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Adil El Arbi

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Adil El Arbi
Get to know stars Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Rish Shah, Saagar Shaikh, Zenobia, Shroff, Mohan Kapur, creator Sana Amanat, and directors Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, and Meera Menon. Watch the cast and creators as they share their favorite Avengers moments from the MCU, identify the best things ever to come out of New Jersey, reveal the TV and movie posters on the childhood bedroom walls, and more.
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Adil El Arbi was born on 30 June 1988 in Edegem, Flanders, Belgium. He is a director and producer, known for Rebel (2022), Black (2015) and Gangsta (2018). He has been married to Loubna Khalkhali since 18 December 2021.
BornJune 30, 1988
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BornJune 30, 1988
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      • 15 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Known for

    Aboubakr Bensaihi in Rebel (2022)
    Rebel
    7.3
    • Director(as Adil & Bilall)
    • 2022
    Martha Canga Antonio and Aboubakr Bensaihi in Black (2015)
    Black
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2015
    Axel Daeseleire, Matteo Simoni, Ali B., Hendrik Verthé, Werner Kolf, Jeroen Perceval, Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito, Kobe Van Steenberghe, Robrecht Heyvaert, Bilall Fallah, Nabil Mallat, Adil El Arbi, Junes Lazaar, Donnya Zidan, Dimitri 'Vegas' Thivaios, Michael Thivaios, Saïd Boumazoughe, Nora Gharib, and Hef Frans in Gangsta (2018)
    Gangsta
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2018
    Sven Huybrechts, Yolanthe Cabau, Matteo Simoni, Louis Talpe, Bram Renders, Hendrik Verthé, Johan Albert, Ward Kerremans, Maximiliaan Dierickx, Kobe Van Steenberghe, Hannes De Maeyer, Soundos El Ahmadi, Bilall Fallah, Pieter Smet, Adil El Arbi, Pommelien Thijs, Junes Lazaar, Ruben Vermeersch, Milan Swagers, Jennifer Heylen, Saïd Boumazoughe, Nora Gharib, and Aaron De Keyzer in Gangstas (2025)
    Gangstas
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2025

    Credits

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    Director

    • Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz in 7 Dogs (2026)
      7 Dogs
      5.6
      • directed by
      • 2026
    • Cyra Gwynth, Nathalie Fernandez, Gingia Kaniki Masengo, Claude Musungayi, and Dimitri 'Vegas' Thivaios in Safety Heist (2026)
      Safety Heist
      Video
      • director (as Adil)
      • 2026
    • Sven Huybrechts, Yolanthe Cabau, Matteo Simoni, Louis Talpe, Bram Renders, Hendrik Verthé, Johan Albert, Ward Kerremans, Maximiliaan Dierickx, Kobe Van Steenberghe, Hannes De Maeyer, Soundos El Ahmadi, Bilall Fallah, Pieter Smet, Adil El Arbi, Pommelien Thijs, Junes Lazaar, Ruben Vermeersch, Milan Swagers, Jennifer Heylen, Saïd Boumazoughe, Nora Gharib, and Aaron De Keyzer in Gangstas (2025)
      Gangstas
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Will Smith and Big Sean in Will Smith & Big Sean: Beautiful Scars (2025)
      Will Smith & Big Sean: Beautiful Scars
      2.8
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
      Bad Boys: Ride or Die
      6.5
      • Director (as Adil)
      • 2024
    • Mohan Kapur, Laurel Marsden, Iman Vellani, Zenobia Shroff, Matt Lintz, Travina Springer, Saagar Shaikh, Yasmeen Fletcher, and Rish Shah in Ms. Marvel (2022)
      Ms. Marvel
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Adil & Bilall)
      • 2022
    • Aboubakr Bensaihi in Rebel (2022)
      Rebel
      7.3
      • Director (as Adil & Bilall)
      • 2022
    • Soil (2021)
      Soil
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys for Life (2020)
      Bad Boys for Life
      6.5
      • Director (as Adil)
      • 2020
    • Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Feat. Wiz Khalifa: When I Grow Up (2018)
      Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Feat. Wiz Khalifa: When I Grow Up
      6.3
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Axel Daeseleire, Matteo Simoni, Ali B., Hendrik Verthé, Werner Kolf, Jeroen Perceval, Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito, Kobe Van Steenberghe, Robrecht Heyvaert, Bilall Fallah, Nabil Mallat, Adil El Arbi, Junes Lazaar, Donnya Zidan, Dimitri 'Vegas' Thivaios, Michael Thivaios, Saïd Boumazoughe, Nora Gharib, and Hef Frans in Gangsta (2018)
      Gangsta
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Scalped (2017)
      Scalped
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Damson Idris in Snowfall (2017)
      Snowfall
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Hashtag (2017)
      Hashtag
      5.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Martha Canga Antonio and Aboubakr Bensaihi in Black (2015)
      Black
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2015

