Alaa Safi is a French actor, director, and producer. He was the world champion in Tae Kwon Do at 18, then began his TV/Film career as an action actor and landed his first major role when he partnered with Jackie Chan in the movie Chinese Zodiac (2012). Since then, Alaa Safi has worked with multiple major studios such as Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), The Mauritanian (2021), and most recently, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). In addition to Alaa's film roles, he is also a series regular on the groundbreaking TV series The Chosen (2017). Alaa Safi began directing in 2020 with the short film Chrysalis (Short 2020), followed by Coming Home (2023), both of which have earned awards in American film festivals.

Filmography

• 2027The Chosen: Crucifixion — Simon Z
• 2025Agent Zero — Malik
• 2024The Chosen: Season 4 — Simon Z
• 2023Coming Home — Silas Moore, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
• Icon of French Cinema — Tahar
• 2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — Rahim
• 2023The Chosen: Season 3 Finale — Simon Z
• 2022Death on the Nile — Corporal
• 2022The Chosen: Season 3 - Episodes 1 & 2 — Simon Z
• 2021The Mauritanian — Moroccan Translator / Marseille
• 2021Villa Caprice — Karim Benkhelif
• 2020Chrysalis — Muhammad, Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
• The Chosen — Simon Z
• The Mallorca Files — Philippe Tromeur
• Twice Upon a Time — Nordine
• 2018Incoming — Idris
• 2017American Assassin — Javeed
• 2017The Mummy — Sickle Slave
• 2016Doctor Strange — Tall Zealot
• 2015All Three of Us — Berouz
• 2014Les Baumettes — Yann Gautier
• 2014Outcast — The Moor
• Tyrant — Bashir
• 2013Brotherhood of Tears — Un joueur de poker
• 2013Taureau Taureau — Tony
• 2013Victor Young Perez — Battling Mokhtar
• 2012Chinese Zodiac — Vulture
• 201110 jours pour s'aimer — Samir
• 2011A Butterfly Kiss — l'homme des coulisses
• 2011L'ombre d'un flic — Salim
• 2008Anything for Her — Moussa
• 2008Traitor — Omar's Crew
• 2006Mercury Man — Tri-x Martial Art

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Jonathan & Jesus — Self