Lyes Salem

Lyes Salem
Born	1966 (age 59–60) Algiers
Occupations	Actor, film director
Notable work	Masquerades

Lyès Salem (Arabic: إلياس سالم) (born 1966 in Algiers) is an Algerian actor and film director. ^[1]

His first film as director, Masquerades , won several prizes in France. ^[2]

Filmography

As director

• Lhasa (short, 1999)
• Cousines (short, awards at the Festival de Clermont-Ferrand and César Awards)
• Jean-Farès (short, awarded at the Festival international du film de Marrakech 2001) ^[3]
• Mascarades (first feature film)

As actor

• L’Ecole de la Chair (1998)
• American Cuisine (1998) - Karim
• Rendezvous in Samarkand (1999) - Mohammed
• Meet the Baltringues (2000)
• Filles uniques (2003) - L'avocat jeune beur
• À ton image (2004) - Antoine
• Banlieue 13 (2004) - Samy
• Alex (2005) - Karim
• Munich (2005) - Arab Guard #1
• Délice Paloma (2007) - Maître Djaffar
• The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008) - Le type saoul qui veut du Abba
• Mascarades (2008) - Mounir Mekbel
• La tête en friche (2010) - Youssef - le serveur
• Des filles en noir (2010) - Le docteur
• Dernier étage gauche gauche (2010) - Hamza Barriba
• Nobody Else But You (2011) - Gus
• Rock the Casbah (2013) - Youssef
• L'Oranais (2014) - Djaffar
• I'm Dead But I Have Friends (2015) - Dany
• Je suis à vous tout de suite (2015) - Le douanier algérien
• Carole Matthieu (2016) - Alain
• Ôtez-moi d'un doute (2017) - Madjid
• Sparring (2017) - Omar
• Ramdam (2017) - Amine
• La finale (2018) - Hicham Soualem
• Le mystère Henri Pick (2019) - Producteur émission Infinitif
• Abou Leila (2019)
• Honey Cigar (2020)
• For My Country (2022) - Colonel Mohamedi
• A Gentleman in Moscow (2024) - Andrey Duras

References

1. Global Film Discussion Guide - Masquerade (pdf) "BIOGRAPHY Lyes Salem was born in Algiers, Algeria in 1966. After studying at the National Conservatory for Superior Dramatic Arts, he performed Shakespeare in some of Algeria’s most respected theaters. His second short film, Cousines, received France's César award for Best Short Film in 2005. As an actor, he has appeared in a number of films, including Alex, Banlieue 13 and L’Ecole de la Chair. Masquerades is his first feature film."
2. Paris Match 2008- Numéros 3090 à 3096 - Page 358 "Au programme. du 28 au 31 août: quatre jours de compétition - le film algérien Mascarade de Lys Salem. a été couronné du Valois du meilleur film."
3. Lyes Salem