Mourade Zeguendi

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Mourade Zeguendi (born 30 October 1980 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode) is a Belgian-Moroccan actor. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Career

Zeguendi began his career in theatre, founding Union Suspecte, an independent theatre group, alongside Chokri and Zouzou Ben Chikha in 2003. [10]

In 2017, he turned down a role in a Brian De Palma film after the director offered him a role as a Molenbeek terrorist. [11] [12] [13]

Partial filmography

Film

Television

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