Salim Kechiouche
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Actor Salim Kechiouche was born in Lyon, France to Algerian
parents. At first a kickboxing champion in France (1998), his film
carreer started when actor/director Gaël Morel discovered Salim and so
he made his first appearance in the movie À Toute Vitesse. From then on
he appeared in more films, and many different roles like in Gigolo next
to Amanda Lear, his notorious appearance in Les Amants Criminels, but
also Grande École, Le Clan, Le Fil. He also made some more movies with
Gaël Morel. In 2013 Salim was at the film festival in Cannes for the
movie La Vie d'Adèle, a love story about a lesbian couple which won the
Palme d'Or and the critic's prize. Also in 2013 he appears in the
French series Odysseus as Orion and the movie Paris à Tout Prix. Next
to his filmcarreer, Salim also stars in plays and theater and has been
painted by artists Youssef Nabil and Michel Gilberti.
Salim resides in Paris.
Salim resides in Paris.
