Hubert Koundé is a French actor and film director Koundé 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 montée en 2003 He made two short films Qui se ressemble sassemble and Menhir and codirected a feature film Paris la métisse 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