Tewfik Jallab is a French actor.

Early life and education

Tewfik Jallab was born in

Argenteuil Argenteuil () is a Communes of France, commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Argenteuil is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise Departments of France, ...

, France, of a Moroccan mother and Algerian-Tunisian father. He had his first film role at the age of 10, playing a

child soldier Children in the military, including state armed forces, non-state armed groups, and other military organizations, may be trained for combat, assigned to support roles, such as cooks, porters/couriers, or messengers, or used for tactical adv ...

Career

Jallab had many roles on stage in France during his early career. He plays a young detective, Ali, in the 7th (2019) and 8th (2020) seasons of the French police drama series ''

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''. In 2024 he plays a lead role in the action series ''

Paris Has Fallen ''Paris Has Fallen'' is a 2024 French and English-language action television series. It is written by Howard Overman and directed by Oded Ruskin and Hans Herbots. The cast is led by Tewfik Jallab, Ritu Arya and Sean Harris. Premise Set in the ...

'' as former soldier turned protection officer Vincent, opposite English actress

Ritu Arya Ritu Arya is a British actress. She first became known for her role as Megan Sharma in the soap opera ''Doctors'' (2017), for which she was nominated for a British Soap Award. She gained further recognition for her roles as Flash in the sci-fi ...

Theatre

Filmography

References

External links

''Tewfic Jallab on Allociné''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jallab, Tewfic People from Argenteuil Male actors from Île-de-France 21st-century French male actors 20th-century French male actors French male television actors French male film actors French male comedians 1982 births French people of Algerian descent French people of Moroccan descent French people of Tunisian descent Living people Comedians from Île-de-France