Miloud Mourad Benamara

Miloud Mourad Benamara (born 28 October 1977)[1] is an Algerian-born Italian actor.[2]

Miloud Mourad Benamara
Born (1977-10-28) 28 October 1977 (age 46)
Oran, Algeria
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

Early life

Benamara is originally from Oran;[3] he studied drama in Algeria before moving to Italy.[4]

Career

In Italy, Benamara has frequently appeared in character actor roles in film and television, usually as an Arab, whether a terrorist or a businessman. He played a street sweeper in the 2015 James Bond film Spectre (2015),[5][better source needed] and plays Omar, one of three Iraqi businessmen, in the 2021 House of Gucci.[6] In 2021 he doubled Tahar Rahim for Arabic dialog in the film The Mauritanian.[7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Vite in giocoC.I.A agent
2014Ameluk[8][9]Abdul
2015Si accettano miracoli[9]Karim
2015SpectreStreet Sweeper
2016Poveri ma ricchiFarouk
2018Finalmente sposiAmir
2019NourLatif
2021House of Gucci[6]Omar
2021The Mauritanian[7]Mohamedou Ould Slahivoice actor
2022La ballata dei gusci infranti[10]Don Ghali

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Un amore e una vendettaL'uomo arabo in spiaggiaEpisode #1.3
2012–2013Gourmet WarsLavapiatti del meneghino29 episodes
2016Rocco SchiavoneAhmedEpisode: "La costola di Adamo"
2018I delitti del BarLumeAbdelEpisode: "Il battesimo di Ampelio"
2020Giustizia per tuttiCherifEpisode #1.4
2021Mina SettembreAhmed BassirEpisode: "Amare è lottare"

Awards

In 2019 he won, in Quercianella in the province of Livorno, the award for best actor for the short film Humam by Carmelo Segreto (Premio Quercia).[11]

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