Mohamed Fellag (born 31 March 1950[1] in Azeffoun, Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian comedian, writer, humorist, and actor.

In 1958, at the height of the Algerian war of independence, his father took him and his younger brother, for their safety, to stay with an aunt in Beni-Messous (then a very small village near Algiers) where they went to primary school.

He entered the School of Dramatic Arts of Algiers in 1968 and stayed there for four years performing in several theatres throughout Algeria.

He acted in a number of movies and TV shows during the period of turbulence in Algeria during the late 80s and early 90s.

He has appeared in numerous films, particularly since 2005, including the Oscar-nominated Monsieur Lazhar, for which he won a Canadian Genie Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.