Hubert Koundé (born December 30, 1970) 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.

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

Biography

Hubert Koundé passe son enfance entre la France, où il est né, et le Bénin, où il a vécu jeune enfant chez ses grands-parents, entre Ouidah et Cotonou. Révélé au grand public à travers Métisse, de Mathieu Kassovitz, il acquiert sa notoriété pour son rôle dans La Haine, du même réalisateur, rôle qui lui vaudra une nomination au César du meilleur espoir masculin lors de la 21e cérémonie des César.

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