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ancestry. At the age of 3, he appeared in a

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Career

Outalbali first appeared on screen in the

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television film '' Il faut sauver Saïd'' in 2006. In 2011, he played a minor role in the comedy film ''

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''. He had his breakout role in the

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teen drama series ' (; 2016–2019), created by , in which he portrays Ilyes, a gay high school student coming to terms with his sexuality. In 2018, he appeared in the first part of the

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miniseries ' (), created by

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. In 2019, he starred in

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's ''

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'' and Benjamin Parent's '. That same year, he also appeared in the

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supernatural series '' Mortel'' as a missing teenager called Reda, the older brother of Sofiane (Carl Malapa). In 2019, he joined the cast of the second series of the Netflix comedy-drama ''

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'' in a recurring role. 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 (

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). He also returned for the show's third series. In August 2020, he starred in the music video for the single "Coup de Blues/Soleil" by

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. In 2019, he was cast in

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's romantic drama film ''

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'' as Ahmad Ouannas, a young French man of Algerian origin, who experiences a sexual awakening after meeting a Tunisian woman (). The film premiered in the

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section of the

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. For this role, Outalbali was nominated for Best Male Revelation at the

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and Most Promising Actor at the

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. In April 2022, he served as a member of the jury at the 5th

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. He appeared in

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's 2022 film ''

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Personal life

As of 2020, Outalbali resides in

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Outalbali, Sami 1999 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors 21st-century French male actors