Soufiane Guerrab

Born to a Moroccan father and a mother of Italian and German descent,^[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]

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, Guerrab has appeared in the Netflix thriller series Lupin as Youssef Guédira, a detective attempting to track down the show's protagonist Assane Diop, played by Omar Sy.^[8]

He played 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]