Ralph Amoussou


Nick Ralph Amoussou is a French actor. He is known for his roles such as Séby on the Netflix series Marianne, Samuel Becker on the OCS series Missions, Paul on the Netflix series Transatlantic, and the musketeer Hannibal in the film The Three Musketeers: Milady. For his performance in the 2008 film With a Little Help from Myself, he was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor.

Early life

Amoussou was born in Paris and raised in Benin and Nigeria until he was twelve years old. His mother named him after American civil rights activist Ralph Abernathy and American writer Ralph Ellison. His maternal grandmother is an Ethiopian Jew, and his maternal grandfather is from the former Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin.
Amoussou started acting as a teenager and landed his first role at fifteen. He trained at the Susan Batson Studio in New York.
Amoussou grew up bilingual, speaking French and English.

Career

His performance in the 2008 film With a Little Help from Myself earned him a nomination for Most Promising Actor at the 34th César Awards.
In 2016 he appeared in the short Victorine starring alongside Claudia Tagbo. The film, directed by Garance Meillon and writted by Christophe Martinolli, was initially broadcast on TV5Monde.
In 2019, he played Séby on the Netflix horror series Marianne.
Between 2019 and 2021, he played the astronaut Samuel Becker in the French science-fiction television series Missions, broadcast by OCS.
In 2023, he starred as hotel concierge Paul Kandjo on the Netflix series Transatlantic, and had a supporting role in the French television series Split, directed by. Amoussou also appeared in a re-telling of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel The Three Musketeers; the French film The Three Musketeers: Milady, where he played Hannibal, based on the true story of Louis Aniaba, the prince of Assinie and the first Black musketeer.

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Les enfants du paysBha
2008With a Little Help from MyselfVictor
2009OmarOmarShort film
2010Black VenusHarry
201115 Lads L'ours
2011L'AttaqueMoussShort film
2011Hasaki Ya SudaDaigoShort film
2011Les TucheGeorges Diouf
2011Early One MorningYoussef
2011Les MythosMoussa
2011WillSerge
2012Diaz – Don't Clean Up This BloodEtienne
2012In a RushLouis
2012Un beau matinPrince OscarShort film
2012VictorineOscarShort film
2012Goodbye MoroccoGabriel-
2013IntercoursesShort film
2013In Seventh HeavenJean-JacquesShort film
2013The Dream KidsEl Malah
2013Under the Starry SkyTyler / Thierno
2016Les Tuche 2: The American DreamGeorges Diouf
2016La fine équipeGaëtan / Marlon
2017ChateauJulius
2017Par instinctTony
2018Les Tuche 3Georges Diouf
2018The Terrible Tale of Henrietta TateLondon PinkShort film
2021HajiméCyrilShort film
2021Les Tuche 4Diouf
2021L'Enfant et la NuitManShort film
2023Le prix du passageAsim
2023The Three Musketeers: MiladyHannibal

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007L'embrasementBounaTV film
2007La communeHousmane DaoudTV Series; 2 episodes
2007–2008Merci, les enfants vont bien!MaoTV Series; 3 episodes
2008P.J.TV Series; 1 episode
2012Toussaint LouvertureYoung IsaacMiniseries; 2 episodes
2013Death in the Shadow of StateJackson OdhiamboTV film
2014DétectivesPacôme TraoréTV Series; 1 episode
2017Man Like MobeenStephanTV Series; 1 episode
2019MarianneSébyTV Series; 8 episodes
2019–2021MissionsSamuel BeckerTV Series; 12 episodes
2020Capitaine MarleauThéodore SempéTV Series; 1 episode
2023TransatlanticPaulTV Series; 7 episodes
2023SplitNatanTV Series