
Kad Merad
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
Credits
- 2025 · 100 Million! as Patrick
- 2025 · Honeymoon Crasher as Michel
- 2024 · 40 as Self
- 2024 · Anthracite as Claude
- 2023 · Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Florent Pagny : un homme libre as Self
- 2023 · Life for Real as Louis
- 2023 · Studio Bagel's 10th Anniversary as Self - Guest Star
- 2023 · Beau geste as Self
- 2022 · The Torch as Patrice
- 2020 · The Big Hit as Étienne Carboni
- 2020 · Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac as Self
- 2019 · Sixty as Self - Comedian
- 2019 · Just a Gigolo as Alex
- 2018 · Family Is Family as Kad Merad
- 2016 · Max & Leon as Acteur à la télévision anglaise
- 2016 · La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3 as Self - Guest
- 2016 · Baron Noir as Philippe Rickwaert
- 2015 · Capitaine Marleau as Daniel Rivière
- 2015 · Bis as Patrice
- 2014 · Nicholas on Holiday as Nicolas' father
- 2014 · Superchondriac as Dimitri Zvenka
- 2013 · Clique as Self - Guest
- 2011 · The Tuche Family as Le poissonnier
- 2010 · 22 Bullets as Tony Zacchia
- 2009 · RTT as Arthur Lepage
- 2009 · C à vous as Self
- 2009 · C à vous as Self - Guest
- 2008 · My Stars as Robert Pelage
- 2008 · Paris 36 as Jacky Jacquet
- 2008 · Welcome to the Sticks as Philippe Abrams
- 2006 · Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest
- 2004 · The Chorus as Chabert
- 2001 · Caméra Café as Un psychopathe
- 2001 · Star Academy as Self
- 2001 · As An Aside as Self - Guest
- 2001 · Burger Quiz as Self
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1987 · Téléthon as Self
- 1985 · Télématin as Self
- Future · Fausse note as
- 2025 · Liars Club as Self
- 2025 · Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés as
- 2024 · Les Boules de Noël as Antonin
- 2024 · King of My Castle as Jean-François Casteigne
- 2023 · Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours as
- 2022 · Citoyen d'honneur as Samir Amin
- 2022 · Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès as Self
- 2022 · Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï as Membre du comité de soutien
- 2021 · Kad Merad on Stage as Self
- 2021 · Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime as Self
- 2020 · La Flamme as Patrice
- 2020 · Queens of The Field as Marco
- 2019 · Broute. as
- 2018 · The secret song as Self
- 2018 · Brillantissime as Dr Steinman
- 2017 · Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés as
- 2016 · Alibi.com as Mr. Godet
- 2016 · Marseille as Paolo
- 2015 · We Were Young as Kiki
- 2015 · Disappeared in Winter as Daniel
- 2014 · Bangkok, We Have A Problem! as Serge Renart
- 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 · La Parenthèse inattendue as Self
- 2012 · Superstar as Martin Kazinski
- 2011 · War of the Buttons as Père Lebrac
- 2011 · Father as Robert Pique
- 2011 · The Well Digger's Daughter as Félipe Rambert
- 2010 · Protect and Serve as Michel Boudriau
- 2009 · Little Nicholas as Nicolas's father
- 2009 · Safari as Richard Dacier
- 2008 · N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels as Self
- 2007 · Could This Be Love? as Rachid
- 2006 · On n'est pas couché as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Don't Worry, I'm Fine as Paul Tellier
- 2005 · Iznogoud as le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
- 2004 · Lucky Luke and the Daltons as Le Mexicain Cellule
- 2003 · Don't Worry, Be Happy as Pierre 2
- 2001 · The High Life as Le motard
- Future · Héro(s) as Babi Maklouf
- 2025 · Popemobile as The Pope
- 2025 · The Last Breath as Augustin Masset
- 2024 · At the End of the Day as Lino
- 2024 · Terminal as Sylvain Cresson
- 2024 · Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans ! as
- 2023 · Pamela Rose, la série as Richard Bullit
- 2023 · Improbox as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The Year of the Shark as Thierry
- 2022 · Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans as Self
- 2021 · Amis as Pierre
- 2020 · Irrésistiblement Kad ! as
- 2019 · Inside Suspicion as Thomas Kertez
- 2019 · Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés as
- 2018 · 3615 code Arthur et Jarry as Self - Guest
- 2017 · La télé de Valérie Lemercier as Self
- 2012 · Guerre d'Algerie - La déchirure as La narrateur
- 2011 · Images of Women of the Social Corset as Self (archive footage)
- Future · Belphégor as Charles Moreau
- 2022 · Benjamin Biolay - Christmas Show as Self
- 2022 · Oussekine as Maitre Georges Kiejman
- 2021 · Un homme d'honneur as Richard Altman
- 2021 · Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous as
- 2020 · Bullit & Riper as Richard Bullit
- 2020 · Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés as
- 2019 · Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo as
- 2019 · Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu as
- 2019 · La part du soupçon as Thomas Kertez
- 2019 · A Wolf's Journey as himself- narrateur
- 2019 · Ce soir, c'est Palmashow as Self - Guest
- 2018 · Dad Friend as Stéphane
- 2018 · L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc as Self
- 2018 · Bonsoir ! as Self - Guest
- 2018 · Looking for Teddy as Michel
- 2018 · On refait les grands duos d'humour as Self
- 2018 · Kings for a Day as Joseph
- 2018 · Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique ! as
- 2017 · Orchestra Class as Simon Daoud
- 2017 · Face the Classroom as Self - Guest
- 2016 · Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés as
- 2015 · Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène ! as Self
- 2015 · The Parisian Bitch as Himself
- 2015 · Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés as
- 2015 · Peplum as Timo
- 2014 · Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui as
- 2014 · Un soir à la tour Eiffel as Self
- 2014 · Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés as
- 2012 · Play It Like Godard as star
- 2011 · Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés as
- 2010 · The Italian as Dino/Mourad
- 2010 · Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs as
- 2008 · Modern Love as Olivier
- 2008 · Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés as
- 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 · Kad et Olivier - Antotologie as Himself
- 2006 · J'invente rien as Paul
- 2006 · Beyond the Ocean as Oncle Tango
- 2006 · Les Irréductibles as Gérard
- 2006 · Star Trek... ou presque as
- 2006 · Try Me as Vincent
- 2006 · A Ticket to Space as Cardoux
- 2005 · Community Property as Martin
- 2004 · Kad et Olivier - La Traversée de l'Atlantique en solitaire à 2 as Kad Merad
- 2003 · The Car Keys as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
- 2003 · Kad et Olivier - Le Meilleur de Kad et Olivier as
- 2003 · Samedi soir en direct as
- 2003 · Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? as Richard Bullit
- 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 · Bloody Christmas as
- 2001 · Kad et Olivier vous font montrer... Le Gros DVD as
- 2001 · The Strategy of Failure as M. Golden
- 2000 · La Cape et l'épée as Yaziz
- 1998 · Blague à part as Maxwell
- 1976 · Cérémonie des César as
- Future · Jeu de vilains as Monsieur Tosca
- Future · Tout un poème as