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Youssef Kerkour

Youssef Kerkour

Actor · Born June 9, 1978 (48) · Rabat, Morocco

BAFTA Award nominee

Youssef Kerkour is a Moroccan-British actor. He is best known for portraying Syrian refugee Sami in the comedy-drama series Home, a role for which he was nominated at the 2020 British Academy Television Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Youssef Kerkour, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 9, 1978 (48)
From
Rabat, Morocco
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 8% in 30 days

What are Youssef Kerkour's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
33%
Self
22%
Bonds
17%
Morality
17%
Ideas
10%
Mental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
3
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Youssef Kerkour's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Youssef Kerkour's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Rain Catcher(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Steely Pate

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Steve(2025)

    as Owen

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Donkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Uncle

  • The Actor(2025)

    as Black Jack / Ed / Defense Attorney / Dock Worker

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Lockerbie: A Search for Truth(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Nabil Nagameldin

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Disclaimer(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Perkins

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • We Might Regret This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Baker

  • Napoleon(2023)

    as Marshal Davout

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Matar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jameel

  • Significant Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sam

  • A Bit of Light(2022)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Stay Close(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Fester

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Pirates(2021)

    as Uncle Ibbs

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • House of Gucci(2021)

    as Nemir Kirdar

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Murder, They Hope(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Dracula(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Olgaren

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Emlyn

  • Criminal: UK(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Jay Muthassim

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Sand and Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Hamsbury Book Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as George

  • Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sami

  • Close(2019)

    as Mr. Kabila

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Sex Education(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Nightflyers(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hartley Suczek

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Another Day of Life(2018)

    as Farrusco (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Man Like Mobeen(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Magalodon

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Lost in London(2017)

    as Winston

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • RSC Live: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Eglamour, Sir

  • RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Earl of Westmoreland

  • RSC Live: Richard II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lord Willoughby

  • Side by Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dark Knight

  • Redemption(2013)

    as Bouzanis

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Idle-Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Achilles

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Redemption (2013)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Another Day of Life (2018)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Redemption (2013)

Film career

20102026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 34: 34 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

2010s17 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2020, Male Performance in a Comedy Programme.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Youssef Kerkour's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Rain Catcher (2026)

86th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Another Day of Life (2018)

Midcredits 90th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Youssef Kerkour work with?

People who share at least 2 of Youssef Kerkour's MovieCove titles; Jim Reeve shares the most, 2.