Sofiane Zermani
Actor · Born July 21, 1986 (40) · Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Sofiane Zermani (born 21 July 1986) is a French rapper of Algerian descent. He's also known as Fianso (verlan of his first name). Born in Saint-Denis, Paris Region, in the northern suburbs of Paris, he lived in the nearby Stains until age 13 when he moved to Le Blanc-Mesnil. In 2011, he released independently the album Blacklist followed by Blacklist II in 2013. In 2016, he launched a series of videos titled #JeSuisPasséChezSo inviting other less-known rappers to take part. In November 2016, he was signed to Capitol Records, an affiliate of Universal Music France. In January 2017, he released "Ma cité a craqué" featuring Bakyl. The album #JeSuisPasséChezSo, same title as the earlier series has peaked at #2 on SNEP, the French Albums Chart. The album is certified Platinum in May 2017 for selling over 100,000 copies internationally. In May 2017 Sofiane released the album Bandit saleté ("Filth bandit"), which again was certified platinum. For the music video for the song "Toka" from the album, Sofiane and around 10 of his crew stood in the middle of the A3 autoroute, blocking cars, while Sofiane rapped the song in front of cameras. The filming was done without a permit. In February 2018 he was fined €1,500 and given a suspended sentence of four months in jail for obstructing traffic. At the sentencing, Sofiane apologized for his actions, and said that the decision to film there had come to him in a moment of "bad inspiration". Source: Article "Sofiane (rapper)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 21, 1986 (40)
- Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
- Actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Sofiane Zermani's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Lyes Bouaouni in Off Season (2022)
- Allyas Avi in Hunting with Tigers (2024)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Sofiane Zermani's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Sofiane Zermani'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
20 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Chronicles from the Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
No One Will Know(2025)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Rules of Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Queen Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Hunting with Tigers(2024)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Barbès, little Algérie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Wages of Fear(2024)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Spirit of Ecstasy(2023)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
After the Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Cellule de rimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
No Limit(2022)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Off Season(2022)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Algiers Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Bad Seeds(2018)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Close Enemies(2018)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Karma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Comme des bêtes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Stunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 2013 to 2026; peak year 2025.
Biggest box office
Close Enemies (2018)
Highest rated
Close Enemies (2018)
Most popular right now
The Wages of Fear (2024)
Film career
Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. 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.
- 2018Screen debut· Close Enemies
- 2024First top-billed film· Hunting with Tigers
- 2024Best so far· Hunting with Tigers
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 Sofiane Zermani's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 5 are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 31. 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 Sofiane Zermani work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sofiane Zermani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Astrid Whettnall shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Astrid WhettnallShared titles: The Wages of Fear (2024), Close Enemies (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Astrid Whettnall
Producers
- Bastien SirodotShared titles: Hunting with Tigers (2024), The Wages of Fear (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Bastien Sirodot
- Julien MadonShared titles: Hunting with Tigers (2024), The Wages of Fear (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Julien Madon
- Juliette MatrigeShared titles: Hunting with Tigers (2024), The Wages of Fear (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Juliette Matrige
- Nora ChabertShared titles: Hunting with Tigers (2024), The Wages of Fear (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Nora Chabert