---
name: "William Nadylam"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-nadylam"
roles: []
born: "1 January 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 58
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-19T16:22:06.284911+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# William Nadylam

Actor. Born 1 January 1966 in Montpellier, Hérault, France.

## Details

- **Born:** 1 January 1966, Montpellier, Hérault, France
- **Active:** 2018–present
- **Also known as:** William Nadylam-Yotnda
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 46 (1), 2020s 64 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 58 to 60 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Drama 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,063m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nadylam, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568839, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0618986/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87426

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore*](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore.md) (50)

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## Biography

William Nadylam is a French actor born in 1966 in Montpellier. He trained at the École de la rue Blanche and other Paris acting schools, and has a substantial theatre background, including work with director Peter Brook.

Nadylam is known for playing Yusuf Kama in *Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald* (2018) and *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore* (2022). Other film roles include Patrick in *Stillwater* (2021), Chérif in *White Material* (2010), and the voice of the adult Kirikou in *Kirikou and the Sorceress* (1998). He has appeared in television, including the series *Parlement* (2020–).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, fr.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Passages* (2023), Fi1m 77, as Clément — [page](https://film.one/film/passages.md)
- *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore* (2022), Fi1m 50, as Yusuf Kama — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore.md)
- *Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald* (2018), Fi1m 46, as Yusuf Kama — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-crimes-of-grindelwald.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Le Vent des sables* (2024), as Commandant Vallée
- *Coup de chance* (2023), as Charles
- *Passages* (2023), as Clément — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/passages.md)
- *Lame de fond* (2023), as Marc Spencer (Scotland Yard)
- *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore* (2022), as Yusuf Kama — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore.md)
- *A Week in Paradise* (2022), as Victor
- *Stillwater* (2021), as Patrick
- *Parliament* (2020), series, as Eamon Geragthy
- *Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald* (2018), as Yusuf Kama — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-crimes-of-grindelwald.md)
- *Marion Knapp Doesn't Smile* (2017), as James Rutherford
- *Dreamstates* (2016), Actor
- *Lace Crater* (2015), as Sal Gricky
- *Good Funk* (2015), as Terence
- *SK1* (2015), as L'avocat de Guy Georges
- *Here and Now* (2014), as Ben
- *The Absence* (2013), as Adama
- *White Material* (2010), as Chérif
- *Forgotten Girls* (2008), series, as Le juge Galbert
- *The Brides of Bourbon Island* (2007), series, as Jean Penmach
- *Les enfants du pays* (2006), as le caporal-chef Malick N'Diaye
- *The Legend of Princess Parva* (2003), as Shiva (voice)
- *Murphy's Law* (2001), series, as Benoit
- *Transfixed* (2001), as Maeva
- *Kirikou and the Sorceress* (1998), as Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
- *Le dernier fils* (1998), as Paul Touré Haas
- *Dakar Blues* (1997), as the narrator, voice acting

## Gallery

- ![William Nadylam](https://film.one/media/person/357588/gallery-b38a63e1211b.jpg) William Nadylam — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/William_Nadylam_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) Tapis Rouge avec Christophe Lambert, Isabelle Huppert et Patrice Chéreau pour le film en com](https://film.one/media/person/357588/gallery-0dbd7f16f019.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) Tapis Rouge avec Christophe Lambert, Isabelle Huppert et Patrice Chéreau pour le film en com — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Christopher_Lambert%2C_Isabelle_Huppert%2C_Patrice_Ch%C3%A9reau_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_3.jpg/1280px-Christopher_Lambert%2C_Isabelle_Huppert%2C_Patrice_Ch%C3%A9reau_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 2021: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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