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Assaad Bouab

Assaad Bouab

Actor · Born July 31, 1980 (46) · Aurillac, Cantal, France

Assaad Bouab is a French-Moroccan actor whose first co-starring role is Whatever Lola Wants, directed by Nabil Ayouch and co-starring Laura Ramsey as Lola. The film premiered 11 December 2007 at the Dubai International Film Festival. Bouab attended Cours Florent from 1999 to 2002, and graduated from CNSAD in Paris in 2006. He has had a regular role in the popular French television series Call My Agent!.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 31, 1980 (46)
From
Aurillac, Cantal, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 33 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Assaad Bouab's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
18%
Power
16%
Self
15%
Society
14%
Survival
5%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 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 0 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · 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 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3

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 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
3
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

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 Assaad Bouab's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Assaad Bouab'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

33 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cliffhanger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Shadows of Beirut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Rami

  • Summer of 36(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Joseph Neuville

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Al Hayba: Ras Al Jabal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 30 episodes · as Layl

  • Saint-Pierre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Pascal Lalonde

  • Franklin(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Beaumarchais

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: Phaedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sofiane

  • Overdose(2022)

    as Richard Cross

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bad Sisters(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Pour te retrouver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Alexis Mercadal

  • The Pursuit of Love(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Fabrice de Sauveterre

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Le dernier jour du jeûne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The Bay of Silence(2020)

    as Pierre Laurent

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Messiah(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Qamar Maloof · as Qamar Maloof (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Moins qu'hier (plus que demain) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 15 episodes · Actor

  • Ali and Nino(2016)

    as Ilyas

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Rising Voices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kader

  • Call My Agent!(2015)

    Show 18 episodes · as Hicham Janowski

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Made in France(2015)

    as L'imam

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Queen of the Desert(2015)

    as Sheikh

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Peaky Blinders(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Henri

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Waleed

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Outside the Law(2010)

    as Ali

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fashion Victim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Flocon

  • Kandisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as The Cabalist

  • Whatever Lola Wants(2007)

    as Zack

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Days of Glory(2006)

    as Larbi

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Zaina: Rider of the Atlas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kadour

  • Marock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mao

  • 17 fois Cécile Cassard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Waiter

  • Close to Leo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • God Will Know His Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Maternité (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles, 30 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Days of Glory (2006)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Call My Agent! (2015)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

20022026

Peak 2022 · 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
Acting33 of 33: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

2000s8 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 9 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.

How do Assaad Bouab's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Whatever Lola Wants (2007)

55th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Call My Agent! (2015)

Midcredits 96th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 44. 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.

Is Assaad Bouab's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Assaad Bouab work with?

People who share at least 2 of Assaad Bouab's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rachid Bouchareb shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers