Dali Benssalah is a French-Algerian actor known for films such as No Time to Die (2021), Athena (2022) and Nox (2018).
Wiki/Biography
Dali Benssalah was born on Wednesday, January 8, 1992 (age 31 years; in 2023) in Rennes, France. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He completed his education in drama from 2012-2015 at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris, France. He joined the Atelier D’Acteur De Stanislas Nordey at the National Theater De La Colline from 2014-2015. In 2016, he followed a drama course at TNS – Théâtre National de Strasbourg.
Dali Benssalah during his childhood
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 11″
Weight (approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Family
He belongs to a family of Algerian descent.
Parents & Siblings
Dali belongs to a business family.
Wife & Children
He is not married.
Relationships/Affairs
While Dali was dating Melissa, he didn’t reveal much about his love life.
Dali Benssalah’s girlfriend
Religion/Religious Views
He is a Muslim.
Career
Movies, Short Films and TV
His career began in the theater stage, moving to film and television in 2013. He made his TV debut with Petits secrets entre voisins and his first short film was Salade Tomates Oignons (2017). He collaborated with famous names such as Mabrouk El Mechri on ‘Nox’, Louis Garrel on ‘A Faithful Man’, and Kery James and Leïla Sy on ‘Street Flow’. He also worked with Rebecca Zlotowski in the series ‘Savages’. In 2021, he plays Primo in the latest James Bond installment, ‘No Time to Die’.
Dali Benssalah as Primo in the movie No Time To Die
In the following year, he was involved in several projects. He was featured in Yohan Manca’s ‘My Brothers and I’, which was selected for Un certain Regard. He also appeared in Manuel Schapira’s ‘Tropic of Violence’ and Romain Gavras’ ‘Athena’, both of which were selected for the Venice Film Festival.
Scenes from Athena featuring Dali Benssalah
Additionally, he lent his voice to the character of Batman/Bruce Wayne in the Spotify podcast ‘Batman Autopsie’.
Dali Benssalah on the podcast, Batman Autopsie
In 2023, her notable performances include roles in Ursula Meier’s ‘The Line’ (which premiered at Berlinale 2022), Jeanne Herry’s ‘Je verrai toujours vos visages’ and ‘The Last Queen’ where she portrayed Aroudj Barberousse. The latter film, directed by Damien Ounouri and Adila Bendimerad, was featured in the Giornate degli Autori section of the Venice Film Festival.
Dali Benssalah in a scene from The Last Queen
Music videos
Dali appeared in a music video called Territory by the band, The Blaze in 2017.
Dali Benssalah in the ‘Territory’ video
Address
The address is 101 rue de Lille, Paris, France, 75007.
Autograph
Favourite
Facts/Trivia
- After becoming famous, Dali has become a fashion icon for many people and has been featured in several magazines such as Esquire, Vanity Fair, etc.
Dali Benssalah featured in Esquire magazine
Dali Benssalah in Vanity Fair
- Dali was chosen in the film Athena after the director saw him in a music video shot in Algiers and produced by ICONOCLAST. The director has also worked with ICONOCLAST before. Therefore, Dali did not have to go through the traditional audition round before he got the role.
- According to Dali, the best thing to be an actor is to follow other people’s life stories. For him, it was an “ego trip.” He has related being on a film set as the same experience as being on stage.
- Dali wanted to be a pilot when he was young.
- During his childhood, he started learning Muay Thai, a form of martial arts, and became a professional in it. This was before he joined drama school. He also likes to do other types of sports such as boxing, Aïkido, and Karate. One of Dali’s hobbies is playing soccer.
- She is also a dancer and loves to freestyle. Music is one of his other interests and he likes percussion instruments like drums, xylophone, and piano, etc.
- Dali likes to drink alcohol several times. He really likes to drink cocktails and wine.
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
