Sami Outalbali

Sami Outalbali (born 19 March 1999) is a French actor. He rose to prominence for portraying Ilyes on the OCS drama series Grown Ups (2016–2019) and gained international recognition for his role as Rahim in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2020–2021). He is also known for his roles in the supernatural series Mortel (2019–2021) and the drama film A Tale of Love and Desire (2021).

Sami Outalbali
Born (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999
Poissy, Yvelines, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Early life

Sami Outalbali was born in Poissy, Yvelines, on 19 March 1999.[1] He has Moroccan and Guadeloupean ancestry.[2] At the age of 3, he appeared in a Disney advertisement.[3]

Career

Outalbali first appeared on screen in the France 3 television film Il faut sauver Saïd in 2006.[4] In 2011, he played a minor role in the comedy film Les Tuche.[5]

He had his breakout role in the OCS teen drama series Grown Ups (French: Les Grands; 2016–2019),[5][6] created by Vianney Lebasque, in which he portrays Ilyes, a gay high school student coming to terms with his sexuality.[7] In 2018, he appeared in the first part of the Arte miniseries Proud (French: Fiertés), created by Philippe Faucon.[3][8] In 2019, he starred in Laurent Micheli's Lola and Benjamin Parent's Un vrai bonhomme.[4][6] That same year, he also appeared in the Netflix supernatural series Mortel as a missing teenager called Reda, the older brother of Sofiane (Carl Malapa).[9][10][11]

In 2019, he joined the cast of the second series of the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education in a recurring role.[12] On the show, which marks his English-speaking debut, he portrays Rahim Harrack, a French exchange student who becomes a love interest of Eric Effiong (Ncuti Gatwa).[1][10] He also returned for the show's third series.[13][10] In August 2020, he starred in the music video for the single "Coup de Blues/Soleil" by Bigflo & Oli.[14]

In 2019, he was cast in Leyla Bouzid's romantic drama film A Tale of Love and Desire as Ahmad Ouannas, a young French man of Algerian origin, who experiences a sexual awakening after meeting a Tunisian woman (Zbeida Belhajamor).[15] The film premiered in the International Critics' Week section of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[16] For this role, Outalbali was nominated for Most Promising Actor at the 27th Lumières Awards[17] and Most Promising Actor at the 47th César Awards.[18][19]

In April 2022, he served as a member of the jury at the 5th Canneseries festival in Cannes.[20][21] He appeared in Cédric Jimenez's 2022 film Novembre.[22][11]

Personal life

As of 2020, Outalbali resides in Paris.[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Les Tuche Jean-Wa [4]
2019 Lola Samir [4]
Un vrai bonhomme Sonnie [4]
2021 A Tale of Love and Desire Ahmed Ouannas [15]
2022 Novembre Kader [22]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Il faut sauver Saïd Television film [4]
2012 Vive la colo ! Sami [8]
2016–2019 Grown Ups Ilyes [6]
2018 Proud Sélim Miniseries [8]
Torn Sofiane Television film [8]
2019–2021 Mortel Reda Kada 9 episodes [9]
2020–2021 Sex Education Rahim Harrack Recurring role; 15 episodes [1]

Music videos
Year Title Artist(s) Ref.
2020 "Coup de Blues/Soleil" Bigflo & Oli featuring Bon Entendeur [14]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival Valois for Best Actor A Tale of Love and Desire Won [23]
2022 Lumières Awards Most Promising Actor A Tale of Love and Desire Nominated [17]
César Awards Most Promising Actor A Tale of Love and Desire Nominated [18]

References
  1. Clarke, Emma (18 January 2020). "Who is the new 'French guy' in Sex Education? Meet the actor who plays Eric's boyfriend Rahim". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. Jean, Thomas (30 August 2021). "Sami Outalbali, le BG Frenchy de Sex Education". Elle (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. "La nouvelle vague du cinéma français". GQ (in French). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. Mingot, Jérémy (17 January 2020). "Sex Education (Netflix) : qui est Sami Outalbali, l'acteur français au casting de la saison 2 de la série ?". Télé-Loisirs (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. "De " Sex Education " au grand écran, le fabuleux parcours de Sami Outalbali". Vanity Fair (in French). 17 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. Jamet, Constance (17 January 2020). "Qui est Sami Outalbali, la recrue Frenchie de Sex Education ?". TV Magazine (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. Fontana, Céline (12 October 2017). "Les Grands font une entrée explosive au lycée". TV Magazine (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. Bhagchandani, Umesh (8 February 2020). "Meet LGBTQ+ icon Sami Outalbali, the French Netflix star of Sex Education who is everyone's next obsession". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. Romero, Ariana (21 November 2019). "What The Heck Is Mortel, Netflix's Spooky-Sexy French Teen Show?". Refinery29. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  10. Patton, Rebecca (17 January 2020). "Eric's New Love Interest On 'Sex Education' Is Way Too Cool For School". Bustle. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  11. Robinson, Abby (28 October 2021). "Sex Education season 4 on Netflix – where to watch the cast while you wait". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  12. Edwards, Chris (18 November 2019). "Sex Education season 2 reveals first look at Netflix show's new characters". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  13. O'Donnell, Patrick (7 September 2021). "'Sex Education' season three: everything we know so far". NME. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  14. Pierret, Benjamin (6 August 2020). "Bigflo et Oli convient un acteur de "Sex Education" dans le clip de "Coup de Blues/Soleil"". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  15. Lemercier, Fabien (20 September 2019). "Leyla Bouzid is about to start filming A Story of Love and Desire". Cineuropa. Translated by Elena Lazic. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  16. Lemercier, Fabien (15 July 2021). "Cannes 2021 Critics' Week: Review: A Tale of Love and Desire". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  17. Goodfellow, Melanie (18 January 2022). "'Happening', 'Annette', 'The Worst Person In The World' triumph at Lumières". Screendaily. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  18. Garrigues, Manon (26 February 2022). "The winners of the 47th César ceremony". Vogue. Translated by Anissa Agrama. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  19. Lopez, Emilie (24 February 2022). "Nommé au César 2022 du meilleur espoir masculin, Sami Outalbali a joué dans une célèbre série Netflix, découvrez laquelle !". Télé-Loisirs (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  20. Guerrin, Stéphanie (5 April 2022). ""Sex Education" : Chinenye Ezeudu et Sami Outalbali se retrouvent à Cannes avant la saison 4". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  21. Goldbart, Max (28 March 2022). "'Call My Agent!' Creator Fanny Herrero Unveiled As Canneseries 2022 Jury President". Deadline. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  22. Sanchez, Jean-Christophe (6 April 2022). "Sami Outalbali : " On m'appelle souvent Rahim dans la rue "". Radio Monaco (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  23. Desroches, Thomas; Baronnet, Brigitte (29 August 2021). "Festival Angoulême 2021 : Une histoire d'amour et de désir et La vraie famille au palmarès". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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