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Adel Bencherif (born 30 May 1975) is a French actor of Tunisian origin. He is most famous for his role in the 2009 film A Prophet.

Biography
Born in Saint-Maurice, near Paris, Adel Bencherif spent his childhood in Grenoble in the neighborhood of Villeneuve. At age 20 he decided to go try his luck in Paris and attended an acting training workshop of Damien Acoca.

His career began with an appearance in the short film Tarubi, Arabic Strait 2 collective Kourtrajmé. It connects small roles in television and film before crossing paths with Jacques Audiard who employs in A Prophet. There is Ryad, the young prisoner with cancer who befriends Malik, the hero of the film starring Tahar Rahim, teaching him to read. An interpretation which earned him a nomination at the 35th Cesar Awards ceremony, category Best Male Newcomer.

Therefore, it connects the roles. For the big screen, it is in the credits include Of Gods and Men by Xavier Beauvois, The Killers of Fred Cavayé , Rock the Casbah of Laila Marrakchi , Bodybuilder of Zem or Gorillas of Tristan Aurouet.

In 2013, he is the main actor of the short film The Fugue Jean-Bernard Marlin where its authoritarian character and caring educator allows him to earn several acting awards. This fiction also won the prestigious Golden Bear to the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival and a nomination at the 39th César Awards.

In 2015, he appeared in the James Bond 007 Spectre of Sam Mendes and running soon after in London Has Fallen (London Has Fallen) by Babak Najafi.

Filmography

 * 2004: Safia et Sarah
 * 2005: Ze film
 * 2006: Paris, je t'aime
 * 2006: Cages
 * 2006: Djihad! (TV)
 * 2007: Les Liens du sang (TV)
 * 2007: Frontier(s)
 * 2007: Andalucia directed by Alain Gomis
 * 2009: A Prophet (in French Un prophète) directed by Jacques Audiard - as Ryad
 * 2010: Of Gods and Men
 * 2011: Sleepless Night
 * 2013: The Dream Kids