Malik Frikah | |
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| Born | 18 July 2006 Alès, France |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
Malik Frikah (born 18 July 2006) is a French actor and professional breakdancer.[1][2][3] Frikah started competing in breakdancing championships as a child, becoming World Champion at the age of 10 in the Under-12 category at the 2017 Toulouse Battle Pro. He started acting in small parts in 2021 and had a starring role in the romantic drama Beating Hearts (2024), for which he earned a nomination for the César Award for Best Male Revelation.
Early life
[edit]Frikah was born on 18 July 2006[4][5][6] in Alès, in the Occitania region in Southern France.[3] His father is Jawad Frikah, a Hip hop dancer who is the founder, teacher and director of the dance school All'Style in Alès.[7][8] His mother is also a dance teacher.[5]
Following in his father's footsteps, Frikah began breakdancing at the age of 3,[5] having his father as his coach.[9]
Career
[edit]Dancing
[edit]Frikah started competing in breakdancing championships as a child. At the age of 8, he participated in the 2015 Chelles Battle Pro national battle in Paris in the Under-12 category.[10][11] In March 2017, at the age of 10, Frikah became the World Champion in breakdancing in the Under-12 category at the Toulouse Battle Pro after winning all the regional and national phases, becoming the second French dancer to win the World title.[12][13]
In 2018, Frikah won the 1on1 Kids category at the LCB Battle 2018 in Liège, Belgium.[14]
Acting
[edit]Frikah started acting when his mother suggested he should work as an extra in a local film shoot.[5] He enjoyed that experience and decided he wanted to be an actor. He quit school and dancing to concentrate on his acting career.[5] His mother left her job to support his dream and accompanied him to auditions.[5]
In 2021, Frikah had a small role in the first episode of season 13 of the television series Camping Paradis, broadcast by TF1.[15]
He made his film debut in Frank Bellocq's romantic comedy Stuck with You (2022),[16] and had small parts in films such as Romain Quirot's action thriller Apaches: Gang of Paris (2023),[17] and Pierre-François Martin-Laval's adventure comedy Jeff Panacloc: In Pursuit of Jean-Marc (2023).[18]
In 2024, Frikah starred in Gilles Lellouche's romantic drama Beating Hearts as Clotaire, the teenage version of François Civil's character.[19]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Stuck with You | Cousin 1 |
| 2023 | Apaches: Gang of Paris | Ficelle |
| Jeff Panacloc: In Pursuit of Jean-Marc | Lucas (12 years old) | |
| 2024 | Beating Hearts | Clotaire (17 years old) |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Camping Paradis | Ado 2 | TV series; episode "Un cirque au paradis"[15] |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Toulouse Battle Pro | Breakdancing World Champion Under-12 | N/a | Won | [12] |
| 2018 | LCB Battle | Breakdancing 1on1 Kids | N/a | Won | [14] |
| 2024 | Prix Ciné Evok | Most Promising Actor | Beating Hearts | Won | [20] |
| 2025 | Lumière Awards | Best Male Revelation | Nominated | [21] | |
| Q d'Or | Male Revelation | Won | [22] | ||
| César Awards | Best Male Revelation | Nominated | [23] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Malik Frikah". Première (in French). Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Malik Frikah". Unifrance. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b Valat, Louis (28 May 2024). "GARD Un acteur alésien monte les marches à Cannes". Objectif Gard (in French).
- ^ Frikah, Malik [@malikfrikah]; (18 July 2025). "19" – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c d e f "Malik Frikah, invité de "Nouvelles têtes"" (in French). France Inter. 14 October 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Haddad, Yohan (19 October 2024). "Malik Frikah, le jeune acteur qui illumine "L'Amour ouf"". Télérama (in French). À seulement 18 ans, Malik Frikah entre dans le cinéma français par la grande porte. [At only 18 years old, Malik Frikah enters French cinema through the main door.]
- ^ "Un Alésien sur les Marches du Festival de Cannes" (PDF). Alès Agglomération (in French). 3 June 2024. p. 11.
- ^ Rigo, Amélie (16 July 2021). "Alès : danse, culture et social, le hip-hop dans la peau". Midi Libre (in French).
- ^ Rivier, François (18 February 2015). "Alès : Malik va danser en finale nationale à 8 ans". Midi Libre (in French).
- ^ Barbot, Delphine (17 February 2015). "Lunel : Malik, 8 ans, participe au Battle national à Paris". Midi Libre (in French). Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Rivier, François (25 February 2015). "Alès : la machine s'est grippée pour Malik". Midi Libre (in French).
- ^ a b "À L'Honneur" (PDF). Alès Agglomération (in French). 3 April 2017. p. 21.
- ^ "Reportage M6 le Hip Hop Malik 10 ans champion du monde 2K17". YouTube (in French). 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Gustas vs Malik | FINAL KIDS | LCB Battle 2018". YouTube. 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Camping Paradis | Saison 2021 - Un cirque au Paradis (Partie 2)". TF1 (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Happy Nous Year (2022) un film de Frank Bellocq". Télérama Vodkaster (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Apaches - Gang of Paris". Crew United. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Jeff Panacloc : À la poursuite de Jean-Marc". TV Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Grierson, Tim (23 May 2024). "'Beating Hearts': Cannes Review". Screen International.
- ^ "L'amour ouf se distingue aux Prix Cinema Evok Collection x Brach". Le Film français (in French).
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (12 December 2024). "Emilia Pérez domine les nominations pour les Lumières". Cineuropa (in French).
- ^ "Mallory Wanecque et Malik Frikah remportent les Q d'Or des révélations 2024". TF1 (in French). 4 February 2025.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (29 January 2025). "'The Count of Monte Cristo' Tops 'Emilia Pérez' in France's César Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links
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- Malik Frikah at IMDb
- Malik Frikah at AlloCiné (in French)
- Malik Frikah at Unifrance
