Sami Bouajila
Biography
Sami Bouajila is a French actor of Tunisian origin. He was born in Grenoble, France, on May 12, 1966, and grew up in Échirolles, a suburb south of Grenoble. His grandfather was a Berber born in Tripoli, Libya, who immigrated to Tunisia, and his father immigrated to France in 1956. Bouajila studied theater. In his professional career, he is known for acting, with sixty-nine known credits.
Career overview
Sami Bouajila is a French actor of Tunisian origin who was born on May 12, 1966, in Grenoble, France. Bouajila's grandfather was a Berber born in Tripoli, Libya, who immigrated to Tunisia, and his father subsequently decided to immigrate to France in 1956. Bouajila was born and grew up in Échirolles, which is a suburb located south of Grenoble, and he studied theater.
Active in the entertainment industry with known credits numbering 69, Bouajila has established his career primarily in the field of acting. As a recognized figure in film and television, his background encompasses both French nationality and his Tunisian heritage, reflecting a personal history rooted in his family's migration from Libya to Tunisia and eventually to France.
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- Desert Warrior (2026) as Hani
- A Prophet (2026) as Massoud Djebbari
- Vultures (2025) as Samuel
- The Original+ (2025) as Self - Guest
- The Crow (2024) as Kronos
- The Chase (2024) as Malik
- Beau geste (2023) as Self
- Black Butterflies (2022) as Carrel
- Our Ties (2022) as Moussa
- Ganglands (2021) as Mehdi
- Germinal (2021) as Victor Deneulin
- Red Soil (2021) as Slimane Hamadi
- Earth and Blood (2020) as Saïd
- A Son (2020) as Fares Ben Youssef
- Paradise Beach (2019) as Mehdi
- The Bouncer (2018) as Hakim Zeroual
- Through the Fire (2018) as Dr. Almeida
- Souviens-toi (2018) as Benoît Belgarde
- The Blessed (2017) as Samir
- Don't Leave Me! (2016) as Medhi
- Scribe (2016) as Labarthe
- The Crew (2016) as Yanis
- Good Luck Sam (2016) as Sam
- A Stormy Summer Night (2015) as Nabil
- Divin enfant (2014) as Jean
- My Son's Murderer Will Die Tonight (2014) as Antoine Harfouche
- Patchwork Family (2014) as Christian Fellous
- Signature (2011) as Toman
- Omar Killed Me (2011) as Omar Raddad
- Carré Blanc (2011) as Philippe
- The Whistler (2010) as Karim Chaouche
- Beautiful Lies (2010) as Jean
- Outside the Law (2010) as Abdelkader
- Bitter Victory (2009) as Yacine Guesmila
- London River (2009) as Imam
- Ultimate Heist (2009) as L'inspecteur Saunier
- Masked Mobsters (2007) as Casa
- The Witnesses (2007) as Mehdi
- 24 Bars (2007) as Chris
- Days of Glory (2006) as Abdelkader
- The Stone Council (2006) as Lucas
- Zaina: Rider of the Atlas (2005) as Mustapha
- Avant l'oubli (2005) as Ali Redjala
- The Legend of Princess Parva (2003) as Agni (voice)
- No Big Deal (2003) as Charlie
- Playing 'In the Company of Men' (2003) as Léonard
- Summer Things (2002) as Kevin
- Life Kills Me (2002) as Paul Smaïl
- The Nest (2002) as Selim
- Poetical Refugee (2001) as Jallel
- Replay (2001) as Nicolas
- Change My Life (2001) as Fidel
- Adventures of Félix (2000) as Félix
- Pretend I'm Not Here (2000) as Tom
- Inséparables (1999) as Boris
- Our Happy Lives (1999) as Ali
- The Siege (1998) as Samir Nazhde
- Nés quelques part (1998) as Driss Bourafia
- Une voix en or (1998)
- Le Déménagement (1997) as Jean
- Artemisia (1997) as Assistente di Tassi
- Anna Oz (1996) as Marc
- Bye-Bye (1995) as Ismael
- The Silences of the Palace (1994) as Lofti
- Love Affairs Usually End Badly (1993) as Slim Touati
- The Hour of the Pig (1993) as Mahmoud
- La thune (1991) as Kamel
- La Décision
- Trompe la mort as Bibir