Alaa Safi is a French actor and director. He was the world champion in Tae Kwon Do at 18, then began his TV/Film career as an action actor and landed his first major role when he partnered with Jackie Chan in the movie Chinese Zodiac (2012). Since then, Alaa has worked with multiple major studios such as Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), The Mauritanian (2021), and most recently, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).
In addition to Alaa's film roles, he is also a series regular on the groundbreaking TV series The Chosen (2017). Alaa began directing in 2020 with the short film Chrysalis (2020), followed by Coming Home (2023), both of which have earned awards in American film festivals.
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The Mallorca Files (2019)
Guest starring as Philippe Tromeur
- Episode 1x02: King of the Mountains (Nov 25, 2019)
Il était une seconde fois (2019)
Guest starring as Nordine
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Reviens (Aug 29, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Ne me quitte pas (Aug 29, 2019)
The Chosen (2017)
Starring as Simon Z
(20 episodes)
- Episode 4x04: Calm Before (Jun 13, 2024)
- Episode 4x03: Moon to Blood (Jun 9, 2024)
- Episode 4x02: Confessions (Jun 6, 2024)
- Episode 4x01: Promises (Jun 2, 2024)
- Episode 3x08: Sustenance (Feb 6, 2023)
- Episode 3x07: Ears to Hear (Feb 6, 2023)
- Episode 3x06: Intensity in Tent City (Jan 16, 2023)
- Episode 3x05: Clean, Part 2 (Jan 9, 2023)
- Episode 3x04: Clean, Part 1 (Jan 2, 2023)
- Episode 3x03: Physician, Heal Yourself (Dec 26, 2022)
- Episode 3x02: Two by Two (Dec 19, 2022)
- Episode 3x01: Homecoming (Dec 12, 2022)
- Episode 2x08: Beyond Mountains (Jul 11, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: Reckoning (Jun 30, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: Unlawful (Jun 23, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: Spirit (May 23, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: The Perfect Opportunity (May 11, 2021)
- Episode 2x03: Matthew 4:24 (Apr 14, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: I Saw You (Apr 14, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Thunder (Apr 4, 2021)
Tyrant (2014)
Guest starring as Bashir
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Two Graves (Sep 7, 2016)
- Episode 3x08: Ask for the Earth (Aug 24, 2016)