Soufiane Guerrab

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Soufiane Guerrab
Soufiane Guerrab Cabourg 2017.jpg
Guerrab in 2017
Born
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Known for Lupin

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 .

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Early life

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

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 Man Dheepan , 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

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
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
2016Two Birds, One StoneMarcel / Mars
2017 Patients Farid
Burn Out Man at motorway rest stop
2019 School Life

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Les Beaux MecsKenz8 episodes
2013 The Tunnel Yacine Cherfi2 episodes
2014 Julie Lescaut 1 episode
2016 Braquo Majid Aquati3 episodes
2018 Call My Agent! Sami Abadi, server1 episode
2019 Spiral Kader3 episodes
2022VisionsRomain Sauvant6 episodes
2021–present Lupin Youssef Guedira17 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardWorkResult
2017 Cabourg Film Festival [5] Rendez-vous Award Patients Won

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