Fahd Larhzaoui
- Actor
Fahd Larhzaoui was born on November 10, 1978 in Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Larhzaoui acquired his stage credits at various Dutch theatre companies and has worked with a variety of Dutch directors. At the moment he is taking on a role in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream with Theatre group Oostpool.
In 2007 Larhzaoui won the audience award for best international play at the F.I.T.U.C. Festival in Casablanca - Morocco with the play Casadam. In the same year he received an educational grant from the prestigious VanDenEnde Foundation. From 2004 to 2008 Larhzaoui danced as a background dancer for the dutch Idols (2002) finalist Hind Laroussi.
In 2014 he presented his solo performance Schijn (Appearance), in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Surinam and Curaçao. The show was shortlisted for the prestigious 'Dutch Theatre Festival' in 2014 and was written by screenwriter Don Duyns. This tour was very well received with positive reviews and wide newspaper coverage. For his second solo performance, Shirt Uit Fahd at Het Zuidelijk Toneel (The Southern Theatre), Larhzaoui was cited as one of the top 3 best male leads on stage by critics of daily Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad.
Outside of theatre, from 2009 to 2014, Larhzaoui was an actor and presenter of the popular kids television program Huisje, Boompje, Beestje (1988), which was shown on Dutch and Belgium television. Furthermore, Larhzaoui played parts in multiple television series such as Papadag (2017), and Moordvrouw (2012) season 7. Most recently, he was featured in the movies, Het laatste verhoor (2018) (The Last Interrogation), Meskina (2021) and Kung Fu Leeuw (2023)
In 2022 Larhzaoui can be seen as the leading role in the international feature film El Houb - The Love (2022) (The Love) by director Shariff Nasr and produced by Joram Willink. El Houb had been sold to seven countries and was seen in the U.S. and the Canadian cinemas, among others. In addition to its major release in cinemas, El Houb was also featured in several film festivals worldwide. Received several awards including the Jury Award for 'Best Narrative Feature Film' at the Seattle Queer Film Festival.
At the Golden Calf Gala in late 2023, El Houb won the prestigious Golden Calf for 'Best Screenplay'. For his role in El Houb, Larhzaoui was nominated for The Golden Calf 'Best Leading Role'.
At the end of 2023 and early 2024, Larhzaoui will be seen in the series Sleepers (2022) & the series Bodem (2024).
In early 2025, Larhzaoui will be featured in the new four-part drama series 'Bij Heldere Hemel' about the Enschede fireworks disaster in 2000.
In 2007 Larhzaoui won the audience award for best international play at the F.I.T.U.C. Festival in Casablanca - Morocco with the play Casadam. In the same year he received an educational grant from the prestigious VanDenEnde Foundation. From 2004 to 2008 Larhzaoui danced as a background dancer for the dutch Idols (2002) finalist Hind Laroussi.
In 2014 he presented his solo performance Schijn (Appearance), in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Surinam and Curaçao. The show was shortlisted for the prestigious 'Dutch Theatre Festival' in 2014 and was written by screenwriter Don Duyns. This tour was very well received with positive reviews and wide newspaper coverage. For his second solo performance, Shirt Uit Fahd at Het Zuidelijk Toneel (The Southern Theatre), Larhzaoui was cited as one of the top 3 best male leads on stage by critics of daily Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad.
Outside of theatre, from 2009 to 2014, Larhzaoui was an actor and presenter of the popular kids television program Huisje, Boompje, Beestje (1988), which was shown on Dutch and Belgium television. Furthermore, Larhzaoui played parts in multiple television series such as Papadag (2017), and Moordvrouw (2012) season 7. Most recently, he was featured in the movies, Het laatste verhoor (2018) (The Last Interrogation), Meskina (2021) and Kung Fu Leeuw (2023)
In 2022 Larhzaoui can be seen as the leading role in the international feature film El Houb - The Love (2022) (The Love) by director Shariff Nasr and produced by Joram Willink. El Houb had been sold to seven countries and was seen in the U.S. and the Canadian cinemas, among others. In addition to its major release in cinemas, El Houb was also featured in several film festivals worldwide. Received several awards including the Jury Award for 'Best Narrative Feature Film' at the Seattle Queer Film Festival.
At the Golden Calf Gala in late 2023, El Houb won the prestigious Golden Calf for 'Best Screenplay'. For his role in El Houb, Larhzaoui was nominated for The Golden Calf 'Best Leading Role'.
At the end of 2023 and early 2024, Larhzaoui will be seen in the series Sleepers (2022) & the series Bodem (2024).
In early 2025, Larhzaoui will be featured in the new four-part drama series 'Bij Heldere Hemel' about the Enschede fireworks disaster in 2000.
