A face far from unknown. On October 18, 2024, subscribers Prime Videofans of Loft Storywere able to immerse themselves in the flagship program of the 2000s formerly broadcast on M6. In fact, the series Worship is an adaptation of the show presented by Benjamin Castaldi at the time. For the occasion, the production called on a five-star cast including Sami Outalbali.
If you usually watch series and films on Netflix, Paramountand other streaming platforms, his name and face are not unknown to you. Given that the 25-year-old actor already has a rich filmography. By appearing in particular in Sex Education a few years ago.
Sami Outalbali, from “Sex Education” to “November”
In the series Netflix in which Asa Butterfield, Emma Mackey, Connor Swindells, and even Sami Outalbali take part, the latter plays the character of Rahim. A French student who arrived at Moordale high school who will fall in love with Eric, played by actor Ncuti Gatwa. However, their story will never be born, Eric preferring Adam, played by Connor Swindells.
A few years after his appearance in Sex Education, the 25-year-old actor played alongside Jean Dujardin, Sandrine Kiberlain, and Anaïs Demoustier in Novemberthe film by Cédric Jimenez which looks back on the attacks of November 13, 2015 at the Bataclan.
Key character from “Cult”
But more recently, it's in the series Worship that his fans can find him. In the series adapting the story of Loft Storythe young actor plays Karim, one of the key characters of the project.
Casting manager, he subsequently became “Story Editor”, a profession, brand new at the time, consisting of watching for 8 hours straight what was happening in Loft Story. Don't forget to take notes on important events in the rushes for the next day's newspaper.
“Karim represents a bit of the first “victims” of these reality TV formats. He watches something constantly and begins to identify himself, to become attached to characters, to people… He begins to lose the barrier between this false fiction and true reality”indicated Sami Outalbali to our colleagues at Tele-Leisure about his character.
