Ben Youcef

Ben Youcef

actor, additional crew, sound department

Ben Youcef was born on Feb 19, 1979 in Algeria. Ben Youcef's big-screen debut came with Homeland Security directed by Daniel Sackheim in 2004, strarring Yusef Adel. Ben Youcef is known for John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum directed by Chad Stahelski, Keanu Reeves stars as John Wick and Halle Berry as Sofia. Ben Youcef has got 4 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Ben Youcef achieved is International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, London. The upcoming new movie Ben Youcef plays is Without Remorse which will be released on Apr 30, 2021.

Discovered by Steven Spielberg in Munich, this theater trained actor studied in London before working as a top model in NYC for leading designers and advertisers. After moving to LA he played Guest Leads on Law & Order, CSINY, NCIS:LA and Chicago P.D. He co-starred in From The Rough opposite Taraji Henson and the late Michael Clark Duncan. Starred in The Algerian based on a story he wrote and he won best actor for at the Downtown LA & London International Film Festivals. The son of a diplomat Ben speaks fluent Arabic & is the lead Arabic voice for Call To Duty, Medal Of Honor and X-men: Apocalypse. He is considered the go-to consultant & voice-over expert for all five Arabic dialects in both major film and television productions.After deep and meaningful discussions with Steven Spielberg Ben volunteered to be an active member with a non-profit Inter-Faith group of Jews/Christians/Muslims in LA. and an online video of his Call to Prayer has gone viral worldwide with over 20 million views on YouTube & NPR followed with a segment on him contrasting his Interfaith life with his life as a Hollywood actor. As a result Oscar winning composer Philip Glass asked Ben to join him at The Hollywood Bowl in front of 18,000 to perform the Call to Prayer in "Powaqqatsi." The Los Angeles Times review called his performance "uniquely moving and important." After being interviewed on Swedish television the International Press praised Ben for his ability to "captivate people with his extraordinary charisma and talent."Most recently Ben has collaborated with James Franco on several interesting independent films while continuing to work on his craft with the Tony Award winner actor Paul Sand.

  • Birthday

    Feb 19, 1979
  • Place of Birth

    Algiers, Algeria

Known For

Awards

4 wins & 1 nominations

International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, London
2015
Best Actor in Leading Role
Winner - Festival Award
The Algerian (2014)
London Festival International
2015
Best Actor
Winner - Festival Award
The Algerian (2014)
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