Portrait of Jamel Debbouze

Acting

Jamel Debbouze

Career

Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2012 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Amélie
Amélie
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jamel Debbouze Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Crime
    2.4, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    2.8, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Stand-Up Comedy 2
  • Moroccan Culture 2
  • Light-hearted 2
  • Cultural Commentary 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Exotic Locale 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

14 titles · average score 62
Marsupilami
Marsupilami (2026)
GoodWatch score 59

as Pablito Camaron

The Girl in the Clouds
The Girl in the Clouds (2026)
GoodWatch score 69

as Le cochon d’Inde de Providence

Tombé du ciel
Tombé du ciel (2026)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer

Mercato
Mercato (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

as Driss

Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Sucettalanix (voice)

Terminal
Terminal (2024)

TV show · as Max

Amélie: The Real Story
Amélie: The Real Story (2023)

as (archive footage)

Le Jamel Comedy Club fête l'Olympia 2023 - 1ère édition
Le Jamel Comedy Club fête l'Olympia 2023 - 1ère édition (2023)

Writer

The New Toy
The New Toy (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

as Samy

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans (2022)

Producer, Writer

L'autre moi
L'autre moi (2020)

as Jamel

Le gala du Jamel Comedy Club
Le gala du Jamel Comedy Club (2020)

Director

2010s

21 titles · average score 58
New Biz in the Hood
New Biz in the Hood (2019)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

The Brand New Adventures of Aladdin
The Brand New Adventures of Aladdin (2018)
GoodWatch score 37

as Shah Zaman / Marco

One Man and his Cow
One Man and his Cow (2016)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hassan

La Petite Histoire de France
La Petite Histoire de France (2015)

TV show · as Faux Gaspard

Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape (2015)
GoodWatch score 45

as Edouard (voice)

Homeland
Homeland (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

as Le cousin

The Marchers
The Marchers (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

as Hassan

HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012)
GoodWatch score 50

as Pablito Camaron

360
360 (2012)
GoodWatch score 41

as Algerian Man

Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2012
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2012 (2012)

Production Director, Writer

Hollywoo
Hollywoo (2011)
GoodWatch score 44

as Farres

Outside the Law
Outside the Law (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as Saïd

2000s

12 titles · average score 61
Let It Rain
Let It Rain (2008)
GoodWatch score 62

as Karim

Asterix at the Olympic Games
Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)
GoodWatch score 44

as Numérobis (uncredited)

Days of Glory
Days of Glory (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

as Saïd

Angel-A
Angel-A (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

as André

H - Best Of
H - Best Of (2005)

as Jamel Driddi, standardiste

She Hate Me
She Hate Me (2004)
GoodWatch score 40

as Doak

Jamel - 100% Debbouze
Jamel - 100% Debbouze (2004)

Script

The Car Keys
The Car Keys (2003)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bingo (voice)

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
GoodWatch score 79

as Numérobis

Dead Weight
Dead Weight (2002)
GoodWatch score 54

as Malian warden (uncredited)

Amélie
Amélie (2001)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lucien

Granturismo
Granturismo (2001)

as François, the hitchhiker

1990s

5 titles · average score 60
Le Ciel, les Oiseaux et... ta mère !
Le Ciel, les Oiseaux et... ta mère ! (1999)
GoodWatch score 53

as Youssel

Les Petits Souliers
Les Petits Souliers (1999)

as Zinedine Haouita

Zonzon
Zonzon (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kader

H
H (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Jamel Dridi

The Blue Stones of the Desert
The Blue Stones of the Desert (1992)

as Najib