Nick Ralph Amoussou (born 3 May 1989) is a French actor. He is known for his roles such as Séby on the Netflix series Marianne (2019), Samuel Becker on the OCS series Missions (2019–2021), Paul on the Netflix series Transatlantic (2023), and the musketeer Hannibal in the film The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023). For his performance in the 2008 film With a Little Help from Myself, he was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor.
Early life Amoussou was born in Paris and raised in Benin and Nigeria until he was twelve years old. His mother named him after American civil rights activist Ralph Abernathy and American writer Ralph Ellison. His maternal grandmother is an Ethiopian Jew, and his maternal grandfather is from the former Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin.
Amoussou started acting as a teenager and landed his first role at fifteen. He trained at the Susan Batson Studio in New York.
Amoussou grew up bilingual, speaking French and English.
Career His performance in the 2008 film With a Little Help from Myself earned him a nomination for Most Promising Actor at the 34th César Awards.
In 2016 he appeared in the short Victorine starring alongside Claudia Tagbo. The film, directed by Garance Meillon and writted by Christophe Martinolli, was initially broadcast on TV5Monde.
In 2019, he played Séby on the Netflix horror series Marianne.
Between 2019 and 2021, he played the astronaut Samuel Becker in the French science-fiction television series Missions, broadcast by OCS.
In 2023, he starred as hotel concierge Paul Kandjo on the Netflix series Transatlantic, and had a supporting role in the French television series Split, directed by . Amoussou also appeared in a re-telling of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel The Three Musketeers; the French film The Three Musketeers: Milady, where he played Hannibal, based on the true story of Louis Aniaba, the prince of Assinie and the first Black musketeer.
Filmography Feature films +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 2006 Les enfants du pays Bha 2008 With a Little Help from Myself Victor 2009 Omar Omar Short film 2010 Black Venus Harry 2011 15 Lads () L'ours L'Attaque Mouss Short film Hasaki Ya Suda Daigo Short film Les Tuche Georges Diouf Early One Morning Youssef Les Mythos Moussa Will Serge2012 Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood Etienne In a Rush Louis Un beau matin Prince Oscar Short film Victorine Oscar Short film Goodbye Morocco Gabriel2013 Intercourses Short film In Seventh Heaven Jean-Jacques Short film The Dream Kids El Malah Under the Starry Sky Tyler / Thierno2016 Les Tuche 2: The American Dream Georges Diouf La fine équipe Gaëtan / Marlon2017 Chateau Julius Par instinct Tony2018 Les Tuche 3 Georges Diouf The Terrible Tale of Henrietta Tate London Pink Short film2021 Hajimé Cyril Short film Les Tuche 4 Diouf L'Enfant et la Nuit Man Short film2023 Le prix du passage Asim The Three Musketeers: Milady Hannibal
Television +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes2007 L'embrasement Bouna TV film La commune Housmane Daoud TV Series; 2 episodes 2007–2008 Merci, les enfants vont bien! Mao TV Series; 3 episodes 2008 P.J. TV Series; 1 episode 2012 Toussaint Louverture Young Isaac Miniseries; 2 episodes 2013 Death in the Shadow of State Jackson Odhiambo TV film 2014 Détectives Pacôme Traoré TV Series; 1 episode 2017 Man Like Mobeen Stephan TV Series; 1 episode 2019 Marianne Séby TV Series; 8 episodes 2019–2021 Missions Samuel Becker TV Series; 12 episodes 2020 Capitaine Marleau Théodore Sempé TV Series; 1 episode 2023 Transatlantic Paul TV Series; 7 episodes 2023 Split Natan TV Series
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2009 César Awards Best Supporting Actor With a Little Help from Myself
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