Youssef Hajdi, born 8 June 1979 in Tarascon, is a French actor.
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Youssef Hajdi, born 8 June 1979 in Tarascon, is a French actor.
Born in Tarascon in Bouches-du-Rhône to Moroccan parents, he grew up in Beaucaire. [1] He went to Paris at age 20, where he worked in cafe-theatre and at the théâtre de l’Avancée. Then from 2002 to 2005, he studied acting with Jack Waltzer, a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. [2]
His first film role was in 13 m² by Barthélémy Grossmann, which earned him a 2008 nomination for the Césars award in 2008. He acted in The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec by Luc Besson and in Micmacs by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. In 2012, he joined Omar Sy and Laurent Lafitte in On the Other Side of the Tracks , a film by David Charhon. As well, he appeared with Éric Judor in the film Mohamed Dubois by Ernesto Ona in 2013.
In 2014, he acted in La Dernière Échappée , [3] a film by Fabien Onteniente, in which Hajdi played Eddy Clavel, a doctor who treated Laurent Fignon (Samuel Le Bihan). In 2015, he did voice acting for the animated film Pourquoi j'ai pas mangé mon père by Jamel Debbouze.
