Mohamed Fellag

Biography

Mohand Fellag (in Arabic محمد فلاق; in Berber ⴼⴻⵍⵍⴰⴳ), known as Mohamed Fellag or simply "Fellag" or sometimes Mohamed Saïd Fellag, is an Algerian actor, humorist and writer, born March 31, 1950 in Azeffoun in Algeria. Mohamed Fellag (ⴼⴻⵍⵍⴰⴳ in Tifinagh) was born in Azeffoun in Kabylia. He only spoke Kabyle until the family moved to Algiers when he was eight years old. He then learned Algerian Arabic and French. His father, an FLN activist during the war, was killed in a car accident in 1965 during a mission (he was 15). He studied theater at the National Institute of Dramatic and Choreographic Art of Algiers, located in Bordj el Kiffan, from 1968 to 1972. He left the National Theater and founded his company with former students. They write texts, go on tour, play in prisons, factories, etc. He emigrated to Quebec in 1978, then to Paris in 1982, living from small jobs. In September 1985, he returned to Algeria and was hired by the Algerian National Theater to perform "The Art of Comedy" by Eduardo De Filippo. He worked as an actor and director, and began writing his texts, including his first show, "Les Aventures de Tchop" in 1986. He became a star thanks to performances mixing Be…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Monsieur Lazhar (2011) — Bachir Lazhar
2. What the Day Owes the Night (2012) — Mohamed
3. The Rabbi's Cat (2011) — Sheik Mohammed Sfar (voice)
4. Bacon on the Side (2010) — Mahmoud
5. Zarafa (2012) — Mahmoud (voice)
6. Intimate Enemies (2007) — Fellag
7. Michou d'Auber (2007) — Akli
8. Les Barons (2009) — 'R.G.'
9. The Kid from Chaaba (1998) — Bouzid
10. Ni reprise, ni échangée (2010) — Gérard
11. Liberty at Night (1984)
12. Inch'Allah dimanche (2001) — Le Pologne
13. Top Floor Left Wing (2010) — Mohand
14. Flowers of Blood (2002) — Ali
15. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
16. From Hollywood to Tamanrasset (1990) — Green Eagle
17. Je vous ai compris (2012) — Hakim
18. Voisins, voisines (2005) — Malouf
19. Sons of the Earth (1991)
20. Where Fig Trees Grow (2005) — Marfouz
21. Hassan Niya (1989) — Bekane
22. Fellag - Djurdjurassique bled (2006)
23. Cocktail khorotov (1989)
24. Un bateau pour l’Australie (1991)
25. Barrières (1977)
26. Lumières (1989) — Aziz
27. La Veuve tatouée (2008) — David
28. Sombrero (1986)
29. L'ère des Ninjas — Presenter
30. Le Dernier chameau (2004)
31. Fellag: Un bateau pour l'Australie (2002)
32. Me and El Che (2018) — The journalist
33. Il faut sauver Saïd (2008) — La père

Directed

1. Cocktail khorotov (1989) — Director