Assaad Bouab is a French-Moroccan actor.

Assaad is best known for leading roles ‘Hicham Janowiski’ in Netflix’s hit French comedy series CALL MY AGENT, ‘Fabrice de Sauveterre’ in Emily Mortimer’s limited series THE PURSUIT OF LOVE for BBC and Amazon, ‘Pierre Beaumarchais’ in Apple TV’s limited series FRANKLIN opposite Michael Douglas, and as ‘Gabriel’ in Apple TV’s acclaimed series BAD SISTERS.

He will next star in StudioCanal’s upcoming feature film CLIFFHANGER alongside Lily James and Pierce Brosnan, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, and in the third series of Canadian crime show ST-PIERRE.

Assaad made his stage debut in the leading role of ‘Sofiane’ in Simon Stone’s new adaptation of PHAEDRA which ran at at London’s National Theatre in 2023, opposite Janet McTeer and Mackenzie Davis. 

Further television credits include the sixth season of PEAKY BLINDERS for the BBC, Lucie Borleteau’s crime thriller CANNABIS, Showtime’s HOMELAND alongside Claire Danes, Canal Plus’ KABOUL KITCHEN and BRAQUO, Netflix’s MESSIAH, and French crime thriller EL GHOUL alongside Ouidad Elma. 

Further film credits include Olivier Marchal’s OVERDOSE, Tina Gharvai’s SHADOWS OF BEIRUT, Rachid Bouchareb’s DAYS OF GLORY and HORS LA LOI, Paula van der Oest’s THE BAY OF SILENCE, MAROCK directed by Laila Marrakchi, alongside Na-bil Ayouch’s WHATEVER LOLA WANTS, and Asif Kapadia’s star-studded drama ALI AND NINO.