Name	Zinedine Soualem
Height
Naionality	France
Date of Birth	17-April-1957
Place of Birth	Puy-de-Dome, France
Famous for	Acting

A French actor who came to specialize in portrayals of characters from North African or Middle Eastern backgrounds, Zinedine Soualem was born in Thiers, Puy-de-Dome, France, in 1957. Soualem worked on-stage in the early '80s, notably with an acclaimed performance in director Patrice Chereau's production of Jean Genet's Les Paravents (1983). At almost exactly the same time, the actor embarked on a foray into features. His most visible early credit was a small supporting role as a sergeant in Costa-Gavras' explosive, pro-Palestinian political drama Hanna K. (1983), though his career and onscreen activity didn't really catch fire for around a decade.