted to leave the region will have to stay a little longer to solve this crime...

Fake News
2021
as Benben
After stealing a gaming console from migrants, Sébastien tries to sell it to Patrick, a good guy. So far, nothing too serious. But when a rapper strai...

Redemption Day
2021
as Jaafar El Hadi
When his wife is kidnapped by terrorists for ransom, veteran war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operati...

Gone Into Fog
2019
as Oracle collector
Strange things happen in city N. People massively fall into a state similar to a coma. Doctors are at a loss. Investigate the incident entrusted to th...

Stolen Identity
2018
as Roger
Inspired by a true story, a young man from a good family becomes an effective and seductive con artist, crushing the dreams of innocent people in his ...

Tip Top
2013
as Gérald
Two policewomen from Internal Affairs arrive in a provincial precinct to investigate the death of an Algerian woman who was an informer. One punches, ...

Voyage sans retour
2012
as Inpecteur Jos
Cas ID
2009
as Pierrot
A guy comes out of prison. A car is waiting for him. A reception committee or ambush classic and already seen? But when one is suffering from the case...

Dolls and Angels
2008
as Le père
The father of a family of North African immigrants living on a Paris housing estate finds it hard to impose his will on his two teenage daughters. Lya...

Taxi 4
2007
as Daniel Morales
Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours...

Days of Glory
2006
as Yassir
1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, alon...

Bab El Web
2005
as Kamel
Kamel and his brother Bouzid live in Bab el Oued, a working-class neighborhood in Algiers. Kamel is a loner, disillusioned and taciturn. Bouzid, more ...

Seconde chance
2005
as Théo

Taxi 3
2003
as Daniel Morales
A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a ...

The Code
2002
as Yanis
Dris is an ex-con, living in the borderline between a decent and a criminal life. He has a regular and simple work and lives a simple life with his wi...

Féroce
2002
as Alain
Gilles de Maistre's political thriller Féroce (Ferocious) is about a man seeking revenge. Arab Alain (Samy Naceri) decides to join a fascistic French ...

The Repentant
2002
as Karim
A mysterious woman, dressed in black and carrying a small suitcase, arrives in Nice and tries in vain to get a job in a luxury goods shop. She ends up...

The Nest
2002
as Nasser
Laborie is a high-flying officer in the French special forces. Her mission is to escort Abedin Nexhep, a godfather of the Albanian mafia. Charged with...

Tom Thumb
2001
as le soldat à la jambe de fer
Poucet is a kid from a family of numerous children. The parents, too poor to feed them, decide to abandon them in the forest. Their, the brothers try ...

Philosophale
2001
Petit Ben
2000
as Ben

Return to Algiers
2000
as Issam
Famous TV news anchorman Pierre Nivel left Algiers for France in 1962. That's been a secret; his Paris co-workers have never known that he was formerl...

Taxi 2
2000
as Daniel Morales
A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.

One 4 All
1999
as Sam Morvan
Olivia, Irina and Masha are improving their acting skills. They no longer believe in Prince Charming, and their career is waning. Olivia works at the ...

Un pur moment de rock'n roll
1999
as Kamel
Eric Renard is a drug addict torn between drugs and his dream of becoming a writer. After a failed robbery, he is sent to a rehabilitation center for ...

Melody for a Hustler
1998
as Joël
French novelist Vincent Ravalec made his directorial debut with this French drama about small-time crook Gaston (Yvan Attal) who poses as a millionair...

Taxi
1998
as Daniel Morales
In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police ...

Bouge !
1997
as Zn
Video director Jerome Cornuau made his feature-film debut with this showbiz-themed French film. Young Alice (Ambre Boukebza) hitchhikes into the city ...

Autre chose à foutre qu'aimer
1997
as Manu
In this short and uneven film about a single mother and her brood, the difficulties and obstacles involved in loving someone are presented with sympat...

Coup de vice
1996
as Zeff
It's the story of Charly Cohen, a young boy living in the Jewish quarter of Paris, who wants to become a musician and Zeff, his best friend, on a ques...

Pourquoi partir?
1996
as Thierry
Pierre and Maryel have the same mother but have never met even though they have been writing to each other for fifteen years. One day, Pierre decides ...

Rai
1995
as Nordine
Raï is about a gang of youths in a Parisian suburb.This is the multicultural environment in which Mezz, Aziz, Laurent, Nordine, Poisson and the others...

Brothers: Red Roulette
1995
as Samy

Léon: The Professional
1994
as Swat 1
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA ag...

Lost in Transit
1993
A traveller who has lost his passport in a Paris airport while between flights is restricted to a special transit zone. There he finds a group of simi...