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Kad Merad

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Kad Merad at an event for The Artist (2011)
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Kad Merad was born on 27 March 1964 in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. He is an actor and writer, known for Welcome to the Sticks (2008), The Chorus (2004) and Baron noir (2016).
BornMarch 27, 1964
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BornMarch 27, 1964
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Dany Boon and Kad Merad in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Welcome to the Sticks
    7.1
    • Philippe Abrams
    • 2008
    The Chorus (2004)
    The Chorus
    7.9
    • Chabert
    • 2004
    Baron noir (2016)
    Baron noir
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Philippe Rickwaert
    • Rickwaert
    Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
    Don't Worry, I'm Fine
    7.3
    • Paul Tellier
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Countess of Monte Cristo
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Les Bâtards
      • Djilali
      • Post-production
    • Héro(s)
      • Babi
      • Post-production
    • Finalement, ça ne finira jamais
      • Lino Massaro
      • Pre-production
    • Fausse Note
      • Nathan Dinkel
      • Post-production
    • Chez Momo
      • Pre-production
    • Belphégor
      • Charles Moreau
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Kad Merad in Papamobile (2025)
      Papamobile
      3.0
      • Le pape
      • 2025
    • 100 millions! (2025)
      100 millions!
      4.4
      • Patrick
      • 2025
    • Michèle Laroque and Julien Frison in Honeymoon Crasher (2025)
      Honeymoon Crasher
      5.6
      • Michel
      • 2025
    • Les boules de Noël (2024)
      Les boules de Noël
      4.5
      • Antonin
      • 2024
    • Kad Merad and Denis Podalydès in Le dernier souffle (2024)
      Le dernier souffle
      6.6
      • Dr. Augustin Masset
      • 2024
    • Sandrine Bonnaire, Michel Boujenah, Clémentine Célarié, Françoise Fabian, Kad Merad, Elsa Zylberstein, and Barbara Pravi in Finalement (2024)
      Finalement
      5.6
      • Lino Massaro
      • 2024
    • Ana Girardot and Nina Meurisse in La fièvre (2024)
      La fièvre
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Président Philippe Ryckwaert
      • 2024
    • Stefano Cassetti and Camille Lou in Anthracite (2024)
      Anthracite
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Claude Chevallier
      • 2024
    • Isabelle Carré, Clovis Cornillac, Kad Merad, Stéphan Wojtowicz, Audran Cattin, and Jade Pedri in King of My Castle (2024)
      King of My Castle
      5.1
      • Jean-François Casteigne
      • 2024
    • Olivier Baroux, Kad Merad, Shirine Boutella, and Panayotis Pascot in Pamela Rose, la série (2023)
      Pamela Rose, la série
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Richard Bullit
      • 2023
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dany Boon, and Kad Merad in Life for Real (2023)
      Life for Real
      5.7
      • Louis
      • 2023
    • Citoyen d'honneur (2022)
      Citoyen d'honneur
      6.1
      • Samir Amin
      • 2022
    • L'année du requin (2022)
      L'année du requin
      4.5
      • Thierry Bordenave
      • 2022
    • Studio Bagel (2012)
      Studio Bagel
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Père
      • 2022
    • Ramzy Bedia, Gérard Darmon, Ana Girardot, Jonathan Lambert, Natacha Lindinger, Kad Merad, Thomas Scimeca, Jérôme Commandeur, Leïla Bekhti, Géraldine Nakache, Pierre Niney, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Jonathan Cohen, Camille Chamoux, Mister V, Sébastien Chassagne, and Laura Felpin in Le Flambeau, les aventuriers de Chupacabra (2022)
      Le Flambeau, les aventuriers de Chupacabra
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Patrice
      • 2022

    Writer

    • 100 millions! (2025)
      100 millions!
      4.4
      • scenario
      • 2025
    • Olivier Baroux, Kad Merad, Shirine Boutella, and Panayotis Pascot in Pamela Rose, la série (2023)
      Pamela Rose, la série
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Bullit & Riper (2020)
      Bullit & Riper
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Kad Merad and Léopold Moati in Just a Gigolo (2019)
      Just a Gigolo
      5.6
      • screenplay
      • 2019
    • Patrick Bosso and Kad Merad in Marseille (2016)
      Marseille
      5.0
      • adaptation
      • dialogue
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose? (2012)
      Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose?
      5.3
      • screenplay (dialogue)
      • 2012
    • Star Trek... ou presque (2006)
      Star Trek... ou presque
      TV Short
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Olivier Baroux, Guillaume Canet, André Dussollier, Marina Foïs, and Kad Merad in A Ticket to Space (2006)
      A Ticket to Space
      5.3
      • Writer (as Kad)
      • 2006
    • Toilet Zone (2005)
      Toilet Zone
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Samedi soir en direct (2003)
      Samedi soir en direct
      8.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2003–2004
    • Olivier Baroux, Gérard Darmon, Bénédicte Loyen, Kad Merad, and Jean-Paul Rouve in Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose? (2003)
      Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose?
      6.0
      • Writer (as Kad)
      • 2003
    • Making of (2002)
      Making of
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Kad)
      • 2002
    • Les trente dernières minutes (1998)
      Les trente dernières minutes
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • Jour de chance au bâtiment C (1996)
      Jour de chance au bâtiment C
      Short
      • story
      • 1996

    Director

    • Bullit & Riper (2020)
      Bullit & Riper
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Patrick Bosso and Kad Merad in Marseille (2016)
      Marseille
      5.0
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose? (2012)
      Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose?
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Michèle Laroque, Kad Merad, and Gaspard Meier-Chaurand in Monsieur Papa (2011)
      Monsieur Papa
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2011
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Kad
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • March 27, 1964
      • Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
    • Children
      • Kalil Merad
    • Parents
        Janine Béguin
    • Relatives
        Yasmina Merad(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Voice of Truc (Tuke) in the French dubbed version of Brother Bear (2003).
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 2 Interviews
      • 2 Articles
      • 1 Pictorial

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Is of Algerian descent.
    • Salaries
        The Italian
        (2010)
        €1,000,000

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