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Aymen Saïdi is an Arabic-French actor of Tunisian descent. Born on January 1, 1987, in France to Tunisian parents, he is half Arabic Tunisian and half French. After joining a theater workshop, he was discovered by a casting director, which led to his first film role in a movie by Philippe Lioret. His performance in "Saint-Jacques... La Mecque" earned him a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2006. Aymen Saïdi has also appeared in films such as "School for All," "Eden in West," and "The Assault." His accolades include nominations for the César Award for Most Promising Actor and the Molière Award for Best Newcomer.
Aymen Saidi began his screen career as a teenager in the short film "No History" by Philippe Lioret, part of the collective film "No Stories!" (2001). He then appeared in "Make Me Holiday" by Didier Bivel (2002), the TV series "Central Night," and the TV movie "A Cran" directed by Alain Tasma (2003).
Over the years, he featured on television in "The Tree and the Bird" by Marc Rivière (2005) and notably in "Adele and Kamel," a duo film by Vincent Monnet (2005) alongside Nadine Alari.
He received a César nomination for Most Promising Actor for his role as the young pilgrim in "Saint-Jacques... La Mecque" by Coline Serreau (2005).
His film appearances include "Beur White Red" by Mahmoud Zemmouri, "School for All" by Eric Rochant, "The Large Apartment" by Pascal Thomas, "My Place in the Sun" by Eric de Montalier, "Inside" by Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, "French" by Souad El Bouhati, and "Eden is West" by Costa-Gavras (2006-2009).
He played a dual role in the short film "Candy Boy" by Pascal-Alex Vincent (2007) and appeared in the short "Viva la Revolucion!" by Nacer Maash (2008).
On television, he continued with roles in "The Hanged" by Claire Devers (2007), "After My Dream" by Christophe Otzenberger (2007), and "Villa France" by Karim Akadiri Soumaïla (2009).
He also featured in the acclaimed series "The Blues" (2007), "The Town" (2007), and "Engrenages" (Season 2, 2008).
His stage performance in "La Vie devant soi," based on Romain Gary's work and directed by Didier Long (2008-09), earned him a nomination for the Molière Award for Best Newcomer.
He continued to build his film career with roles such as a hostage-taker in "Top Floor, Left Wing" by Angelo Cianci (2010) and as a religious fanatic in the terrorist thriller "The Assault" by Julien Leclercq.
At age 11, Aymen Saidi was sent to boarding school in 1998 due to poor academic performance. At 14, in 2001, he auditioned for "No Story! Glance Everyday Racism," directed by Philippe Lioret.
During his time in boarding school and while studying film and theater, he joined a theater workshop. Spotted by a casting director, he secured his first film role in Lioret's short film "No Stories."
In 2004, he starred alongside Muriel Robin and Artus de Penguern in "Saint-Jacques... La Mecque," directed by Coline Serreau, which led to his César nomination for Best Young Actor in 2006.
In 2009, he worked with Julien Leclercq, portraying a member of the GIA in "The Assault." His performance earned him a César pre-selection for Best Male Newcomer in 2012.
Aymen Saidi currently lives in France. He is fluent in Arabic, French, and English and proudly embraces his Arab heritage.