    Producer

    • Terrorist Hunter
      • executive producer
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Farouk Jomâa N. Ben Ali, Evelyne Chen, Aaron Wan, Mariam Hakobyan, Louis Talpe, Saloua Hassani, Charlotte Timmers, Noa Tambwe Kabati, Adil Aarab, Jennifer Heylen, Saïd Boumazoughe, and Noah Mavuela in The Best Immigrant (2025)
      The Best Immigrant
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Mohan Kapur, Laurel Marsden, Iman Vellani, Zenobia Shroff, Matt Lintz, Travina Springer, Saagar Shaikh, Yasmeen Fletcher, and Rish Shah in Ms. Marvel (2022)
      Ms. Marvel
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (as Adil & Bilall)
      • 2022
    • Aboubakr Bensaihi in Rebel (2022)
      Rebel
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2022

    Writer

    • Cyra Gwynth, Nathalie Fernandez, Gingia Kaniki Masengo, Claude Musungayi, and Dimitri 'Vegas' Thivaios in Safety Heist (2026)
      Safety Heist
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2026
    • Sven Huybrechts, Yolanthe Cabau, Matteo Simoni, Louis Talpe, Bram Renders, Hendrik Verthé, Johan Albert, Ward Kerremans, Maximiliaan Dierickx, Kobe Van Steenberghe, Hannes De Maeyer, Soundos El Ahmadi, Bilall Fallah, Pieter Smet, Adil El Arbi, Pommelien Thijs, Junes Lazaar, Ruben Vermeersch, Milan Swagers, Jennifer Heylen, Saïd Boumazoughe, Nora Gharib, and Aaron De Keyzer in Gangstas (2025)
      Gangstas
      6.2
      • Writer
      • based on a concept created by
      • 2025
    • Aboubakr Bensaihi in Rebel (2022)
      Rebel
      7.3
      • screenplay
      • 2022
    • Axel Daeseleire, Matteo Simoni, Ali B., Hendrik Verthé, Werner Kolf, Jeroen Perceval, Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito, Kobe Van Steenberghe, Robrecht Heyvaert, Bilall Fallah, Nabil Mallat, Adil El Arbi, Junes Lazaar, Donnya Zidan, Dimitri 'Vegas' Thivaios, Michael Thivaios, Saïd Boumazoughe, Nora Gharib, and Hef Frans in Gangsta (2018)
      Gangsta
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 2018
    • Hashtag (2017)
      Hashtag
      5.2
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2017
    • Martha Canga Antonio and Aboubakr Bensaihi in Black (2015)
      Black
      7.0
      • screenplay by
      • 2015
    • Laura Verlinden and Nabil Mallat in Image (2014)
      Image
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Bergica (2012)
      Bergica
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Broeders (2011)
      Broeders
      7.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011
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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Adil
    • Born
      • June 30, 1988
      • Edegem, Flanders, Belgium
    • Spouse
      • Loubna KhalkhaliDecember 18, 2021 - present

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Won the popular Belgian TV quiz De slimste mens ter wereld (2003) in 2014.

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