Mustapha Ayad

Mustapha Ayad
Born (1948-06-18) 18 June 1948
CitizenshipAlgerian
OccupationsActor, writer, stage director
Notable workZabana!
Serkadji (film) (see filmography)
FatherRouiched

Mustapha Ayad is an Algerian actor, author and director, known for his roles in theatre and cinema as well as for his commitment to preserving Algerian cultural heritage. He is the son of actor Rouiched (Ahmed Ayad) and has appeared in several Algerian films and television films since the 1970s.[1]

Biography

Mustapha Ayad was born in Bologhine (Algiers). Trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts, he has pursued a career both on stage and in front of the camera. He has contributed to Algerian theatre as an actor, author and director, and has also published works on cultural memory, including a memoir about his father (Rouiched).[1]

Filmography

Cinéma

  • 1982: Serkadji (film)[2]
  • 2006: Barakat! — (crédité : l'épicier)
  • 2008: Si Mohand u M'Hand, l'insoumis — (rôle : Kaïd Oukaci)[3]
  • 2012: Zabana !
  • 2016: Captain Adel (court-métrage)

Tv movies

Theatre

As an actor

  • Sans titre[4]
  • El Bouaboun — (plays several roles, including the Sonelgaz agent and the rag-and-bone man, 1994 version directed by Rouiched)[5]
  • Facebook ya tchoutche[4]

As a director

  • Sans titre 2

Special features

In the play El Bouaboun, Mustapha Ayad performed alongside his father Rouiched and his son Karim Ayad, playing two different characters. The play is considered one of the landmarks of Algerian popular theatre.[5]

Book

Mustapha Ayad, Rouiched mon père, mon ami, Dar El Houda, Algiers, 2017 (ISBN 9789947760024).[6][7]

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b "Ayad Mustapha - Théâtre national algérien". Théâtre National Algérien. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Serkadji (1982)". IMDb. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Si Mohand u M'Hand, l'insoumis — casting". IMDb. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Ayad Mustapha — Théâtre national algérien". Théâtre national algérien. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Entretien avec Mustapha Ayad — DKNews". DKNews. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Rouiched mon père, mon ami de Mustapha Ayad La vie d'un grand artiste". Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Rouiched : Un nom gravé dans la mémoire de la culture algérienne". El Watan. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

See also