Ali Marhyar

Early life Marhyar was born on 28 February 1984, in Poissy, a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. He also obtained a black belt in judo.

In 2005, Marhyar enrolled in the French drama school Cours Florent. He joined the free class at Cours Florent after his second year and began writing scripts with his friend Pierre Niney, inspired by their first casting experiences. In 2012, Marhyar played a small part as an interrogator in Zero Dark Thirty, directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

In 2014, he appeared in the American horror film As Above, So Below, directed by John Erick Dowdle.

Filmography As actor Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 E-Love Student TV film 2013–2015 Casting(s) Ali TV series; main cast 2015–2022 Candice Renoir Mehdi Badhou / Abdelwahid TV series; 71 episodes 2019 Cicéron Web-series 2019–2020 Family Business Ali Benkikir TV series; 12 episodes

As director Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriter 2017 The Ticket Short film 2023 Like a Prince Feature film

As screenwriter

Theatre Year Title Role Director Stage2010 Sam Jean-Luc Jeener Théâtre du Nord-Ouest, Paris 2012–2013 Gaspard Léon Masson Théâtre 95, Cergy