Roukya Rhym Guissé is a Los Angeles-based actor, screenwriter, and producer.

 

Rhym - pronounced "reem” - shaped by a transnational upbringing, Rhym is from Algeria, with an Algerian mother and Malian father, she lived in the Ivory Coast, and later moved to Louisiana - experiences that continue to inform the global and intimate perspective of her work.

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Rhym has gone on to build a prolific career in the entertainment industry, she has a decade of experience in film, television and theatre. Her credits include ABC's How to Get Away With Murder and Miller Center for the Arts’ production of Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer winning Ruined.

 

Rhym narrated the five-part limited-series podcast Charlie’s Place, produced by Malcolm Gladwell’s Pushkin Industries, which was named one of The Atlantic’s 20 Best Podcasts of 2025. She starred in the short film Cartes, which premiered at LA Shorts International Film Festival, with official selections at Oscar-qualifying festivals including BronzeLens Film Festival and the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF). The film received Best Picture nominations at the Septimius Awards and the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2025.​

Rhym continues to seek roles that challenge her as an artist.