Issam Dakka, was born on October 3, 1988 in Antwerp, Belgium. He is the second youngest of six children of a Morrocan mother, Fatima, from Tangier, and a Moroccan father, Ahmed, from Tetouan.

After graduating culinary school, Issam enrolled in AP University, wanting to start a career as an English teacher. This is where he first caught the acting bug. He dropped out of teacher training and enrolled at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, where he studied Drama. He left the R.C.A after three years to seek work as an actor.

His first paid acting roll was in Professor T (2018). where he played the antagonist Youssef Benali. After several smaller rolls in television series such as Baptiste, Women of The Night, Issam landed his first bigger roll in the second season of De Luizenmoeder (2020). One year later he landed a recurring roll in the main cast of hit television series 'Lisa' (2021-2022).

In 2023 and 2024 Issam appeared in a multitude of projects such as: 'Dertigers' where he plays main character 'Sami'. 'Mehdi in 'Alter Ego', 'Khadir' in Amazon Prime series 'Everybody Loves Diamonds', starring next to Kim Rossi Stuart, Michael McDowell and Rupert Everett and as  'Ali' in the Icelandic series 'Heima Er Best'.

In 2025 Issam is set to appear in the final season of Dertigers where he will reprise his roll as 'Sami'.