Hocine Choutri started his acting career in 1989 with Salut Cousin directed by Algerian filmmaker Merzak Allouache. He went on to work on more than 30 films, with roles in a number of award winning films including Eloge d'Amour/In Praise of Love by Jean-Luc Godard, Les Cendres du Paradis/Ashes of Paradise by Dominique Crèvecoeur, Personne n'est Comme Tout Le Monde by Cédric Klapisch, Octobre 17, 1961 by Alain Tasma and Le Guetteur by Michele Placido.