Kad Merad
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-03-27 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Kad Merad
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.
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.
Known For
Acting
Héro(s)
as Babi Maklouf
Jeu de vilains
as Monsieur Tosca
(2026)
(2025)
100 Million!
as Patrick
(2025)
Honeymoon Crasher
as Michel
(2025)
Popemobile
as The Pope
(2025)
The Last Breath
as Augustin Masset
(2025)
(2024)
40
as Self
(2024)
King of My Castle
as Jean-François Casteigne
(2024)
Les Boules de Noël
as Antonin
(2024)
At the End of the Day
as Lino
(2024)
(2023)
Life for Real
as Louis
(2023)
(2023)
Studio Bagel's 10th Anniversary
as Self - Guest Star
(2023)
(2022)
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
as Membre du comité de soutien
(2022)
Citoyen d'honneur
as Samir Amin
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
The Year of the Shark
as Thierry
(2021)
(2021)
Kad Merad on Stage
as Self
(2021)
(2021)
Amis
as Pierre
(2020)
The Big Hit
as Étienne Carboni
(2020)
Bullit & Riper
as Richard Bullit
(2020)
Queens of The Field
as Marco
(2020)
(2020)
(2019)
Sixty
as Self - Comedian
(2019)
La part du soupçon
as Thomas Kertez
(2019)
Playmobil: The Movie
as (voice) (uncredited)
(2019)
Just a Gigolo
as Alex
(2019)
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
as Self - Guest
(2019)
A Wolf's Journey
as himself- narrateur
(2019)
(2019)
(2018)
Family Is Family
as Kad Merad
(2018)
Looking for Teddy
as Michel
(2018)
Brillantissime
as Dr Steinman
(2018)
(2018)
(2018)
Kings for a Day
as Joseph
(2018)
Dad Friend
as Stéphane
(2018)
(2017)
(2017)
Orchestra Class
as Simon Daoud
(2017)
La télé de Valérie Lemercier
as Self
(2016)
Max & Leon
as Acteur à la télévision anglaise
(2016)
Alibi.com
as Mr. Godet
(2016)
Marseille
as Paolo
(2016)
(2016)
La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3
as Self - Guest
(2015)
We Were Young
as Kiki
(2015)
Bis
as Patrice
(2015)
Disappeared in Winter
as Daniel
(2015)
The Parisian Bitch
as Himself
(2015)
(2015)
(2014)
Superchondriac
as Dimitri Zvenka
(2014)
Bangkok, We Have A Problem!
as Serge Renart
(2014)
Nicholas on Holiday
as Nicolas' father
(2014)
(2014)
(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
(2012)
Guerre d'Algerie - La déchirure
as La narrateur
(2011)
The Tuche Family
as Le poissonnier
(2011)
The Well Digger's Daughter
as Félipe Rambert
(2011)
Father
as Robert Pique
(2011)
War of the Buttons
as Père Lebrac
(2011)
(2010)
(2010)
22 Bullets
as Tony Zacchia
(2010)
The Italian
as Dino/Mourad
(2010)
Protect and Serve
as Michel Boudriau
(2009)
RTT
as Arthur Lepage
(2009)
Safari
as Richard Dacier
(2009)
Little Nicholas
as Nicolas's father
(2008)
My Stars
as Robert Pelage
(2008)
Welcome to the Sticks
as Philippe Abrams
(2008)
Modern Love
as Olivier
(2008)
Paris 36
as Jacky Jacquet
(2008)
(2007)
Could This Be Love?
as Rachid
(2007)
3 Friends
as Baptiste 'Titi' Capla
(2007)
In Mom's Head
as Jacques Charlot
(2007)
Pur week-end
as Frédéric Alvaro
(2007)
Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours
as Jacques
(2007)
Kad et Olivier - Antotologie
as Himself
(2006)
Beyond the Ocean
as Oncle Tango
(2006)
Les Irréductibles
as Gérard
(2006)
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
as Paul Tellier
(2006)
Try Me
as Vincent
(2006)
J'invente rien
as Paul
(2006)
A Ticket to Space
as Cardoux
(2006)
(2005)
Community Property
as Martin
(2005)
Iznogoud
as le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
(2004)
The Chorus
as Chabert
(2004)
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
as Le Mexicain Cellule
(2004)
(2003)
The Dope
as Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
(2003)
The Pharmacist
as le médecin légiste
(2003)
The Car Keys
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
(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)
(2002)
The Tombs
as Gustave
(2002)
(2001)
The High Life
as Le motard
(2001)
The Strategy of Failure
as M. Golden
(2001)
Crew
(2021)
Amis
Director
(2019)
Just a Gigolo
Writer
(2016)
Marseille
Director, Adaptation, Dialogue, Screenplay
(2012)
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
Director
(2011)
Father
Director
(2007)
Kad et Olivier - Antotologie
Director
(2006)
A Ticket to Space
Writer
(2003)
(2001)