Malik Frikah

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Malik Frikah
Born2006 (age 18–19) [1] [2]
Alès, France
Occupations
  • Actor
  • breakdancer
Years active2021–present

Malik Frikah (born 2006) is a French actor and professional breakdancer. [3] [4] [5] Frikah started competing in breakdancing championships as a child, becoming World Champion at the age of 10 in the Under-12 category at the 2017 Toulouse Battle Pro. He started acting in small parts in 2021 and had a starring role in the romantic drama Beating Hearts (2024).

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Early life

Frikah was born in 2006 [1] in Alès, in the Occitania region in Southern France. [5] His father is Jawad Frikah, a Hip hop dancer who is the founder, teacher and director of the dance school All'Style in Alès. [6] [7] His mother is also a dance teacher. [1]

Following in his father's footsteps, Frikah began breakdancing at the age of 3, [1] having his father as his coach. [8]

Career

Dancing

Frikah started competing in breakdancing championships as a child. At the age of 8, he participated in the 2015 Chelles Battle Pro national battle in Paris in the Under-12 category. [9] [10] In March 2017, at the age of 10, Frikah became the World Champion in breakdancing in the Under-12 category at the Toulouse Battle Pro after winning all the regional and national phases, becoming the second French dancer to win the World title. [11] [12]

In 2018, Frikah won the 1on1 Kids category at the LCB Battle 2018 in Liège, Belgium. [13]

Acting

Frikah started acting when his mother suggested he should work as an extra in a local film shoot. [1] He enjoyed that experience and decided he wanted to be an actor. He quit school and dancing to concentrate on his acting career. [1] His mother left her job to support his dream and accompanied him to auditions. [1]

In 2021, Frikah had a small role in the first episode of season 13 of the television series Camping Paradis, broadcast by TF1. [14]

He made his film debut in Frank Bellocq's romantic comedy Stuck with You (2022), [15] and had small parts in films such as Romain Quirot's action thriller Apaches: Gang of Paris (2023), [16] and Pierre-François Martin-Laval's adventure comedy Jeff Panacloc: In Pursuit of Jean-Marc (2023). [17]

In 2024, Frikah starred in Gilles Lellouche's romantic drama Beating Hearts as Clotaire, the teenage version of François Civil's character. [18]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2022Stuck with YouCousin 1
2023Apaches: Gang of ParisFicelle
Jeff Panacloc: In Pursuit of Jean-MarcLucas (12 years old)
2024 Beating Hearts Clotaire (17 years old)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Camping ParadisAdo 2TV series; episode "Un cirque au paradis" [14]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017Toulouse Battle ProBreakdancing World Champion Under-12—Won [11]
2018LCB BattleBreakdancing 1on1 Kids—Won [13]
2024Prix Ciné EvokMost Promising Actor Beating Hearts Won [19]
2025 Lumière Awards Best Male Revelation Nominated [20]
Q d'Or Male RevelationWon [21]
César Awards Best Male Revelation Pending [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Malik Frikah, invité de "Nouvelles têtes"" (in French). France Inter. 14 October 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ Haddad, Yohan (19 October 2024). "Malik Frikah, le jeune acteur qui illumine "L'Amour ouf"". Télérama (in French). À seulement 18 ans, Malik Frikah entre dans le cinéma français par la grande porte.[At only 18 years old, Malik Frikah enters French cinema through the main door.]
  3. ↑ "Malik Frikah". Première (in French). Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Malik Frikah". Unifrance . Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  5. 1 2 Valat, Louis (28 May 2024). "GARD Un acteur alésien monte les marches à Cannes". Objectif Gard (in French).
  6. ↑ "Un Alésien sur les Marches du Festival de Cannes" (PDF). Alès Agglomération (in French). 3 June 2024. p. 11.
  7. ↑ Rigo, Amélie (16 July 2021). "Alès : danse, culture et social, le hip-hop dans la peau". Midi Libre (in French).
  8. ↑ Rivier, François (18 February 2015). "Alès : Malik va danser en finale nationale à 8 ans". Midi Libre (in French).
  9. ↑ Barbot, Delphine (17 February 2015). "Lunel : Malik, 8 ans, participe au Battle national à Paris". Midi Libre (in French). Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  10. ↑ Rivier, François (25 February 2015). "Alès : la machine s'est grippée pour Malik". Midi Libre (in French).
  11. 1 2 "À L'Honneur" (PDF). Alès Agglomération (in French). 3 April 2017. p. 21.
  12. ↑ "Reportage M6 le Hip Hop Malik 10 ans champion du monde 2K17". YouTube (in French). 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Gustas vs Malik | FINAL KIDS | LCB Battle 2018". YouTube . 7 December 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Camping Paradis | Saison 2021 - Un cirque au Paradis (Partie 2)". TF1 (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Happy Nous Year (2022) un film de Frank Bellocq". Télérama Vodkaster (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "Apaches - Gang of Paris". Crew United. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Jeff Panacloc : À la poursuite de Jean-Marc". TV Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  18. ↑ Grierson, Tim (23 May 2024). "'Beating Hearts': Cannes Review". Screen International .
  19. ↑ "L'amour ouf se distingue aux Prix Cinema Evok Collection x Brach". Le Film français (in French).
  20. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (12 December 2024). "Emilia Pérez domine les nominations pour les Lumières". Cineuropa (in French).
  21. ↑ "Mallory Wanecque et Malik Frikah remportent les Q d'Or des révélations 2024". TF1 (in French). 4 February 2025.
  22. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (29 January 2025). "'The Count of Monte Cristo' Tops 'Emilia Pérez' in France's César Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter .
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