Kad Merad

Personal Info

Birthday

March 27, 1964

(61 years old)

Place of Birth

Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria

Also Known As

Kadour Merad

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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.

Known For

Welcome to the Sticks

War of the Buttons

The Chorus

Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï

Caméra Café

Max & Leon

22 Bullets

Capitaine Marleau

Filmography

2026
Fausse note
as Nathan Dinke
2025
Florent Pagny fait son Taratata
as Self
Traquer l'invisible - Nos chercheurs face à la menace mondiale des virus et des bactéries
as Self : Godfather of Pasteur Institute
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
as Self (archive footage)
Popemobile
as Slim / Barnabé VI
100 Million!
as Patrick
Honeymoon Crasher
as Michel
Before What Comes After
as Augustin Masset
2024
Les Boules de Noël
as Antonin
40
as Self
At the End of the Day
as Lino
King of My Castle
as Jean-François Casteigne
2023
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
as Self
Life for Real
as Louis
Studio Bagel's 10th Anniversary
as Self - Guest Star
2022
Benjamin Biolay - Christmas Show
as Self
Citoyen d'honneur
as Samir Amin
Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès
as Self
The Year of the Shark
as Thierry
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
as Self
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
as Membre du comité de soutien
2021
Kad Merad on Stage
as Self
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
as Self
Amis
as Pierre
2020
Bullit & Riper
as Richard Bullit
The Big Hit
as Étienne Carboni
Queens of The Field
as Marco
2019
La part du soupçon
as Thomas Kertez
Sixty
as Self - Comedian
Just a Gigolo
as Alex
A Wolf's Journey
as himself- narrateur
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
as Self - Guest
2018
Dad Friend
as Stéphane
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
as Self
Looking for Teddy
as Michel
On refait les grands duos d'humour
as Self
Kings for a Day
as Joseph
Family Is Family
as Kad Merad
Brillantissime
as Dr Steinman
2017
La télé de Valérie Lemercier
as Self
Orchestra Class
as Simon Daoud
Alibi.com
as Mr. Godet
2016
Max & Leon
as Acteur à la télévision anglaise
La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3
as Self - Guest
Marseille
as Paolo
2015
We Were Young
as Kiki
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
as Self
The Parisian Bitch
as Himself
Bis
as Patrice
Disappeared in Winter
as Daniel
2014
Bangkok, We Have A Problem!
as Serge Renart
Nicholas on Holiday
as Nicolas' father
Superchondriac
as Dimitri Zvenka
2013
The Big Bad Wolf
as Louis
It Happened in Saint-Tropez
as Roni Melkowich
2012
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
as Richard Bullit
Superstar
as Martin Kazinski
Guerre d'Algerie - La déchirure
as La narrateur
Play It Like Godard
as star
2011
War of the Buttons
as Père Lebrac
The Tuche Family
as Le poissonnier
Father
as Robert Pique
The Well Digger's Daughter
as Félipe Rambert
2010
The Italian
as Dino/Mourad
22 Bullets
as Tony Zacchia
Protect and Serve
as Michel Boudriau
2009
RTT
as Arthur Lepage
Little Nicholas
as Nicolas's father
Safari
as Richard Dacier
2008
My Stars
as Robert Pelage
Paris 36
as Jacky Jacquet
Modern Love
as Olivier
Welcome to the Sticks
as Philippe Abrams
2007
Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours
as Jacques
3 Friends
as Baptiste 'Titi' Capla
Pur week-end
as Frédéric Alvaro
In Mom's Head
as Jacques Charlot
Could This Be Love?
as Rachid
Kad et Olivier - Antotologie
as Himself
2006
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
as Paul Tellier
J'invente rien
as Paul
Beyond the Ocean
as Oncle Tango
Les Irréductibles
as Gérard
Try Me
as Vincent
A Ticket to Space
as Cardoux
2005
Community Property
as Martin
Iznogoud
as le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
2004
Kad et Olivier - La Traversée de l'Atlantique en solitaire à 2
as Kad Merad
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
as Le Mexicain Cellule
The Chorus
as Chabert
2003
The Car Keys
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
as Richard Bullit
Don't Worry, Be Happy
as Pierre 2
Même pas Mal
as Gérard Lanza
The Dope
as Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
The Pharmacist
as le médecin légiste
2002
The Tombs
as Gustave
2001
The High Life
as Le motard
The Strategy of Failure
as M. Golden