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Fabien Ara

Fabien Ara

Actor · Born May 9, 1987 (39) · Aix en Provence, France

Fabien Ara is a French actor, born May 9, 1987, in Aix en Provence. He made his television debut with the short film "Coloc-Scopie", by Sébastien Douaud, for the ARTE program "To be 20 years old in 2008", before being discovered by Laurent Bouhnik for the role of Alex in his long feature film "Desire". Fabien continued his work for television with the comedic role of JB, a student, in the TV show "Friend Zone", directed by Stephan Kopecky, where he played next to Baptiste Lecaplain, and Audrey Giacomini. In 2010, Fabien appeared in the film "Borderline", by Alexandre Coffre with Francois Damiens and Pascale Arbillot. Then in 2011, Fabien was Fukushiman in the TV show "Fukushiman", directed by Rémy Dish for Canal+. He also played the role of Jim Morrison in the short film "Mr.Mojo" by Fred Vallet, as well as the role of Teddy in the medium-length film "Le Jardin des Eden" by Sébastien Ors, starring Robin Renucci. In 2012, he played Gilles Lelouche's brother-in-law in Valerie Lemercier's "100% Cachemire". In addition, he was also performing in theaters and received an award for best Actor in a leading role at the Bougival Theater Festival for the character of Alan Strang in "Equus" written by Peter Shaffer with the company "Grains de Scènes". In 2013, Fabien was one of the lead roles in Benoit Danguin's "Le Complexe du Homard" where he played Yoda, a disabled young man. That same year, he also joined the cast of "Super Z" by Julien de Volte and Arnaud Tabarly, with the lead role of Yvon. In 2014, Fabien was the lead role in the Philippian feature film "4.08" directed by Pedring Lopez. In 2015 and 2016, he played in the German long featured film "Liebmann", directed by Jules Hermann, selected for the 2016 Berlinale. "Liebmann" was also one of the finalists for the "2016 Teddy Awards" in the category "Best Feature Film". The film has also been nominated at the "European Flim Award" for the European Discovery of the year. He played as well in the French-Chinese short film "French Touch" directed by Xiaoxing Cheng. With this performance, he earned two awards for "Best Actor" : one at the "2015 Chelsea Film Festival" in New York and the other, at the "2015 Paris Courts Devant Festival". Then, he played the role of Julien in the first long feature of Harry Roselmack and had the main role in the first long featured film of Julien Botzanowski. He also played the role of Paul in season 4 of the TV show "Working Girls" and portrayed the role of Simon in the feature film "Tourmentée" d'Elisabeth Tcha. More recently, he was Dion in "Is This Now", an English production. In 2017, Fabien directed his first short film "Clac", as the laureate of the "Nouveaux Cinemas" competition. He also played the role of Frederic Joncquart in "Les Tuche 3".

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 9, 1987 (39)
From
Aix en Provence, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 21 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 28Up 18% in 30 days

What are Fabien Ara's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
60%
Bonds
23%
Society
12%
Survival
5%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 0

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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

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

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Dread
1
Warm
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Fabien Ara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fabien Ara'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

21 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Super Z(2021)

    as Yvon

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • The French Boys 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Les Inshortables, Vol. 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Spoiled Brats(2021)

    as Denis, LSF Deputy Mayor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Les Blagues de Toto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Cadre 1

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

    Actor

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

    Director · Writer

  • Clac! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • Tranches de Vi(2018)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Magic Tuche(2018)

    as Fredéric Joncquart, journaliste direct Élysée

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Is This Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Dion

  • Liebmann(2016)

    as Sébastian

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • French Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Florent

  • The Ultimate Accessory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Fiancé de Cannelle

  • Strictement platonique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 26 episodes · as JB Sandoval

  • Our dear neighbors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 78 episodes · as Delivery Guy

  • Desire(2011)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Borderline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ronan

  • H5N1: The Day of the Pandemic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Stéphane

  • Le jeune Sofiane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 2009 to 2022; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Spoiled Brats (2021)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Spoiled Brats (2021)

Midcredits 40th

Most popular right now

Desire (2011)

Film career

20092022

Peak 2011 · 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.

  • 2011Screen debut· Borderline

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 21: 16 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thDirecting5 of 21: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 21: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s13 · 11 acting · 2 crew2020s6 · 4 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Fabien Ara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Super Z (2021)

90th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spoiled Brats (2021)

Midcredits 40th · 41% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 43. 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 Fabien Ara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fabien Ara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-François Gallotte shares the most, 2.

Actors

Mixed roles