Rabah Aït Ouyahia Explained

Rabah Aït Ouyahia is an Algerian-Canadian actor.^[1] He is most noted as a two-time Jutra/Iris nominee for Best Supporting Actor, receiving nods at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002 for Tar Angel (L'Ange de goudron)^[2] and at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022 for A Revision (Une révision).^[3]

He came to Canada in 1996 as a refugee from the Algerian Civil War.^[1] His other acting roles have included the films Montreal, White City (Montréal ville blanche) and Kinship, the television series L'Imposteur, and a 2017 stage production of Bashir Lazhar.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/on-dira-ce-qu-on-voudra/segments/chronique/377517/rabah-ait-ouyahia-revision-rap-politique-cinema "Une révision : Entrevue avec Rabah Aït Ouyahia"
2. Agnes Poirier, "Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced". Screen Daily, January 24, 2002.
3. Marc-André Lussier, "Maria Chapdelaine et Les oiseaux ivres en lice pour 16 prix Iris chacun". La Presse, April 14, 2022.
4. Christian Saint-Pierre, "«Bashir Lazhar»: apprendre à vivre". Le Devoir, September 26, 2017.