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Walid Benmbarek

Walid Benmbarek

Actor · Born January 25, 1980 (46)

Walid has been acting for quite some time. In the beginning of his career he mainly got casted in supporting roles, until 2006 when he became one of the lead characters in a well known, Dutch dramaserie. After portraying this character for 2 years, Walid decided to move on to the big screen, where he portrayed leading roles in the short film 'Mo' (2010) and the feature films 'De Infiltrant' (2014) and 'Broeders' (2017). In 2018 Walid was nominated as Best Actor for his role in 'Broeders' and got great reviews for portraying one of the leads Adil in the Dutch crime series 'Mocro Maffia', which is renewed for a second season. In 2019 Walid can be seen in the very successful Dutch television series 'De Luizenmoeder' and the highly anticipated 'Keizersvrouwen.'

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 25, 1980 (46)
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 30 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 45% in 30 days

What are Walid Benmbarek's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
25%
Morality
13%
Survival
12%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
1
Cathartic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Walid Benmbarek's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Walid Benmbarek'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

30 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Elixer(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · as Hamza Toumi

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Shab Rwina 2.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Thanks · as The King

  • Alles is nog steeds zoals het zou moeten zijn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Reza

  • The Life Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · as Self - Host

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

    Show 7 episodes · as Kasim El Ghazi

  • The Takeover(2022)

    as Idriss

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • El Houb - The Love(2022)

    as Mo

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Sputum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bewaker

  • Strijder(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Moroccan Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Samir

  • Rebels @School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Amir

  • Last Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Oussama

  • Nieuw Zeer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Black Widow(2019)

    as Tarik Demir

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Masked Singer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Koala

  • Mocro Maffia(2018)

    Show 38 episodes · as Adil 'K.O.' El Haddaoui

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mourad

  • De Luizenmoeder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · as Amir

  • The Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Abdel

  • Stricken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Ramon

  • Ik hou van Holland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Team Richard

  • Hitte/Harara(2008)

    as Rachid

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Dennis P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Portier Sexclub

  • Crusade in Jeans(2006)

    as Guard Driss

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • XTC Just Don't Do It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Paramedic

  • Paid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Killer

  • Shouf Shouf! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Tarek

  • Sprint! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    as Khalid

  • Loverboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Aziz

Career shape

Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles from 2003 to 2025; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Strijder (2022)

$186K worldwide

Highest rated

Mocro Maffia (2018)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

20032025

Peak 2022 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 2009Screen debut· Stricken

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 29: 27 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew2 of 29: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s10 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s13 · 12 acting · 2 crew

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.

How do Walid Benmbarek's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 3 are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Mocro Maffia (2018)

Midcredits 95th · 93% liked

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 Walid Benmbarek work with?

People who share at least 2 of Walid Benmbarek's MovieCove titles; Nasrdin Dchar shares the most, 2.