Meet LGBTQ+ icon Sami Outalbali, the French Netflix star of Sex Education who is everyone’s next obsession
The 20-year-old Parisian plays the openly gay Rahim in series 2 of the hit Netflix series, and previously appeared in Philippe Faucon’s LGBTQ+ miniseries Fiertés
When the smash Netflix series Sex Education returns for its much-awaited second season this year, many fans will be elated to see their beloved gang back on screen.
However, the second series also brings in a new exchange student at Moordale High, Rahim, whose appearance has made quite a lasting impact. Played by French actor Sami Outalbali, here’s everything you need to know about le nouveau garçon.
He is a 20-year-old Parisian
Being born and bred in France, Outalbali started his acting career in the country and is currently living in Paris. The 20-year-old actor studied theatre for two years at the north-central France commune, Verneuil-sur-Seine, before landing his first acting gig in 2011.
He is not as confident as Rahim
Playing the mysterious and brooding Rahim certainly gives closure to Outalbali, who is a self-confessed shy student back in high school.
Speaking in an interview with Attitude magazine, Outalbali said that playing such a confident character was a “kind of a revenge on school, on all those years when I went back on the first day and was like, ‘Oh my God', feeling shy and trying to make the least possible noise and not be seen.”
He is real-life best friends with Sex Education actress Emma Mackey