Djilali Rez-Kallah
Acting
Biography
Djilali Rez-Kallah is one of those rare actors working today who moves easily between comedy, drama, or crime. He's played everything from mob boss, to homeless person, to doctor, and everything in between; his off-beat humor and warmth always hinting at the surprises underneath. Known for playing the lionhearted, tenacious, no-nonsense tough guy, Djilali is often the go-to mobster boss. Djilali grew up in France where he became an actor and dreamed of the possibility of studying and performing his craft in the USA. After receiving his green card in 2009 his dream has become a reality. He appeared in independent, student and Studio productions, including short films, televisions, features, web series, commercials and live theater. Djilali studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute and improve at The Groundlings. He's performed stand-up at the Comedy Store and is enrolled at The Ruskin School of Acting. Djilali knows how important it is to find honesty in everything he does, which leads to authenticity in his performances.
Known For
When Hampton is released from prison, his long-awaited family reunion doesn't quite go as he hoped. In his absence, Hampton's wife and sons formed an unconventional family unit, and his return spins their world into chaos.
Government Cheese
A successful producer and a woke writer and director are brought closer by a creeping attraction and a feeling that they are just pawns in the studio's agenda for a Saudi Arabian buyout.
Chivalry
Five different moments in time within one house, home to secrets, death and lies. The question is, 'Would you live here?'
Horror House
A white American and a Dalit boy guide in Maheshwar bond deeply. Learning of the boy's outcasting for touching an idol, the American helps end discrimination in the boy's village and reunites him with family.
My Hero
A journalist used in a plot to assassinate a dissident suffers a disorder in which she repeats words and phrases heard in the past.
Italian for Travelers
Three women struggle in their social and cultural environments and face unforeseeable crises. Based on true events.