Portrait of Abel Jafri

Acting

Abel Jafri

Career

Active from 1991 to 2022, with a break from 1992 to 2003, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Timbuktu
Timbuktu
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Abel Jafri Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    3.2, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles · average score 59
Tombé du ciel
Tombé du ciel (2026)
GoodWatch score 55

as Père d'Ilyes

Malika
Malika (2026)

as Malika's Father

Vikings, les premiers rois
Vikings, les premiers rois (2024)

TV show · as Al-Gazhal

9.3 BB
9.3 BB (2024)

TV show · as Père de Slim

Blazing Neon
Blazing Neon (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mohand

Our Ties
Our Ties (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

as Adil

Lupin
Lupin (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Vigile Accueil Journal

Sisters
Sisters (2021)
GoodWatch score 41

as Juge Algérie

Red Star
Red Star (2020)

as Adel

2010s

13 titles · average score 61
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018)
GoodWatch score 64

as Captain Fik

Thugocratie
Thugocratie (2018)

as Abbas

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bus Driver

Road to Istanbul
Road to Istanbul (2016)
GoodWatch score 62

as Turkish Policeman

Accusé
Accusé (2015)

TV show · as Maître Cipriani

Story of Judas
Story of Judas (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

as Prêtre

Timbuktu
Timbuktu (2014)
GoodWatch score 83

as Abdelkrim

Zabana!
Zabana! (2012)

as Abdelkader Ferradj

Dans la tourmente
Dans la tourmente (2012)
GoodWatch score 48

as Farid

Smugglers' Songs
Smugglers' Songs (2012)

as La Buse

Leila
Leila (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

as Abdelatif

Cargo, the Lost Men
Cargo, the Lost Men (2010)

as Hassan

2000s

9 titles · average score 53
Aïcha
Aïcha (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mourad

Dernier maquis
Dernier maquis (2008)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mechanic

Asylum
Asylum (2008)

as Le décontracté

Harkis
Harkis (2008)

as Harki 2

Lady Blood
Lady Blood (2008)
GoodWatch score 20

as Rachid

Bled Number One
Bled Number One (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Bouzid

The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

as 2nd Temple Officer

Le Biz des Nôtres
Le Biz des Nôtres (2004)

as Mr. Traficante

The Three Kings
The Three Kings (2001)
GoodWatch score 56

as Aziz

1990s

3 titles · average score 85
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

as Friend of Taieb

La femme à abattre
La femme à abattre (1993)

as Tueur Photo

Jealousy
Jealousy (1991)

as Abel