Dali Benssalah Wiki, Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Dali Benssalah is a French-Algerian actor known for movies such as No Time to Die (2021), Athena (2022), and Nox (2018).

Wiki/Biography

Dali Benssalahwas born on Wednesday, 8 January 1992 (age 31 years; as of 2023) in Rennes, France. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He completed his education in drama from  2012-2015 at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris, France. He joined Atelier D’Acteur De Stanislas Nordey at the Theatre National De La Colline from 2014-2015. In 2016, he did a drama course at TNS – Théâtre National de Strasbourg. ^[1]AS Talents

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 11″

Weight (approx.): 70 kg

Hair Colour: Dark Brown

Eye Colour: Dark Brown

Family

He belongs to a family of Algerian descent.

Parents & Siblings

Dali belongs to a business family.

Wife & Children

He is not married.

Relationships/Affairs

While Dali is dating Melissa, he has not revealed much about his love life. ^[2]GQ Magazine

Religion/Religious Views

He is a Muslim. ^[3]GQ Magazine

Career

Films, Short Films, and TV

His career began on the theatre stage, transitioning to the realm of film and television in 2013. He made his TV debut with Petits secrets entre voisins and his first short film was Salade Tomates Oignons (2017). He collaborated with renowned names such as Mabrouk El Mechri on ‘Nox’, Louis Garrel on ‘A Faithful Man’, and Kery James and Leïla Sy on ‘Street Flow’. He also worked with Rebecca Zlotowski on the series ‘Savages’. In 2021, he played Primo in the latest James Bond installment, ‘No Time to Die’.

The following year, he was involved in several projects. He was featured in Yohan Manca’s ‘My Brothers and I’, which was selected for Un Certain Regard. He also appeared in Manuel Schapira’s ‘Tropic of Violence’ and Romain Gavras’ ‘Athena’, both of which were selected for the Venice Film Festival.

Additionally, he lent his voice to the character of Batman/Bruce Wayne in the Spotify podcast ‘Batman Autopsie’.

In 2023, his notable performances included roles in Ursula Meier’s ‘The Line’ (which premiered at Berlinale 2022), Jeanne Herry’s ‘Je verrai toujours vos visages’, and ‘The Last Queen’ where he portrayed Aroudj Barberousse. The latter film, directed by Damien Ounouri and Adila Bendimerad, was featured in the Giornate degli Autori section of the Venice Film Festival.

Music Videos

Dali appeared in a music video named Territory by the band, The Blaze in 2017.

Address

His address is 101 rue de Lille, Paris, France, 75007. ^[4]Dali Benssalah – Facebook

Autograph

Favourites

• Actress: Marina Fois

• Filmmaker: David Fincher

Facts/Trivia

• After rising to fame, Dali has become a fashion icon for many and has been featured in several magazines like Esquire, Vanity Fair, etc.
  

  Dali Benssalah featuring in the Esquire magazine

  

  Dali Benssalah in Vanity Fair

• Dali was selected in the film Atthena after the director saw him in a music video that was shot in Algiers and was produced by ICONOCLAST. The director had also worked with ICONOCLAST before. Thus, Dali did not have to go through a traditional auditioning round before he landed the role.

• According to Dali, the best thing about being an actor is to follow someone else’s life story. For him, it is an “ego trip.” He has related being on a movie set as a similar experience to being the same as on a stage.

• Dali wanted to be a pilot when he was younger.

• During his childhood, he started learning Muay Thai, a form of martial art, and became a professional at it. This was before he joined drama school. He also likes to do other kinds of sports like boxing, Aïkido, and Karaté. One of Dali’s hobbies is playing football.

• He is also a dancer and likes to dance in freestyle. Music is one of his other passions and he likes percussion instruments like drums, xylophone, and piano, etc.

• Dali likes to drink alcohol on several occasions. He especially likes having cocktails and wine. ^[5]Daily Motion