Elias Kardous

Elias Kardous, professionally known as DOUNIA, is a French actor and model of Tunisian and Réunionese heritage, based between Marseille and Paris.

Elias plays Zahir in the short film Adieu Émile, directed by Alexis Diop and broadcast on ARTE. Other credits include Jorja Smith’s Go Go Go music video and Felicity Ingram’s photographic book Technophoria.

In 2023, Elias appeared in the international 7Days campaign for Mondelez, released in more than 25 countries. As a model, Elias has worked with photographers including Felicity Ingram, Simone Bozzelli, Marc Turlan and Allan Hamitouche.

Their profile combines masculine and feminine expression. Elias also practises hip-hop, freestyle and contemporary dance, and has experience in digital content creation.