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Issam Messaoudi

Issam Messaoudi

About me

Issam is a Belgian-Moroccan-Spanish actor, born and raised in Brussels, based between Brussels and Dubai.

He works on camera in English, his acting language of choice, and in French. He also plays in Arabic and Spanish, and voices in English, French and Arabic. He reads Mediterranean, North African, Middle Eastern and Southern European, and is cast across that range.

Screen credits include Rough Diamonds (Netflix), Trentenaires and Maybe It's Me.

He has filmed on location in more than ninety countries and has lived in eight. He is at ease on long shoots, in remote locations, with small crews, in several languages, and with directors who move fast.

Information

Acting age
25-38 years
Year of birth
1989 (36 years)
Place of birth
Brussels, Belgium
Height (cm)
187
Eye color
black
Hair color
dark brown
Hair length
Short
Ethnicity and heritage
Hispanic, Latino/a/e or Latinex, Middle Eastern or North African, White or Caucasian, Moroccan
Stature
normal
Place of residence
Paris (FR), Brussels (BE)
Housing options
Dubai (AE), Tokyo (JP), Budapest (HU), Jeddah (SA), Doha (QA), Genf (CH)
Nationality
Spanish, Belgian, Moroccan
Languages
French(native)EnglishArabicSpanish
Dialects
Maghrebi Arabic(native dialect)
Accents
FrenchArabic
Main profession
Actor
Special skills
(cartoon) voice actingAudio bookModelStunt
Driver's licenses
A - Motorcycle, A1 - Small motorcycles (up to 125ccm), A2 - Motorcycle up to 35 kW, AM - Moped up to 45 km/h, B - Car
Other licenses
CMAS*, CMAS**, CMAS***

Credits

Film

2021
Rebel (Cinema film)
Moussa (SUP) Adil El Arbi, Bilall Falah Producer: 10.80 Production Casting Director: Celine Deweale

Television

2024
Mandala 778 (Series)
Ruslaan (LR) Shankar Srikumar Station: Sony liv Written by: Shankar Srikumar
2022
Ganglands (TV series)
policeman (OTH) Julien Leclercq Producer: Netflix Station: Netflix Casting Director: Sebastian Moradiellos Written by: Hamid Hlioua & Julien Leclercq
2022
Trentenaires (TV series)
Diego (LR) Joachim Weissman Producer: Warner Bros, Eyeworks Station: RTBF Casting Director: Christel Vanhemelrijck
2022
The French Mens (TV series)
Ryan (OTH) Fred Scotlande Producer: Disney Station: Disney + Casting Director: Brigitte De Witte
2021 – 2022
Diamonds (TV series)
Episode Featured Role Rotem Shamir and Cecilia Verheyden Producer: VRT, Netflix Station: Netflix, VRT Casting Director: Louis Pons Written by: Yuval Yefet & Rotem Shamir
2021
Baraki (TV series)
Antonio (SUP) Julien Vargas Producer: RTBF Station: RTBF, Netflix Casting Director: Michaël Bier Written by: Julien Vargas

Audio

2022
Elvis (Dubbing)
Ambiance (OTH) Baz Luhrmann Producer: Warner Bros. Distribution: Warner Bros Casting Director: Jean-Marc Pannetier
2021
West Side Story (Dubbing)
Big Deal (SUP) Steven Spielberg Producer: Disney Distribution: Disney Casting Director: Jean-Marc Pannetier

Commercial

2023
Qatar National Bank
Main along with David Beckham (LR)