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Hubert Koundé

Actor

Hubert Koundé

Born December 30, 1970 in Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France17 films

Hubert Koundé is a French actor and film director. Koundé is best known for his role as Hubert in the film La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz. He is also the author of a play: "Cagoule: Valentine and Yamina," performed in 2003 (Cagoule: Valentin et Yamina, montée en 2003). He made two short films: Qui se ressemble s'assemble and Menhir, and co-directed a feature film: Paris, la métisse. He has also worked on English language films such as The Constant Gardener.

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He spent his childhood between France and Benin where he was born.

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La Haine posterFirst watchLa Haine19958.1as HubertAfter a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual…View film

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17 films as actor
  1. 2019Paradise BeachGoyave
  2. 2017GangsterdamUlysse
  3. 2012Color of the OceanZola
  4. 2012Toussaint LouvertureDessalines
  5. 2008Le Voyage de la veuveLéopold
  6. 2008Une lumière dans la nuitJulien Bourgade
  7. 2005The Constant GardenerDr. Arnold Bluhm
  8. 2001How I Killed My FatherJean-Toussaint
  9. 2001The Price of ForgivenessMaxoye
  10. 2000Everything's Fine, We're LeavingArthur
  11. 1999Simon, the MagicianPaul
  12. 1998Restons groupésAimé
  13. 1997Les Enfants du KarooMaseko
  14. 1997The Gods Must Be DaringMamadou
  15. 1995La HaineHubert
  16. 1993MétisseJamal
  17. 1992Dien Bien Phu