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Africa & Middle East Actors — Star Index

Editorial career ranking for Africa & Middle East, then TMDB trending and People’s Choice votes. Covering 6 countries.

Quick Answer: Who are the highest-ranked actors in Africa & Middle East?

Charlize Theron leads the Celluloid Star Index for Africa & Middle East at 61.9/100 (3 scored titles). The index is catalog quality, depth and 70+ consistency — not TMDB popularity or paid votes. Country charts cover Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

Celluloid Star Index — Africa & Middle East

Same 0–100 index as the global hub: 65% Bayesian quality, 20% depth, 15% 70+ consistency. Minimum 3 scored titles.

  1. 1 Charlize Theron 61.9/100 Star Index 70.9 quality · 3 titles 33% at 70+ South Africa Best: The Odyssey (89%)
  2. 2 Funke Akindele 54.7/100 Star Index 67.5 quality · 3 titles 0% at 70+ Nigeria Best: Behind the Scenes (64%)

People’s Choice — Africa & Middle East

Fan votes for seeded Africa & Middle East stars — $1 Stripe-verified payments. Net proceeds support World Animal Rescue Network. View global leaderboard →

  1. 1 Ahmed Ezz Egypt Cast the first vote →
  2. 2 Ahmed Helmy Egypt Cast the first vote →
  3. 3 Amal Ayouch Morocco Cast the first vote →
  4. 4 Bukunmi Oluwashina Nigeria Cast the first vote →
  5. 5 Charlize Theron South Africa Cast the first vote →
  6. 6 Faouzi Bensaïdi Morocco Cast the first vote →
  7. 7 Fatima Al Taei United Arab Emirates Cast the first vote →
  8. 8 Fatima AlBanawi Saudi Arabia Cast the first vote →
  9. 9 Funke Akindele Nigeria Cast the first vote →
  10. 10 Genevieve Nnaji Nigeria Cast the first vote →
  11. 11 Habib Ghuloom United Arab Emirates Cast the first vote →
  12. 12 Hisham Abdulrahman Saudi Arabia Cast the first vote →
  13. 13 Ibrahim Al Hsawi Saudi Arabia Cast the first vote →
  14. 14 John Kani South Africa Cast the first vote →
  15. 15 Karim Abdel Aziz Egypt Cast the first vote →
  16. 16 Kunle Remi Nigeria Cast the first vote →
  17. 17 Lubna Azabal Morocco Cast the first vote →
  18. 18 Mila Al Zahrani Saudi Arabia Cast the first vote →
  19. 19 Mona Zaki Egypt Cast the first vote →
  20. 20 Nadia Farès Morocco Cast the first vote →
  21. 21 Neven Madi United Arab Emirates Cast the first vote →
  22. 22 Noor Alrushood Saudi Arabia Cast the first vote →
  23. 23 Omar Al Mulla United Arab Emirates Cast the first vote →
  24. 24 Osas Ighodaro Nigeria Cast the first vote →
  25. 25 Pearl Thusi South Africa Cast the first vote →
  26. 26 Presley Chweneyagae South Africa Cast the first vote →
  27. 27 Ramsey Nouah Nigeria Cast the first vote →
  28. 28 Richard Mofe-Damijo Nigeria Cast the first vote →
  29. 29 Said Taghmaoui Morocco Cast the first vote →
  30. 30 Sharlto Copley South Africa Cast the first vote →
  31. 31 Sharon Ooja Nigeria Cast the first vote →
  32. 32 Thuso Mbedu South Africa Cast the first vote →
  33. 33 Timini Egbuson Nigeria Cast the first vote →
  34. 34 Tobi Bakre Nigeria Cast the first vote →
  35. 35 Youssra Egypt Cast the first vote →

Trending in Africa & Middle East

TMDB weekly popularity — a live attention signal, separate from the Star Index.

Portrait of Ahmed Ezz #1

Ahmed Ezz

Egypt 1
Portrait of Ahmed Helmy #2

Ahmed Helmy

Egypt 1
Portrait of Amal Ayouch #3

Amal Ayouch

Morocco 0
Portrait of Bukunmi Oluwashina #4

Bukunmi Oluwashina

Nigeria 0
Portrait of Charlize Theron #5

Charlize Theron

South Africa 11
Portrait of Faouzi Bensaïdi #6

Faouzi Bensaïdi

Morocco 0
#7

Fatima Al Taei

United Arab Emirates 0
Portrait of Fatima AlBanawi #8

Fatima AlBanawi

Saudi Arabia 1
Portrait of Funke Akindele #9

Funke Akindele

Nigeria 1
Portrait of Genevieve Nnaji #10

Genevieve Nnaji

Nigeria 1
Portrait of Habib Ghuloom #11

Habib Ghuloom

United Arab Emirates 0
#12

Hisham Abdulrahman

Saudi Arabia 0
#13

Ibrahim Al Hsawi

Saudi Arabia 0
Portrait of John Kani #14

John Kani

South Africa 1
Portrait of Karim Abdel Aziz #15

Karim Abdel Aziz

Egypt 1
Portrait of Kunle Remi #16

Kunle Remi

Nigeria 0
Portrait of Lubna Azabal #17

Lubna Azabal

Morocco 1
Portrait of Mila Al Zahrani #18

Mila Al Zahrani

Saudi Arabia 1
Portrait of Mona Zaki #19

Mona Zaki

Egypt 1
Portrait of Nadia Farès #20

Nadia Farès

Morocco 1
Portrait of Neven Madi #21

Neven Madi

United Arab Emirates 0
#22

Noor Alrushood

Saudi Arabia 0
#23

Omar Al Mulla

United Arab Emirates 1
Portrait of Osas Ighodaro #24

Osas Ighodaro

Nigeria 0
Portrait of Pearl Thusi #25

Pearl Thusi

South Africa 0
Portrait of Presley Chweneyagae #26

Presley Chweneyagae

South Africa 0
Portrait of Ramsey Nouah #27

Ramsey Nouah

Nigeria 0
Portrait of Richard Mofe-Damijo #28

Richard Mofe-Damijo

Nigeria 1
Portrait of Said Taghmaoui #29

Said Taghmaoui

Morocco 1
Portrait of Sharlto Copley #30

Sharlto Copley

South Africa 2
Portrait of Sharon Ooja #31

Sharon Ooja

Nigeria 0
Portrait of Thuso Mbedu #32

Thuso Mbedu

South Africa 1
Portrait of Timini Egbuson #33

Timini Egbuson

Nigeria 1
Portrait of Tobi Bakre #34

Tobi Bakre

Nigeria 0
#35

Youssra

Egypt 0

Frequently asked questions

Who are the highest-ranked actors in Africa & Middle East?

Charlize Theron leads the Celluloid Star Index for Africa & Middle East at 61.9/100 (3 scored titles). The index is catalog quality, depth and 70+ consistency — not TMDB popularity or paid votes. Country charts cover Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

How does Celluloid rank Africa & Middle East actors?

Three separate lists: the Celluloid Star Index (editorial career quality), TMDB’s weekly person chart (attention), and People’s Choice ($1 Stripe-verified votes for WARN). Only the Star Index is an editorial ranking.

Where are Africa & Middle East films ranked?

Browse country film hubs at /country/ and the global Stars index at /stars/. Directors and catalogue-only careers are on /people/.