David Atrakchi (born 10 December 1977) is an

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best known for his role of Malcolm Manville in ''

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''. He played Lanyon in the 2011 thriller '' Faces in the Crowd''. He was an actor and co-producer of '' Frank & Lola'', a 2016 noir

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written and directed by Matthew Ross. Most recently David is featured as an android in '' Detroit: Become Human'', an adventure game blockbuster developed by

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and published by

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for

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, released worldwide on 25 May 2018. In 2019, he produced the French portion of

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's feature '' Uncorked'' for

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with

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. David is shortlisted at the

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for ''

Rise of a Star ''Rise of a Star'' (Original French title: ''Naissance d'une Étoile'') is a 2017 French drama short film directed by James Bort and written by Stéphane Landowski. Produced for FullDawa Films (founded by Boris Mendza, Gaël Cabouat and David At ...

'' with ''

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''. In 2023 David receives his first ''

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'' nomination for Bazigaga with director Jo Ingabire Moys. David produces '' Riddle of Fire'' directed by Weston Razooli that premiered at

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in Cannes 2023 and Midnight Madness at

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Biography

Born in

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, David Atrakchi spent his childhood in

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and

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. Now based between

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and

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, he studied theatre, dramatic arts and film at

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with esteemed acting coach

Jack Waltzer Jack Waltzer (born June 6, 1926) is an American acting coach and actor. Biography Waltzer is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and trained with educators of the Stanislavsky method such as Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, Lee Strasberg, and Ut ...

, a member of the

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. In 2005 he became one of the founding partners of the French film production company and artists collaborative ''FullDawa Films''. He has directed & produced several short films as well as a documentary for

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titled ''A World for Inclusion'' featuring

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. With his company FullDawa Films, he has recently handled the production services and coproduced the feature films, '' My Old Lady'' by Israël Horovitz, starring

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, Dame

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and Dame

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, and '' Frank & Lola'' a

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premiere in 2016, directed by Matthew Ross with

Imogen Poots Imogen Gay Poots (born 3 June 1989) is an English actress. She played Tammy in the post-apocalyptic horror film ''28 Weeks Later'' (2007), Linda Keith in the Jimi Hendrix biopic ''Jimi: All Is by My Side'' (2013), Debbie Raymond in the Paul Ray ...

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, and

Emmanuelle Devos Emmanuelle Devos (born 10 May 1964) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actress Marie Henriau. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in ''Sur mes lèvres'', directed by Jacques Audiard. She has also been ...

Film career

David's first lead role was in the independent film ''Broken Idyll'' by Victoria Raiser. In 2008, he appeared as ''Malcolm Manville'' alongside

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and

François Berléand François Berléand (; born 22 April 1952) is a French actor. He plays Gilles Triquet, the officer manager and equivalent of David Brent in ''Le Bureau'', the French version of ''The Office'', produced by Canal+. He also appeared in the 2002 f ...

Olivier Megaton Olivier Megaton (born Olivier Fontana; 6 August 1965) is a French director, writer, and editor who directed the films '' The Red Siren'', '' Transporter 3'', ''Colombiana'', '' Taken 2'' and ''Taken 3''. Early life Fontana was born in Paris, 20 ...

, produced and written by

Luc Besson Luc Paul Maurice Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French filmmaker. He directed and produced the films '' Subway'' (1985), '' The Big Blue'' (1988), and '' La Femme Nikita'' (1990). Associated with the '' Cinéma du look'' film movement, he h ...

. Later David appeared in a series of 5 short films for

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-Meridiist by director

Pierre Morel Pierre Morel (born 12 May 1964) is a French film director and cinematographer. His work includes ''District 13'', ''From Paris with Love (film), From Paris with Love'', and ''Taken (film), Taken.'' Career After spending his formative years in ...

. In 2010, he shoot for

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book adaptation "Un Lieu Incertain" by Josée Dayan, starring alongside

Jean-Hugues Anglade Jean-Hugues Anglade is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter, known for his roles as Eric in '' Killing Zoe'', Zorg in '' Betty Blue'' and Marco, the boyfriend of Nikita in '' Nikita''. Early life Jean-Hugues Anglade was born in Tho ...

Charlotte Rampling Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress. An icon of the Swinging London, Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model. She was cast in the role of Meredith in the 1966 film ''Georgy Girl'', which starred Lynn ...

and

Pascal Greggory Pascal Greggory (born 8 September 1954) is a French actor. Personal life Greggory is openly gay. He had long-term relationships with Patrice Chéreau and François-Marie Banier. Filmography * '' Les Sœurs Brontë'' (1979) by André Téchiné ...

