The Most Famous
ACTORS from Morocco
Top 10
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Moroccan Actors of all time. This list of famous Moroccan Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Moroccan Actors.
1. Jean Reno (b. 1948)
With an HPI of 75.84, Jean Reno is the most famous Moroccan Actor. His biography has been translated into 72 different languages on wikipedia.
Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez (born 30 July 1948), known as Jean Reno (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʁeno]), is a Spanish-French actor. He has worked in American, French, English, Japanese, Spanish and Italian movie productions; Reno appeared in films such as: Crimson Rivers (2000), Godzilla (1998), The Da Vinci Code (2006), Mission: Impossible (1996), Ronin (1998), Les Visiteurs (1993), Wasabi (2001), The Big Blue (1988), Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014), La Femme Nikita (1990), and Léon: The Professional (1994).
2. Nathalie Delon (1941 - 2021)
With an HPI of 66.62, Nathalie Delon is the 2nd most famous Moroccan Actor. Her biography has been translated into 28 different languages.
Nathalie Delon (born Francine Canovas, also known as Nathalie Barthélémy; 1 August 1941 – 21 January 2021) was a French actress, model, film director and writer. In the 1960s, Nathalie was regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world and in the 1970s, she was considered a French sex symbol. She is well known for her first acting role, appearing opposite her husband, actor Alain Delon, in the neo-noir film Le Samouraï directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (1967). She appeared in 30 films and directed two others. Nathalie was also credited as the muse of the Rolling Stones.
3. Michel Galabru (1922 - 2016)
With an HPI of 62.90, Michel Galabru is the 3rd most famous Moroccan Actor. His biography has been translated into 37 different languages.
Michel Louis Edmond Galabru (27 October 1922 – 4 January 2016) was a French actor.
4. Margarita Lozano (1931 - 2022)
With an HPI of 56.71, Margarita Lozano is the 4th most famous Moroccan Actor. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Margarita de las Flores Lozano Jiménez (14 February 1931 – 7 February 2022) was a Spanish actress known for her career in Italian films. She worked for Luis Buñuel in Viridiana, Sergio Leone in A Fistful of Dollars, Pier Paolo Pasolini in Pigsty, the Taviani brothers in The Night of the Shooting Stars, Kaos and Good Morning Babylon; Nanni Moretti in La messa è finita; and in Claude Berri's diptych Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources. She worked with the theater director Miguel Narros in Fedra, by Miguel de Unamuno (1957); Three Sisters, by Anton Chekhov (1960); Fröken Julie, by August Strindberg (1961); La camisa, by Lauro Olmo (1962); El caballero de Olmedo, by Lope de Vega and La dama duende, by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. She returned in 1988 with Miguel Narros in the plays Long Day's Journey into Night, by Eugene O'Neill, and La vita che ti diedi, by Luigi Pirandello. In 2007 she made her last appearance in the play La casa de Bernarda Alba, by Federico García Lorca, directed by Amelia Ochandiano.
5. Macha Méril (b. 1940)
With an HPI of 54.41, Macha Méril is the 5th most famous Moroccan Actor. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina (born 3 September 1940), known by her stage name Macha Méril (French pronunciation: [maʃa meʁil]), is a French actress and writer.
6. Michel Qissi (b. 1962)
With an HPI of 53.07, Michel Qissi is the 6th most famous Moroccan Actor. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Michel Qissi (Arabic: ميشيل قيسي; born Mohammed Qissi on 12 September 1962) is a Moroccan Belgian actor, filmmaker, and martial artist best known for his action films. Qissi is the co-founder of The World Cinema Combat Federation (WCCF), an organization he formed with Grand Master Beom Jhoo Lee which teaches fight choreography in filmmaking. As a teenager, Qissi competed as an amateur boxer. He went on to study Shotokan, Muay Thai, and kickboxing. In 1982, he emigrated to Hollywood together with childhood friend Jean-Claude Van Damme in search of becoming an action star. Bloodsport (1988) was their first major film. The two previously collaborated on Breakin' (1984), and went on to appear in Kickboxer (1989), in which Qissi portrayed the Thai villain Tong Po, Lionheart (1990), and Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016). Qissi also had the role of a fight trainer for Van Damme in the film Cyborg (1989) and served as choreographer on Kickboxer. He starred in his directorial debut film Terminator Woman (1993), opposite Karen Sheperd and Jerry Trimble. He directed, co-wrote, and starred in Extreme Force (2001), which became a vehicle for Argentinian martial arts star Héctor Echavarría. Aside from his American films, he has also worked in Moroccan films and television series. In 2014, he directed and starred in the well-received action adventure film Bara, which was shot in Morocco.
7. Gad Elmaleh (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 51.11, Gad Elmaleh is the 7th most famous Moroccan Actor. His biography has been translated into 33 different languages.
Gad Elmaleh (Arabic: جاد المالح, Gād el-Māleḥ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. Best known in the French-speaking world, he has notably achieved fame in France, Morocco, and the United States. He has starred in several feature films, including Coco, Priceless, La Doublure and Midnight in Paris. Voted the funniest person in France, he was named knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture; he was also named knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 2015 and 2018, Elmaleh did national comedy tours across the United States. In 2019, he starred in the Netflix series Huge in France.
8. Alain Souchon (b. 1944)
With an HPI of 50.91, Alain Souchon is the 8th most famous Moroccan Actor. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Alain Souchon (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ suʃɔ̃]; born Alain Édouard Kienast [alɛ̃ edwaʁ kinas(t)]; 27 May 1944) is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.
9. Nadia Farès (b. 1968)
With an HPI of 43.95, Nadia Farès is the 9th most famous Moroccan Actor. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Nadia Farès (Arabic: نادية فارس, born 20 December 1968 in Marrakech, Morocco) is a French actress. She made her film debut in 1992, with My Wife's Girlfriends. She rose to fame with the police thriller Les Rivières pourpres (The Crimson Rivers). She appeared as Jade Agent Kinler in the 2007 action/thriller War, and as Pia in the 2007 horror film Storm Warning.
10. Saad Lamjarred (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 37.58, Saad Lamjarred is the 10th most famous Moroccan Actor. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Saad Lamjarred (Arabic: سعد لمجرد; born 7 April 1985) is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and record producer. His official music video for "LM3ALLEM" has received over 1 billion views on YouTube. Saad Lamjarred has had 16 songs so far.
People
Pantheon has 12 people classified as Moroccan actors born between 1922 and 1985. Of these 12, 9 (75.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Moroccan actors include Jean Reno, Macha Méril, and Michel Qissi. The most famous deceased Moroccan actors include Nathalie Delon, Michel Galabru, and Margarita Lozano. As of April 2024, 1 new Moroccan actors have been added to Pantheon including Loubna Abidar.
Living Moroccan Actors
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Jean Reno
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.84
Macha Méril
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Michel Qissi
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Gad Elmaleh
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Alain Souchon
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Nadia Farès
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Saad Lamjarred
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.58
Loubna Abidar
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Morjana Alaoui
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.42
Deceased Moroccan Actors
Go to all RankingsNathalie Delon
1941 - 2021
HPI: 66.62
Michel Galabru
1922 - 2016
HPI: 62.90
Margarita Lozano
1931 - 2022
HPI: 56.71
Newly Added Moroccan Actors (2024)
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Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.
