Nadia Benzakour was born and raised in Paris. She is an actress, screenwriter, and author, trained in Paris, New York, and Los Angeles. Nadia Benzakour remains a beloved figure in Morocco, particularly known for her role in the TV series Salon Shahrazade on 2M, which focuses on women in urban settings.
For the past decade, she has steadily built a career in international and Hollywood films and series, including Deep State, The Tyrant, Killing Jesus, Le Bureau des légendes, No Man’s Land, and the film Sofia. She has shared the screen with celebrities such as Carole Bouquet, Rufus Sewell, and Mark Strong.
In 2023, she was part of the prestigious cast of the film Seneca, alongside John Malkovich, Andrew Koji, Geraldine Chaplin, and Louis Hoffman. The film was presented in a special screening at the Berlinale and was directed by Robert Schwentke. In the same year, she starred alongside Alexandra Lamy and Youssef Hajdi in the epic, big-budget film Zodi et Tehu, frères du désert, the latest film by Éric Barbier.
