Reda Elazouar

Reda Elazouar (born 1999) is a British actor. He was named a 2022 face to watch by The Observer. He starred in the film Pirates. On television, he appeared in the fourth series of the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education (2023) and the PBS series Maigret (2025).

Early life Elazouar was born in London to a Moroccan family, and grew up on the Doddington and Rollo Estate in Battersea, South London. He attended a Catholic primary school, though he comes from a Muslim background. He spent three years in Muscat, Oman, where he went to an international school. Upon returning to London at age 10, Elazouar took Saturday acting classes with RaAw London in Camden and Battersea Arts Centre. He deferred his acceptance to study Biomedicine at University College London (UCL) in order to pursue acting at the Identity School of Acting.

Career Elazouar made his television debut in an episode of the 2018 BBC One miniseries The Little Drummer Girl. He appeared in the 2020 Channel 4 crime thriller Baghdad Central as Ali Jabani.

In 2021, Elazouar starred in Reggie Yates's debut feature Pirates. He also appeared in the science fiction films Outside the Wire, on Netflix, and Voyagers.

Elazouar joined the cast of the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education for its fourth and final series as Beau in 2023. In 2024, he voiced Yaseen in Mohamed-Zain Dada's play Dizzy at the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse in Sheffield and the Half Moon Theatre in London and appeared on stage in Talking People at the Bush Theatre. In 2025, Elazouar had a main role as Detective Karim Lapointe in the PBS Masterpiece series Maigret and one in the film The Family Plan 2.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2019 Queen of Hearts Man at Bar Short film 2021 Outside the Wire Harris YO! Jacob Short film Voyagers Mallick Pirates Kidda 2022 Subs Mason Short film 2024 Two Places at Once Sami Short film 2025 The Family Plan 2 Omar

Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 The Little Drummer Girl Kareem 1 episode 2019 EastEnders Imran Qureshi 2 episodes 2020 Baghdad Central Ali Jabani 2 episodes 2023 Sex Education Beau 8 episodes (series 4) 2025 Maigret Detective Karim LaPointe Main role

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2024 Dizzy Yaseen Voice role;Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield / Half Moon Theatre, London Why a Black Woman Will Never Be Prime Minister Rafiq Voice role;Camden People's Theatre, London Talking People Bush Theatre, London

Audio Year Title Role Notes 2024 Doctor Who: Classic Doctors New Monsters Carl Dassin Big Finish Productions The Strange Case Nick Podcast