Abdelhafid Metalsi

Abdelhafid Metalsi (born 1969) is a French-Algerian actor. He is best known for his starring role as the dedicated Capitaine Kader Chérif in the French police series Cherif.

Life and career Born in Algeria in 1969, Abdelhafid Metalsi moved to France at age one, to the Champagne province, where he grew up. He lived in the Orgeval district in Reims for part of his childhood. He began training as an actor at the Chaillot National Theater which gave him the chance to work on stage and act in television shows such as Spiral season 4 (Canal+) and Spin (France 2). Metalsi is especially known for his role as captain Kader Chérif, the lead character in the police drama Cherif, which was broadcast on the France 2 network from 2013 to 2019.

Filmography 2000 : L'Electron libre 2003 : Hymne à la gazelle, (short film) 2005 : Zim and Co. 2005 : Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961, (TV film) 2005 : Groupe flag, (TV series) 2005 : Le Tigre et la Neige 2005 : Munich 2006 : En el hoyo, (short film) 2006 : La Jungle 2006 : Pour l'amour de Dieu, (TV film) 2006 : Femmes de loi, (TV series) 2006 : Mauvaise Foi 2006 : Mafiosa, le clan, (TV series) 2007 : Tout est bon dans le cochon, (short film) 2007 : Michou d'Auber 2007 : L'Ennemi intime 2007 : Andalucia 2007 : L'Affaire Ben Barka, (TV film) 2007 : La Commune, (TV series) 2008 : Un roman policier 2008 : Terre de lumière, (TV series) 2008 : L'Instinct de mort 2008 : Un si beau voyage 2008 : Versailles 2009 : Le choix de Myriam, (TV film) 2009 : Adieu Gary 2009 : Le Siffleur 2010 : Alice Nevers, le juge est une femme, (TV series) 2010 : Des hommes et des dieux 2010 : Les Mains libres 2010 : The Assault 2011 : L'Exercice de l'État 2011 : Une nouvelle vie 2012 : Il était une fois, une fois 2012 : Spin (Les Hommes de l'ombre) (TV servies) 2012 : L'Affaire Gordji : Histoire d'une cohabitation, (TV film) 2012 : Engrenages, (TV series) 2012 : Au nom d'Athènes, (TV film) 2013 : Les Invincibles 2013 : Cherif, (TV series)

Theatre Femmes fatales on the subject of Sénèque and Shakespeare, directed by Élisabeth Chailloux, Théâtre des Quartiers d'Ivry La vie qui va, directed by Yves Guerre, Compagnie Arc-en-Ciel Le point de vue de la vache sacrée by Sholby, directed by Alexis Monceaux Andromaque by Jean Racine, directed by Abdelhafid Metalsi

Awards and nominations Festival Series Mania : the 2013 best actor in a French television series for Cherif.