Born in Algeria in 1969, Abdelhafid Metalsi moved to France at the age of one. He spent part of his childhood in the Orgeval district of Reims. He trained as an actor at the Théâtre National de Chaillot, which allowed him to perform on stage and take part in TV series such as Spiral season 4 (Canal +) or Les Hommes de l’ombre (France 2).