Adiàn Benmalek

Adiàn Benmalek

Adiàn Benmalek is a multilingual French-American actor known for his quietly magnetic presence and emotionally intelligent performances. Recent screen credits include leading Couples Retreat (dir. Ari Shapiro), a Juried Festival Selection that had its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival; The Wild Wild Web (pilot by Janice Nyam); and a supporting role in the feature Pocket Dream (dir. Sam Guest & Julia Baylis). His first work, Eucalyptus, was a personal short film he wrote, directed, and starred in. Fluent in French, Spanish, and English, and with a background in movement, voice, and mask, Adiàn brings a grounded, cross-cultural fluency to everything he touches.

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TV / Film

2026

The Wild Wild WebTV-Series(Lead)Sweet Chariot StudiosJanice Nyam

Pocket DreamFeature(Supporting)Anarene Films, Discordia, Simone Films, Tan Bark Picture, One Two TwentySam Guest & Julia Baylis

2025

A Certain ShapeShort(Lead)Harris Ansari

Couples RetreatShort(Lead)Ari Shapiro

2024

Stop Time RagShort(Lead)Xuepei Hou

2023

Music TheoryShort(Lead)Leon Ristov

2022

EucalyptusShort(Lead)Self-Written/Directed

Theater

2024

Mountain EchoesDorian (Lead)The Brooklyn Center for Theatre ResearchJulia RandallNew York, United States

2023

ZoomersMichael (Lead)The Brooklyn Center for Theatre ResearchMatthew GasdaNew York, United States

Award

2026

Canon First Cut FinalistThe Wild Wild WebCanon

2025

Juried Festival SelectionCouples RetreatAustin Film Festival

Adiàn Benmalek

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