
Karim Leklou
Department: Acting
Biography
Karim Leklou (born June 20, 1982) is a French actor who started his career in small role in Jacques Audiard 's film A Prophet (2009) and followed by Suzanne and Grand Central. Leklou undertook a lead role in Hippocrate for both seasons (2018, 2021). He has also starred in Sons of Ramses (2022), For My Country (2022), and Time Out (2023). In 2025, at the 50th César Awards he won for Best Actor for his performance in Jim's Story.
Known For

Changing Room
2011

Beating Hearts
2024

Special Treatment
2010

The Giants
2011

Jim's Story
2024

Chase
2011

Loving Memories
2023

For My Country
2023

Vincent Must Die
2023

Suzanne
2013

Sons of Ramses
2023

De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Film 1)
2026

De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (Film 2)
2026

Tata Bakhta
2012

Tales of Taipei
2024

Poil de carotte
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Time Out
2023

Sous X
2015

Young Tiger
2015

Sans pudeur ni morale
2011

Heatwave
2015

The Anarchists
2015

Heal the Living
2016

The Stopover
2016

11.6
2013

Toril
2016

Orphan
2017

If You Saw His Heart
2017

Treat Me Like Fire
2018

Marseille la nuit
2012

A Prophet
2009

The Stronghold
2021

The Third War
2021

Playground
2021

The World Is Yours
2018

Grand Central
2013

The Piano Accident
2025

Le faux soir
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Dantzig
2026

Le Monde trop grand
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Le Grand réveil
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Quasimodo
—

Cramé
2008

Cannes Festival
2022

Interns
2018

C ce soir, le débat
2021

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023

Clique
2013

C à vous
2009

Eldorado
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Cérémonie des César
1976