Ahmarani is known for his roles in the movies The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge (La Moitié gauche du frigo) and How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause).

He has also appeared in the first season of the television Star Trek parody Dans une galaxie près de chez vous.

In 2012, audiences saw him in Martin Villeneuve's Mars et Avril, a science fiction film based on the graphic novels of the same name.

[2][3] Outside his acting and singing career, Paul Ahmarani has also been a supporter of Quebec's left-wing party, Québec solidaire.

[4] On 25 February 2010, Paul Ahmarani, together with 500 artists, joined the call to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against the Israeli Apartheid.