Soufiane Guerrab is a French actor best known to international audiences for his role as police detective Youssef Guédira in the Netflix crime thriller series Lupin.
Early life Born to a Moroccan father and a mother of Italian and German descent, Guerrab grew up in Rosny-sous-Bois, in the eastern suburbs of Paris. Before getting into acting at the age of 18, he composed music.
Career Guerrab received his first major role in the series Les Beaux Mecs, 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. In 2018, Guerrab created the Tapis Bleu film festival, based in Rosny-sous-Bois and sponsored by poet and filmmaker Grand Corps Malade.
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.
He played a major role in the 2022 TF1 TV series Visions, which premiered at Canneseries that year. The show, directed by Akim Isker, also stars Louane Emera, Jean-Hugues Anglade, and Julien Boisselier.
Filmography
Film + Year Title Role Notes2006GirlfriendsAlexandre2009Tellement prochesFranckyDistrict 13: UltimatumGuy at the supermarket2012PauletteZak2015The Night WatchmanZiadThe Measure of a ManArrested young manDheepanGuardAll Three of UsElyess2016Two Birds, One StoneMarcel / Mars2017PatientsFaridBurn OutMan at motorway rest stop2019School Life
Television + Year Title Role Notes2011Les Beaux MecsKenz8 episodes2013The TunnelYacine Cherfi2 episodes2014Julie Lescaut1 episode2016BraquoMajid Aquati3 episodes2018Call My Agent!Sami Abadi, server1 episode2019SpiralKader3 episodes2022VisionsRomain Sauvant6 episodes2021–presentLupinYoussef Guedira17 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Award Work Result2017Cabourg Film FestivalRendez-vous AwardPatients
References
External links
Tapis Bleu film festival on rosnysousbois.fr