Hassan Kachach

Constantine, Algeria

Hassan Kachach (Arabic: حسن كشاش), born in Constantine, is an Algerian actor and doctor. He is known for his role as Mostefa Ben Boulaïd in the film Mostefa Ben Boulaïd, as well as in the television series El Khawa (الخاوة). In 2019, he played the role of Taher (الطاهر) in the Tunisian-Algerian series Machā`ir (مشاعر). Hassan Kachach studied medicine and practiced for a while before director Ahmed Rachedi offered him a role in his film C'était la guerre. He replied: "There is a common denominator between medicine and representation: the first deals with the soul and the spirit, and the second deals with the soul, the spirit and the common cause: the human being. » The director laughed and accepted his participation in the film. Then, he worked with director Mohamed Chouikh in the film The Ark of the Desert in 1997. Hassan Kachach has become one of the cinematic faces that have influenced the Algerian public in recent times. He became known to the Algerian public in the film, Mostefa Ben Boulaïd, as well as in several works in cinema and television. He starred in the Tunisian-Algerian film The Wounded Palms in 2010, directed by Tunisian filmmaker Abdellatif Ben Ammar, but also in the series Aïssat Idir.