# Paul Ahmarani > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Ahmarani > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Ahmarani.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ahmarani > Source revision: 1301765823 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian actor This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Paul Ahmarani" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Paul Ahmarani Ahmarani (2007) Born Paul-Alexandre Ahmarani[1] 1972 (age 53–54) Quebec, Canada Occupation Actor **Paul Ahmarani** (born 1972) is a Canadian actor. Ahmarani is known for his roles in the movies *[The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge](/source/The_Left-Hand_Side_of_the_Fridge)* (*La Moitié gauche du frigo*) and *[How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause](/source/How_My_Mother_Gave_Birth_to_Me_During_Menopause)* (*Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause*). He has also appeared in the first season of the television *[Star Trek](/source/Star_Trek)* parody *[Dans une galaxie près de chez vous](/source/Dans_une_galaxie_pr%C3%A8s_de_chez_vous)*. In 2005 he released a musical album called "*Portrait vivant*" under the name "Paul Ahmarani et les nouveaux mariés" ("Paul Ahmarani and the Newlyweds", see the [External links section](#External_links) to listen). In 2012, audiences saw him in [Martin Villeneuve](/source/Martin_Villeneuve)'s *[Mars et Avril](/source/Mars_et_Avril)*, a [science fiction](/source/Science_fiction) film based on the graphic novels of the same name.[2][3] ## Personal life Outside his acting and singing career, Paul Ahmarani has also been a supporter of [Quebec](/source/Quebec)'s left-wing party, [Québec solidaire](/source/Qu%C3%A9bec_solidaire).[4] On 25 February 2010, Paul Ahmarani, together with 500 artists, joined the call to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against the Israeli Apartheid.[5] ## Filmography ### Cinema - *[The Last Breath](/source/The_Last_Breath_(1999_film)) (Le Dernier souffle)*, 1999 — Max - *Rats and Rabbits* (2000) — Petru - *[The List](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_List_(2000_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2000) — Vinnie Gomez - *[The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge](/source/The_Left-Hand_Side_of_the_Fridge) (La Moitié gauche du frigo)*, 2000 — Christophe - *Waterfront Dreams (Au fil de l'eau)*, 2002 — Michel - *[The Marsh](/source/The_Marsh_(2002_film)) (Le Marais)*, 2002 — Ulysse - *Guys, Girls and a Jerk (Des gars, des filles et un salaud)*, 2003 — Eric - *[How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause](/source/How_My_Mother_Gave_Birth_to_Me_During_Menopause) (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)*, 2003 — Jean-Charles - *[Life with My Father](/source/Life_with_My_Father) (La Vie avec mon père)*, 2005 — Paul Agira - *[Congorama](/source/Congorama)*, 2006 — Louis Legros - *[Adam's Wall](/source/Adam's_Wall)*, 2008 — Najeeb Gibran - *[A Sentimental Capitalism](/source/A_Sentimental_Capitalism) (Un capitalisme sentimental)*, 2008 — Max - *[Le Banquet](/source/Le_Banquet)*, 2008 — director - *[Truffles](/source/Truffles_(film)) (Truffe)*, 2008 - *[Vampires](/source/Vampires)*, 2010 — Adelard - *The Future Is Now!*, 2011 — The Man of Today - *[Mars and April](/source/Mars_and_April) (Mars et Avril)*, 2012 — Arthur - *[The Cyclotron](/source/The_Cyclotron) (Le Cyclotron)*, 2016 — König - *[Family First](/source/Family_First_(film)) (Chien de garde)*, 2018 - *[Les Salopes, or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin](/source/Les_Salopes%2C_or_the_Naturally_Wanton_Pleasure_of_Skin)*, 2018 - *[Genesis](/source/Genesis_(2018_Canadian_film)) (Genèse)*, 2018 - *[Ville Neuve](/source/Ville_Neuve)*, 2018 - *[Arlette](/source/Arlette_(2022_film))*, 2022 - *[Who by Fire](/source/Who_by_Fire_(film)) (Comme le feu)*, 2024 - *[Hotel Silence](/source/Hotel_Silence_(film)) (Hôtel Silence)*, 2024 - *[We'll Find Happiness](/source/We'll_Find_Happiness) (On sera heureux)*, 2025 - *[Lovely Day](/source/Lovely_Day_(film)) (Mille secrets mille dangers)*, 2025 ### Television - *[Dans une galaxie près de chez vous](/source/Dans_une_galaxie_pr%C3%A8s_de_chez_vous)* (1999) .... Falbo Gotta - *[Quadra](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quadra_(TV_series)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2000) .... Roch - *[Tag](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tag_(TV_series)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2000) .... Wiper - *[Bunker, le cirque](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bunker,_le_cirque_(TV_series)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2002) .... Patrick Sénécal - *[Fortier](/source/Fortier_(TV_series))* (2003) .... Jacynthe / Raoul - *Marie-Antoinette* (TV movie, 2006) .... Léonard - *[La Job](/source/La_Job)* (2006) .... Sam Bisaillon - *[Trauma](/source/Trauma_(Canadian_TV_series))* (2011) .... Steve McGinnis - *[Unité 9](/source/Unit%C3%A9_9)* 2015-16 ... Francois Beaudry - *[Classé secret](/source/Class%C3%A9_secret)* (2022-) ...Jacques Thomassin ## Discography - *Portrait vivant* (2005) ## See also - [List of Quebec actors](/source/List_of_Quebec_actors) - [List of Quebec musicians](/source/List_of_Quebec_musicians) - [Cinema of Quebec](/source/Cinema_of_Quebec) - [Culture of Quebec](/source/Culture_of_Quebec) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-edlt_1-0)** [André Robitaille](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Robitaille) [in French]; [Édith Cochrane](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Cochrane) [in French] (28 September 2016). ["Émission du 28 Septembre"](http://ici.tou.tv/les-enfants-de-la-tele). *[Les Enfants de la Télé](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Enfants_de_la_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9_(Qu%C3%A9bec))*. Season 7 (in French). Event occurs at 7m–7m45s. [Ici Radio-Canada Télé](/source/Ici_Radio-Canada_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9). Retrieved 28 September 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [An unforgettable ride through a futuristic Montreal](https://archive.today/20131215220246/http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/movies/story.html?id=2b6ac7a7-b119-4efa-81f3-710b529394a3&p=1), review from *[The Gazette](/source/The_Montreal_Gazette)*, October 12, 2012 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [*Mars and April* // *Mars & Avril*](https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/mars-and-april-1117947906/), review from *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*, July 16, 2012 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** See [Paul Ahmarani's video message](https://quebecsolidaire.net/paul-ahmarani) on [Québec solidaire](/source/Qu%C3%A9bec_solidaire), as of November 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Tadamon!: 500 Artists Against Israeli Apartheid"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110128135842/http://www.tadamon.ca/post/5824). Archived from [the original](http://www.tadamon.ca/post/5824) on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2010-02-28. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Paul Ahmarani](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Paul_Ahmarani). - [Paul Ahmarani](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014133/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Samples of album *Portrait vivant* to listen](http://www.postedecoute.ca/branchez-vous/postedecoute/album?album_id=46418) - (in French) [Radio-Canada: *Fréquence Libre*, interview with Paul Ahmarani](http://www.radio-canada.ca/radio/emissions/document.asp?docnumero=12611&numero=1354) (12 September 2005) - [NorthernStars: Paul Ahmarani filmography](https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102841/http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/ahmarani_paul.html) v t e Prix Iris for Best Actor Alexis Martin (1999) Gabriel Arcand (1999) Paul Ahmarani (2001) Luc Picard (2002) Pierre Lebeau (2003) Serge Thériault (2004) Roy Dupuis (2005) Marc-André Grondin (2006) Paul Ahmarani and Olivier Gourmet (2007) Roy Dupuis (2008) Natar Ungalaaq (2009) Sébastien Ricard (2010) Claude Legault (2011) Gilbert Sicotte (2012) Julien Poulin (2013) Antoine Bertrand (2014) Antoine Olivier Pilon (2015) Gilbert Sicotte (2016) Gabriel Arcand (2017) Christian Bégin (2018) Martin Dubreuil (2019) Gilbert Sicotte (2020) Sébastien Ricard (2021) Vincent-Guillaume Otis (2022) Steve Laplante (2023) Théodore Pellerin (2024) Patrick Hivon (2025) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National United States France BnF data People Deutsche Synchronkartei Other IdRef Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Paul Ahmarani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ahmarani) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ahmarani?action=history)). 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