Fouad Hajji

Fouad Hajji (born 8 December 1982) is a Belgian actor. Fouad is known for his role on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles in which he played opposite Daniela Ruah and Eric Christian Olsen. One of his major screen roles is that of Amajagh opposite Gary Sinise in the CBS upcoming police procedural television series Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. Hajji also appeared in a number of films with roles such as Jafaar Atayeb in The Mummy Resurrected produced by Ray Haboush, Ahmed in False Colors directed by William Norton, Rachid in the award winning film Ou Quoi directed by Cecilia Verheyden, which won Best Fiction Début at the International ShortFilm Festival Leuven, and Javed in the 2011 award-nominated film Odium directed by Neale Hemrajani. He is also known for performing stunts and dance at the TMF Awards (Belgium) as well as for international artists Hadise, Sandrine Van Handenhoven and RoxorLoops. He has appeared in music videos with Kamran & Hooman, Kate Ryan and Sami Yusuf. Fouad Hajji was born in Vilvoorde, Belgium, to Moroccan immigrant parents. He is fluent in French, Arabic, Dutch and English. In his early career Fouad taught breakdance and hip-hop at dance schools AS Dance, K-creation, Dasa and Jazzmijn. Fouad performed at the TMF Awards (Belgium) as well as with international artists Hadise, Sandrine Van Handenhoven and RoxorLoops. Fouad obtained a bachelor's degree in information technology at Honim College and obtained a master's degree in international business at Vlekho College in Brussels.[1] Fouad attended the Parallax school of Actors and The Flanders Acting Studio, where he intensively studied Method acting, Meisner technique and emotional preparation. Fouad portrayed the role of ‘Rachid’ opposite Luk Wyns in the award winning film Ou Quoi directed by Cecilia Verheyden, which won Best Fiction Début at the International ShortFilm Festival Leuven and the role of ‘Javed’ in the award-nominated 2011 Odium, directed by Neale Hemrajani. Late 2010, Fouad signs with a US talent agency and moves to Los Angeles. He went on to be cast in several feature films including "The Mummy Resurrected"[1][4] produced by Ray Haboush as well as "False Colors" directed by William Norton. In late 2013 he lands his first network TV role on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles in which he played opposite Daniela Ruah and Eric Christian Olsen. In 2015 he adds another network show to his list by guest starring opposite Gary Sinise in the CBS upcoming police procedural television series Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. Source: Article "Fouad Hajji" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0. Born : 8th-Dec-1982