Aboubakr Bensaihi

Belgian actor of Moroccan descent

Hip Hop
Rhythm and blues

Instrument(s)VocalsYears active2015–present

Musical artist

Aboubakr Bensaihi (born 1996), is a Belgian actor and singer of Moroccan descent.^[1] He is best known for starring as Marwan in the critically acclaimed 2015 film Black.^[2]

Early life

He was born in 1996 in and raised in Molenbeek. He completed Dutch-language education at the Imelda Institute.^[3]

Career

In 2014, Bensaihi was selected for the film Black by the directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Then, he played the lead male character 'Marwan' in the film Black. The film gained positive acclaim and screened at several international film festivals. He was later nominated at the Ensor Best Debut Award at Ostend Film Festival in 2016 and the Best Actor Award at Magritte Awards in 2017. With the success of the film, he joined the soap opera Thuis as 'Junes Bakkal' in 2017. In 2018, he joined the television serial Daidj.^[3]

Apart from acting, Bensaihi is also a singer and rapper. He himself sang the song Do You Hear Me for the soundtrack of Black. He also wrote the songs under the stage name 'Bakr'. His debut single was Sac à dos which was followed by successful single Elle a. Then he released the song Tomber dans ton love. In 2016, Bensaihi became one of the 10 laureates of Molenbekenaar of the year.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Genre	Ref.
2015	Black	Marwan	Film
2016	The Dinner	Aboubakr	Short film
2018	eLegal	Yassine Mejri	TV series
2018	Thuis	Junes Bakkal	TV series
2018	The Crimson Rivers	Rachid	TV series
2019	Binti	Farid	Film	^[5]
2019	Women of the Night	Rachid	TV series
2022	Rebel	Kamal Wasaki	Film
2023	Mocro Maffia	Idris	TV series

References

^ "Black". lwlies. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ "Meet the breakout star of belgian cinema's edgiest new film, 'black'". i-d.vice. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Aboubakr Bensaihi". lavenir. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ "Aboubakr Bensaihi Molenbeekaar of the year: 'My neighborhood remains my neighborhood'". bruzz. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ "Aboubakr Bensaihi: Selected filmography". cineuropa. Retrieved 1 November 2020.