Hubert Kounde

Hubert Kounde was born on December 30, 1970. He is an actor and director, known for La Haine (1995), The Constant Gardener (2005) and The Price of Forgiveness (2001).

Hubert Kounde (born December 30, 1970) is a French actor and film director. Kounde is best known for his role as Hubert in the film La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz. He is also the author of a play: "Cagoule: Valentine and Yamina," performed in 2003 (Cagoule: Valentin et Yamina, montee en 2003). He made two short films: Qui se ressemble s'assemble and Menhir, and co-directed a feature film: Paris, la metisse. He has also worked on English language films such as The Constant Gardener.

He spent his childhood between France and Benin where he was born.

Hubert Kounde coined the word "parkour" to describe the discipline and philosophy developed by his friend David Belle, which featured first in Luc Besson's "Yamakasi - Les samouras des temps modernes", and more recently in the spectacular chase sequence in the first act of "Casino Royale".