Cine AI
Kad Merad

Kad Merad

Actor · Born 1964-03-27 · Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria

Get the app Browse on web

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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Chorus (2004) — Chabert
  2. Welcome to the Sticks (2008) — Philippe Abrams
  3. Alibi.com (2017) — Mr. Godet
  4. The Tuche Family (2011) — Le poissonnier
  5. 22 Bullets (2010) — Tony Zacchia
  6. Little Nicholas (2009) — Nicolas's father
  7. Superchondriac (2014) — Dimitri Zvenka
  8. Max & Leon (2016) — Acteur à la télévision anglaise
  9. Family Is Family (2018) — Kad Merad
  10. Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006) — Paul Tellier
  11. Bis (2015) — Patrice
  12. The Parisian Bitch (2015) — Kad Merad (uncredited)
  13. Nicholas on Holiday (2014) — Nicolas' father
  14. War of the Buttons (2011) — Père Lebrac
  15. Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004) — Le Mexicain Cellule
  16. Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? (2003) — Richard Bullit
  17. Safari (2009) — Richard Dacier
  18. Looking for Teddy (2018) — Michel
  19. Iznogoud (2005) — le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
  20. RTT (2009) — Arthur Lepage
  21. Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? (2012) — Richard Bullit
  22. The Big Hit (2020) — Étienne Carboni
  23. The Dope (2003) — Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
  24. Dad Friend (2018) — Stéphane
  25. Just a Gigolo (2019) — Alex
  26. The Well Digger's Daughter (2011) — Félipe Rambert
  27. The Italian (2010) — Dino/Mourad
  28. Honeymoon Crasher (2025) — Michel
  29. Queens of The Field (2020) — Marco
  30. A Ticket to Space (2006) — Cardoux
  31. Paris 36 (2008) — Jacky Jacquet
  32. The Big Bad Wolf (2013) — Louis
  33. Brillantissime (2018) — Dr Steinman
  34. Marseille (2016) — Paolo
  35. Life for Real (2023) — Louis
  36. Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï (2022) — Membre du comité de soutien
  37. The Year of the Shark (2022) — Thierry
  38. The Flame (2020) — Patrice
  39. Orchestra Class (2017) — Simon Daoud
  40. Bangkok, We Have A Problem! (2014) — Serge Renart

Directed

  1. Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? (2012) — Director
  2. Marseille (2016) — Director
  3. Father (2011) — Director
  4. Kad et Olivier - Antotologie (2007) — Director
  5. Amis (2021) — Director
  6. Kad et Olivier vous font montrer... Le Gros DVD (2001) — Director
  7. Bullit & Riper (2020) — Director