Biography - Sami Bouajila

Who is Sami Bouajila?

Sami Bouajila is an actor by profession and Tunisian, Libyan, and French by nationality. He is well known for starring in Bye-Bye, Drole de Felix, Days of Glory, The Witnesses, The Earth and The Blood, and Omar Killed Me.

Sami Bouajila – Age, Parents, Siblings

Sami Bouajila’s birth took place on 12 May 1966 in La Tronche, Grenoble, Isère, France. His father had emigrated from Tunisia to France in 1956 where he worked as a building painter while his Berber-born grandfather had immigrated from Libya to Tunisia. Bouajila grew up in Échirolles, Grenoble, and was educated in theatre.

Other details of Sami Bouajila’s personal life including the identity of his mother, father, and siblings or what his parents did for a living are not shared with the public.

Education, Ethnicity

The educational history of Sami Bouajila is not known.

His ethnicity is Tunisian and Libyan.

Sami Bouajila – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Sami Bouajila is a happily married man and has been married to Alexis Delage-Toriel for years. Although he and his wife do not have any children together, he is a stepfather to Alexis’ son Ben from a previous marriage/relationship.

Bouajila is a father to his two children- an older daughter Ella and a younger son, whose name is not publicized. The identity of the mother of his children/ ex-spouse is not known. His previous marriage had ended in divorce.

Sami Bouajila – Career

Early Days

Since beginning his career in the early 1990s, Sami Bouajila has starred in dozens of movies and TV series. 

Bouajila has worked as a theatre actor and has portrayed characters in the theatre productions of Romeo and Juliet (1993), Sallinger (1996), Gagarin Way (2004), Ring (2013), 

Films, Series

Some include French movies The Siege (1998), Drôle de Félix (2000), The Nest (2002), Days of Glory (2006), The Witnesses (2008), Le Premier Cercle (2009), Omar Killed Me (2011), Scribe (2016), Paradise Beach (2019), and Netflix’s The Earth and The Blood (2020).

Moreover, Sami Bouajila has had guest appearances in the TV series Combats de femme – Libre à tout prix (2001), Signature (2011), and Remember (2017-2018). 

Co-stars

On the set of The Earth and The Blood, Sami Bouajila has shared screen time with Sofia Lesaffre, Samy Seghir, Eriq Ebouaney, and Redouanne Harjane.

Sami Bouajila – Awards, Nominations

For his work as an actor, he has won César Award (2008) and awards at Thessaloniki Film Festival (1995), Cabourg Film Festival (2000), Cannes Film Festival (2006), Dubai International Film Festival (2015), Venice Film Festival (2019).

Sami Bouajila – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on the net worth and annual salary of Bouajila is under review and will be updated.

Sami Bouajila – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles such as Instagram, Sami Bouajila is followed by thousands of followers but is absent from Twitter and Facebook.