Of Moroccan father and French mother, Younes Bouab was born on April 29, 1979 in Salé. He discovered theater during his schooling at Descartes High School in Rabat.After his baccalaureate, he studied philosophy in Paris, then in Germany for a year of exchange and finally at the Sorbonne, from which he graduated with a Master 2 in philosophy on the work of Averroes. He returned to the stage during his last years in Paris, following an actor's training course at Studio Pygmalion.Back in Morocco, he worked as a scriptwriter before trying his luck successfully in front of the camera, on national productions.