Kad Merad
103 movies · 22 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 27, 1964 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
- Also known as
- Kadour Merad · 카드 므라드
Biography
Kad Merad is a French-Algerian filmmaker and actor who has acted both on stage and on screen.
Kad Merad was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on March 27, 1964 to an Algerian father and a French mother.
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During his teens, he played drums and sang with various rock bands. Soon afterwards, he started playing as an animator in Club Med alongside the Gigolo Brothers troop.
In 1990, he was hired by Ouï FM, the Paris Rock genre station where he met Olivier Baroux. The duet most known as Kad & Olivier began working together and started their own show, the Rock'n Roll Circus, introducing some of their most famous sketches (Pamela Rose, Teddy Porc Fidèle...). The early success of the show allowed them to meet Jean-Luc Delarue who brought their act to TV.
In 1999, they began appearing on the French Satellite TV channel Comédie+ on their own show, La Grosse Emission. At the same time, Merad started his Cinema career with a lot of secondary roles.
In 2003, he scored his First box-office success with Mais Qui a tué Pamela Rose?, co-written with Baroux.
In 2007, Kad received the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Je vais Bien, ne t'en fais pas! and appears in AaRON's film soundtrack video clip. His best challenger was Dany Boon. During the shooting of Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, this friendly struggle was a running joke between the two of them.
That same year, he made his first appearance with Les Enfoirés music troop and is still one of its members. He was also inducted as the Godfather of the Telethon.
The next year, he starred as Phillipe Abrams in the French movie Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis. The film was a surprise - and phenomenal - success in France and Europe, becoming the best-attended movie ever made in France, with 21 million moviegoers.
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Known for
Kad Merad: movies and TV shows
Acting (125)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Jeu de vilains
as Monsieur Tosca
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 Fausse note
as Nathan Dinke
- 2026 Les Héros du Louvre
as Babi Maklouf
- 2026 Permis de détruire
as Dominique
- 2026 A Family of Bastards
as Djilali
- 2026
- 2025
- 2025 Popemobile
as Slim / Barnabé VI
- 2025 100 Million!
as Patrick
- 2025
- 2025 Honeymoon Crasher
as Michel
- 2025 Before What Comes After
as Augustin Masset
- 2024 Les Boules de Noël
as Antonin
- 2024 At the End of the Day
as Lino
- 2024 King of My Castle
as Jean-François Casteigne
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024 Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024
as Kad Merad
- 2023
- 2023 Life for Real
as Louis
- 2023
- 2022 Citoyen d'honneur
as Samir Amin
- 2022 The Year of the Shark
as Thierry
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022 Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
as Membre du comité de soutien
- 2021 Amis
as Pierre
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020 Bullit & Riper
as Richard Bullit
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020 The Big Hit
as Étienne Carboni
- 2020
- 2020 Queens of The Field
as Marco
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019 Just a Gigolo
as Alex
- 2019
- 2018 Dad Friend
as Stéphane
- 2018 Looking for Teddy
as Michel
- 2018 Kings for a Day
as Joseph
- 2018
- 2018 Family Is Family
as Kad Merad
- 2018 Brillantissime
as Dr Steinman
- 2017 Orchestra Class
as Simon Daoud
- 2017
- 2017 Alibi.com
as Mr. Godet
- 2016 Max & Leon
as Acteur à la télévision anglaise
- 2016 Marseille
as Paolo
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015 We Were Young
as Kiki
- 2015 The Parisian Bitch
as Kad Merad (uncredited)
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 Bis
as Patrice
- 2015 Disappeared in Winter
as Daniel
- 2014
- 2014 Bangkok, We Have A Problem!
