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Soufiane Guerrab

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Soufiane Guerrab
Guerrab in 2017
Born
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Known forLupin

Soufiane Guerrab is a French actor best known to international audiences for his role as police detective Youssef Guedira in the Netflix mystery series Lupin.

Early life

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Born to Algerian parents,[1][2] Guerrab grew up in Rosny-sous-Bois, in the eastern suburbs of Paris.[3] Before getting into acting at the age of 18, he composed music.[3]

Career

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Guerrab received his first major role in the series Les Beaux Mecs,[4] followed by several supporting roles in the films The Measure of a ManDheepan, and Two Birds, One Stone. In 2017, he received the Rendez-vous Award at the Cabourg Film Festival for his role as Farid in the film Patients.[5] In 2018, Guerrab created the Tapis Bleu film festival, based in Rosny-sous-Bois and sponsored by poet and filmmaker Grand Corps Malade.[6][7]

Since 2021, he has appeared in the Netflix mystery comedy series Lupin.[8]

He plays a major role in the 2022 TF1 TV series Visions, which premiered at Canneseries that year.[9][10] The show, directed by Akim Isker, also stars Louane Emera, Jean-Hugues Anglade, and Julien Boisselier.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Girlfriends Alexandre
2009 Tellement proches Francky
District 13: Ultimatum Guy at the supermarket
2012 Paulette Zak
2015 The Night Watchman Ziad
The Measure of a Man Arrested young man
Dheepan Guard
All Three of Us Elyess
2016 Two Birds, One Stone Marcel / Mars
2017 Patients Farid
Burn Out Man at motorway rest stop
2019 School Life

Television

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List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Les Beaux Mecs Kenz 8 episodes
2013 The Tunnel Yacine Cherfi 2 episodes
2014 Julie Lescaut 1 episode
2016 Braquo Majid Aquati 3 episodes
2018 Call My Agent! Sami Abadi, server 1 episode
2019 Spiral Kader 3 episodes
2022 Visions Romain Sauvant 6 episodes
2021–present Lupin Youssef Guedira 17 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Award Work Result
2017 Cabourg Film Festival[5] Rendez-vous Award Patients Won

References

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  1. ^ "Netflix – Lupin : L'Algérienne Shirine Boutella fait la Une mondiale" [Netflix – Lupin: Algerian Shirine Boutella makes world headlines]. Dzair Daily. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ "In Netflix's 'Lupin', a new hero avenges Europe's racist past: The immigrant worker". Los Angeles Times. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Soufiane Guerrab, a modest and radiant optimism". Hollington. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ "L'acteur des "Beaux Mecs" tourne dans son quartier" [The actor from "Beaux Mecs" films in his neighborhood]. Le Parisien. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "31e Festival du film de Cabourg : Soufiane Guerrab et Lena Magnien, lauréats du prix Premiers rendez-vous" [31st Cabourg Film Festival: Soufiane Guerrab and Lena Magnien, winners of the Premiers rendez-vous prize]. Actu.fr. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Rosny-sous-Bois : les jeunes de quartier ont leur festival de cinéma" [Rosny-sous-Bois: neighborhood youth have their film festival]. leparisien.fr (in French). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Le festival Tapis Bleu ouvre pour la toute première fois ses portes" [Tapis Bleu festival opens for the very first time]. clique.tv (in French). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. ^ "'Lupin' Tops Netflix Series With 70M Households Bingeing Its First 28 Days". Forbes. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Beyond Signs". CANNESERIES (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  10. ^ "VISIONS: Special screening at Canneseries 2022 – eric neveux". eric neveux – composer. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  11. ^ Visions at IMDb
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