Mimoun Oaïssa (born 11 March 1975) is a

Moroccan-Dutch Moroccans in the Netherlands (, , also known as Dutch-Moroccans or Moroccan-Dutch) are immigrants from Morocco to the Netherlands and their descendants. Migration history Moroccans were not much represented in the first major postwar wave of mi ...

actor and screenwriter.

Education and career

He was born in Beni Said,

Nador Province Nador is a province in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2014 was 564,943. It is situated east from Driouch Province and west from Berkane Province. Major cities and towns The major cities and towns are: * Al Aaroui * Beni E ...

, Morocco and graduated from Amsterdam Theatre School in 1999 and followed acting lessons abroad. He was a stage actor from 1998 till 2001 and then quit to start acting on screen. His major films include ''

Hush Hush Baby ''Hush Hush Baby'' is a 2004 Dutch comedy film, written and directed by Albert ter Heerdt. Plot Hush, Hush Baby is about a Moroccan family that tries to find their way in Dutch society. Abdullah 'Ap' Bentarek is a young Moroccan man, about 2 ...

'' and ''

Schnitzel Paradise Martin Koolhoven's ''Schnitzel Paradise'' ( nl, Het Schnitzelparadijs) is a 2005 Dutch comedy film about Dutch-Moroccan Nordip Dounia who starts working in a restaurant kitchen and falls in love with Agnes Meerman, niece of the hotel's manager. N ...

''. For his role in the latter he won the 2005

Golden Calf Award for Best Supporting Actor The Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actor is a category of the Golden Calf award, presented at the Netherlands Film Festival since 2005. From 2021 onwards the award became a gender-neutral award. Best Supporting Actor (2005-2020) Best Support ...

Filmography

Film

*1994 ''De andere kant van de tunnel (The Other End of the Tunnel)'' *1996 ''De Jurk (The Dress)'' *1996 ''

Marrakech Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...

'' *2001 ''De Vriendschap'' *2002 '' De enclave (The Enclave)'' *2003 ''So be it'' *2003 ''

Polleke ''Polleke'' is a 2003 Dutch family film, based on the children's book by Guus Kuijer. It received a Golden Film for 100,000 visitors. The book ''Camera loopt... Actie!'' by Bibi Dumon Tak Margaretha Anna (Bibi) Dumon Tak (born 21 December ...

'' *2004 ''

Shouf Shouf Habibi! ''Hush Hush Baby'' is a 2004 Dutch comedy film, written and directed by Albert ter Heerdt. Plot Hush, Hush Baby is about a Moroccan family that tries to find their way in Dutch society. Abdullah 'Ap' Bentarek is a young Moroccan man, about 2 ...

(Hush Hush Baby)'' *2005 '' Het schnitzelparadijs (Schnitzel Paradise)'' *2007 ''Weddings and Beheadings'' *2007 ''Kicks'' *2008 ''Lezione 21'' *2009 ''Amsterdam'' *2011 ''

The Devil's Double ''The Devil's Double'' is a 2011 English-language Belgian–Dutch film directed by Lee Tamahori, written by Michael Thomas, and starring Dominic Cooper in the dual role of Uday Hussein and Latif Yahia. It was released on 22 January 2011 at the 201 ...

'' (Ali) *2012 ''

De Marathon ''De Marathon'' is a 2012 Dutch comedy film directed by Diederick Koopal. Plot Gerard is a car garage owner in Rotterdam. He works there with his friends Kees, Nico and Leo. The Egyptian Youssoef also works in the garage. Nico notices some odd ...

(The Marathon)'' (Youssoef) *2015 ''De Masters'' (Aziz)

Television

*1999 ''Novellen: De dag, de nacht en het duister (Novellas: The Day, The Night and The Darkness)'' *1999 ''Quidam, Quidam'' *2000 ''Russen (Russians;

Bargoens ''Bargoens'' is a form of Dutch slang. More specifically, it is a cant language that arose in the 17th century, and was used by criminals, tramps and travelling salesmen as a secret code, like Spain's '' Germanía'' or French ''Argot''. It is sp ...

for

inspector Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it. Australia In Australian police forces, the rank of inspector is generally the ne ...

)'' *2001 ''Wet & Waan (Law and Delusion)'' *2002 ''De vloer op (To The Floor)'' *2002 ''Polonaise'' *2002 ''Kwartelhof'' *2002 ''Intensive Care'' *2003 ''Dwaalgast (Wanderguest)'' *2005 ''Costa!'' *2005 ''Spoorloos verdwenen (Lost without a trace)'' *2006 ''Rauw (Raw)'' *2006–2009 ''Shouf shouf! (Hush Hush)''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oaissa, Mimoun 1975 births Living people Dutch male actors Dutch male film actors Dutch male television actors Golden Calf winners Dutch people of Riffian descent Moroccan emigrants to the Netherlands People from Nador 20th-century Dutch male actors 21st-century Dutch male actors Dutch male stage actors