as Serge Renart
- 2014 Nicholas on Holiday
as Nicolas' father
- 2014
- 2014 Superchondriac
as Dimitri Zvenka
- 2013 The Big Bad Wolf
as Louis
- 2013 It Happened in Saint-Tropez
as Roni Melkowich
- 2012 Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
as Richard Bullit
- 2012 Superstar
as Martin Kazinski
- 2012 Play It Like Godard
as star
- 2011 War of the Buttons
as Père Lebrac
- 2011 The Tuche Family
as Le poissonnier
- 2011 Monsieur Papa
as Robert Pique
- 2011 The Well Digger's Daughter
as Félipe Rambert
- 2011
- 2010 The Italian
as Dino/Mourad
- 2010 22 Bullets
as Tony Zacchia
- 2010
- 2010 Protect and Serve
as Michel Boudriau
- 2009 RTT
as Arthur Lepage
- 2009 Little Nicholas
as Nicolas' father
- 2009 Safari
as Richard Dacier
- 2008 My Stars
as Robert Pelage
- 2008 Paris 36
as Jacky Jacquet
- 2008 Modern Love
as Olivier
- 2008
- 2008 Welcome to the Sticks
as Philippe Abrams
- 2007 Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours
as Jacques
- 2007 3 Friends
as Baptiste 'Titi' Capla
- 2007 Pur week-end
as Frédéric Alvaro
- 2007 In Mom's Head
as Jacques Charlot
- 2007 Could This Be Love?
as Rachid
- 2006 Don't Worry, I'm Fine
as Paul Tellier
- 2006 J'invente rien
as Paul
- 2006 Beyond the Ocean
as Oncle Tango
- 2006 Les Irréductibles
as Gérard
- 2006
- 2006 Try Me
as Vincent
- 2006 A Ticket to Space
as Stéphane Cardoux
- 2005 Community Property
as Martin
- 2005 Iznogoud
as le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
- 2004
- 2004 Lucky Luke and the Daltons
as Le Mexicain Cellule
- 2004 The Chorus
as Chabert
- 2003 The Car Keys
as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
- 2003
- 2003 Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
as Richard Bullit
- 2003 Don't Worry, Be Happy
as Pierre 2
- 2003 Même pas Mal
as Gérard Lanza
- 2003 The Dope
as Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
- 2003 The Pharmacist
as le médecin légiste
- 2002 The Tombs
as Gustave
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001 The High Life
as Le motard
- 2001 The Strategy of Failure
as M. Golden
- 2001
- 2000
- 1998
Behind the camera (13)
- Upcoming
- 2023
- 2021 Amis
Director
- 2020 Bullit & Riper
Director
- 2019 Just a Gigolo
Writer
- 2016 Marseille
Director, Adaptation, Dialogue, Screenplay
- 2012 Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
Director
- 2011 Monsieur Papa
Director
- 2007 Kad et Olivier - Antotologie
Director
- 2006 A Ticket to Space
Writer
- 2003
- 2003 Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
Writer
- 2001
Talk shows and appearances (49)
- 2026
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025 Liars Club
6 episodes
- 2024
- 2023
- 2023 Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2 episodes
- 2023
- 2023 Improbox
1 episode
- 2023 LEGEND
1 episode
- 2023
- 2023 Beau geste
2 episodes
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020 Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac
1 episode
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018 The Secret Song
1 episode
- 2018
- 2018 Bonsoir !
1 episode
- 2018 3615 code Arthur et Jarry
2 episodes
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017 Face the Classroom
1 episode
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014 Un soir à la tour Eiffel
1 episode
- 2013 Clique
1 episode
- 2012 The Unexpected Getaway
1 episode
- 2011 Vendredi, tout est permis
3 episodes
- 2009 C à vous
4 episodes
- 2008
- 2006 Salut les Terriens !
2 episodes
- 2006 On n'est pas couché
1 episode
- 2001 Star Academy
1 episode
- 2001 The Apartment
2 episodes
- 2001 Burger Quiz
1 episode
- 1998 Vivement dimanche
4 episodes
- 1987 Téléthon
2 episodes
- 1985 Télématin
2 episodes
- 1976 Cérémonie des César
2 episodes