. The same year David filmed Faces in the Crowd in

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. Directed by Julien Magnat, it stars

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Michael Shanks Michael Garrett Shanks (born December 15, 1970) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Daniel Jackson in the long-running military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1'' and as Dr Charles Harris in the Canadian medi ...

and

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. In spring 2011, he shot for ''Blind Watching'' in

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Andrzej Jakimowski Andrzej Jakimowski (born 17 August 1963) is a Polish film director, writer and producer, best known for directing the films ''Squint Your Eyes ()'' and '' Tricks ()''. He is an alumnus of Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. Film caree ...

with

Alexandra Maria Lara Alexandra Maria Lara (''née'' Plătăreanu; 12 November 1978) is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in '' Downfall'' (2004), '' Control'' (2007), '' Youth Without Youth'' (2007), '' The Reader'' (2008), '' Rush'' (2013), and ''Geostor ...

and

Edward Hogg Edward George Hogg (born 26 January 1979) is an English actor, known for portraying Jesco White in '' White Lightnin, Stephen Turnbull in '' Bunny and the Bull,'' Eugene Mathers in '' Indian Summers,'' Segundus in ''Jonathan Strange & Mr No ...

and two episodes for

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as "Yves d'Allègre" in

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written by

Tom Fontana Tom Fontana (born September 12, 1951) is an American screenwriter, writer, and television producer. Fontana worked on NBC's '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and created HBO's ''Oz.'' Early life and education Fontana was born on the west si ...

with

John Doman John Doman is an American actor best known for playing Bill Rawls on HBO series ''The Wire'' (2002–2008), Colonel Edward Galson on '' Oz'' (2001), Dr. Deraad in '' ER'' (1999–2003), Rodrigo Borgia in the international television series ''Bo ...

. David shot in November 2011 "Au Nom D'Athènes" a 2X52' for the network

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as Xerxes with Persian dialogue. The same year he is shooting for

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throughout May 2012, Transporter: The Series directed by

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with

Chris Vance (actor) Chris Vance is an English actor. He is known for his starring roles in television, such as Jack Gallagher in the Fox series '' Mental'' (2009), as James Whistler in Fox's series ''Prison Break'' (2007–2008), and for playing Frank Martin i ...

and

Delphine Chanéac Delphine Chanéac (born 14 November 1978) is a French model, actress, and disc jockey. She was born in Valence, Drôme, Valence, France. Career Chanéac worked in French cinema, appearing in European films and television in the late 1990s and 2 ...

. In 2013, David stars and produces

Camille Delamarre Camille Delamarre is a French film editor and director, best known for directing '' The Transporter Refueled'' and '' Brick Mansions''. He edited films including ''Transporter 3'' and ''Taken 2'', among others. Career In 2014, Delamarre made h ...

(

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) directorial debut film ''Last Call'' collecting over 20 nominations worldwide such as

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. He also receives several acting nominations and one acting award at the Festival du film de Vendôme for ''Pour la France'' directed by Shanti Masud. He is also the leading actor of the official video directed by Antony Hoffman (

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) for the Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4, aired for the first time 4 March 2014, during the

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. David's upcoming theatrical release is 16 December 2015 ''House of Time'' directed by Jonathan Helpert with

Pierre Deladonchamps Pierre Deladonchamps (born 1 June 1978) is a French actor. He is known for starring in the thriller film ''Stranger by the Lake'' (2013), for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor. He went on to receive a nomination for the Césa ...

, Julie Judd, Esther Comar, Julia Piaton, Bengamin Wamgermee and Maxime Dambrin. The movie has premiered at the Angoulême film festival, La Baule film festival and soon at the Boulder and Austin Film Festival. He also acted and co-produced ''Frank & Lola'' a 2016 noir

written and directed by Matthew Ross and starring

Michael Nyqvist Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role ...

Justin Long Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his film roles, particularly in comedy and horror films, notably appearing in ''Galaxy Quest'' (1999), ''Jeepers Creepers (2001 film), Jeepers Creepers'' ( ...

and

Honours and awards

* 2013 acting award Acting Award - Festival du film de Vendôme
/ref> at the Festival du film de Vendôme for ''Pour la France'' directed by Shanti Masud * 2013 acting nomination

ÉCU The European Independent Film festival ''The European Independent Film Festival'' is an annual international film festival dedicated to independent cinema. Held in Paris, France, it was created in 2006 by Scott Hillier. Quality, innovation, and creativity are judged in 14 categories ...

for ''Last Call'' directed by Camille Delamarre * 2017 producer shortlist

for

directed by James Bort * 2023 producer nomination

for ''Bazigaga'' directed by Jo Ingabire Moys

References

External links

*
Official UNESCO website - A World for Inclusion

Website - Full Dawa Films

Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 - Official Video
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