Malik Frikah (born 18 July 2006) is a French actor and professional breakdancer. 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 Frikah was born on 18 July 2006 in Alès, in the Occitania region in Southern France. His father is Jawad Frikah, a Hip hop dancer who is the founder, teacher and director of the dance school All'Style in Alès. His mother is also a dance teacher.
Following in his father's footsteps, Frikah began breakdancing at the age of 3, having his father as his coach.
Career Dancing 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. 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.
In 2018, Frikah won the 1on1 Kids category at the LCB Battle 2018 in Liège, Belgium.
Acting Frikah started acting when his mother suggested he should work as an extra in a local film shoot. He enjoyed that experience and decided he wanted to be an actor. He quit school and dancing to concentrate on his acting career. His mother left her job to support his dream and accompanied him to auditions.
In 2021, Frikah had a small role in the first episode of season 13 of the television series Camping Paradis, broadcast by TF1.
He made his film debut in Frank Bellocq's romantic comedy Stuck with You (2022), and had small parts in films such as Romain Quirot's action thriller Apaches: Gang of Paris (2023), and Pierre-François Martin-Laval's adventure comedy Jeff Panacloc: In Pursuit of Jean-Marc (2023).
In 2024, Frikah starred in Gilles Lellouche's romantic drama Beating Hearts as Clotaire, the teenage version of François Civil's character.
Filmography Film 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 Year Title Role Notes 2021 Ado 2 TV series; episode ""
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2017 Toulouse Battle Pro Breakdancing World Champion Under-12 2018 LCB Battle Breakdancing 1on1 Kids 2024 Prix Ciné Evok Most Promising ActorBeating Hearts 2025 Lumière Awards Best Male Revelation Q d'Or Male Revelation César Awards Best Male Revelation
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