César 2023: actor Tahar Rahim will preside over the 48th ceremony

Europe 1 with AFP 10:35 a.m., January 6, 2023

French actor Tahar Rahim, known for his roles in

or

 will chair the 48th edition of the Césars, which will take place on February 24 at the Olympia, the organizers announced on Thursday.

Tahar Rahim was revealed to the public in 2009 in

A Prophet

In a joint press release, the Académie des César and Canal+ praise an actor who "has led his career with finesse, moving towards rich, diverse and complex characters, and new experiences".

Tahar Rahim, 41, was revealed to the public in 2009 in

by Jacques Audiard, where he played the leading role, that of an inmate.

This intense drama won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and 9 César, including those for best male hope and best actor for Tahar Rahim.

In 2013, he was back in competition at Cannes with

by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and

by French director Rebecca Zlotowski.

In 2021, he was a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury, under the leadership of the American Spike Lee.

Tahar Rahim nominated for Golden Globes for

Found Guilty

He was also seen in the series

on Netflix with his wife, actress Leïla Bekhti, then had the first role in the hit Netflix series

where he plays the French killer Charles Sobhraj, before being nominated for the Golden Globes and the Bafta for

, where he shared the bill with the American Jodie Foster.

On Monday, the Académie des César announced its decision to withdraw, for its next ceremony, the people implicated "for acts of violence", in the wake of the Sofiane Bennacer affair, a young comedian revealed in "Les Amandiers "Indicted for rape.