Kad Merad
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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
The Chorus (2004)
as Chabert
22 Bullets (2010)
as Tony Zacchia
The Big Hit (2020)
as Étienne Carboni
Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004)
as Le Mexicain Cellule
Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
as Philippe Abrams
Honeymoon Crasher (2025)
as Michel
Alibi.com (2017)
as Mr. Godet
A Family of Bastards (2026)
as Djilali
Family Is Family (2018)
as Kad Merad
Little Nicholas (2009)
as Nicolas' father
Nicholas on Holiday (2014)
as Nicolas' father
The Well Digger's Daughter (2011)
as Félipe Rambert
Les Héros du Louvre (2026)
as Babi Maklouf
Life for Real (2023)
as Louis
Max & Leon (2016)
as Acteur à la télévision anglaise
Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
as Paul Tellier
Superchondriac (2014)
as Dimitri Zvenka
Brillantissime (2018)
as Dr Steinman
Just a Gigolo (2019)
as Alex
The Big Bad Wolf (2013)
as Louis
The Year of the Shark (2022)
as Thierry
War of the Buttons (2011)
as Père Lebrac
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
The Parisian Bitch (2015)
as Kad Merad (uncredited)
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï (2022)
as Membre du comité de soutien
Bis (2015)
as Patrice
The Tuche Family (2011)
as Le poissonnier
It Happened in Saint-Tropez (2013)
as Roni Melkowich
At the End of the Day (2024)
as Lino
Monsieur Papa (2011)
as Robert Pique
The Original+ (2025)
as Self - Guest
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
Actor
Queens of The Field (2020)
as Marco
Dad Friend (2018)
as Stéphane
Orchestra Class (2017)
as Simon Daoud
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés (2017)
Actor
The Tombs (2002)
as Gustave
Florent Pagny fait son Taratata (2025)
as Self
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? (2012)
as Richard Bullit
My Stars (2008)
as Robert Pelage
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? (2003)
as Richard Bullit
Benjamin Biolay Christmas Show (2022)
as Self : Guest
Community Property (2005)
as Martin
A Ticket to Space (2006)
as Stéphane Cardoux
Making of Biolay Christmas Show (2022)
as Self
The Car Keys (2003)
as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
The Pharmacist (2003)
as le médecin légiste
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés (2015)
Actor
Paris 36 (2008)
as Jacky Jacquet
Could This Be Love? (2007)
as Rachid
Amis (2021)
as Pierre
11e edition de La Nuit de la Deprime aux Folies Bergère (2026)
as self
Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours (2007)
as Jacques
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024 (2024)
as Kad Merad
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés (2008)
Actor
Permis de détruire (2026)
as Dominique
Une journée avec Jacques Brel (2023)
as Self
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés (2025)
Actor
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans ! (2024)
Actor
Play It Like Godard (2012)
as star
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés (2020)
Actor
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés (2019)
Actor
Popemobile (2025)
as Slim / Barnabé VI
Bangkok, We Have A Problem! (2014)
as Serge Renart
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs (2010)
Actor
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans (2022)
as Self
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous (2021)
Actor
King of My Castle (2024)
as Jean-François Casteigne
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours (2023)
Actor
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés (2016)
as Self
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow (2019)
as Self - Guest
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène ! (2015)
as Self
Beyond the Ocean (2006)
as Oncle Tango
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés (2014)
Actor
On refait les grands duos d'humour (2018)
as Self
Les Boules de Noël (2024)
as Antonin
Les Irréductibles (2006)
as Gérard
Florent Pagny : un homme libre (2023)
as Self
Before What Comes After (2025)
as Augustin Masset
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique ! (2018)
Actor
40 (2024)
as Self
J'invente rien (2006)
as Paul
Iznogoud (2005)
as le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
Modern Love (2008)
as Olivier
Traquer l'invisible - Nos chercheurs face à la menace mondiale des virus et des bactéries (2025)
as Self : Godfather of Pasteur Institute
Bloody Christmas (2002)
Actor
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc (2018)
as Self
Safari (2009)
as Richard Dacier
Pur week-end (2007)
as Frédéric Alvaro
Irrésistiblement Kad ! (2020)
Actor
In Mom's Head (2007)
as Jacques Charlot
100 Million! (2025)
as Patrick
Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés (2011)
Actor
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime (2021)
as Self
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu (2019)
Actor
Marseille (2016)
as Paolo
The Strategy of Failure (2001)
as M. Golden
Kad Merad on Stage (2021)
as Self
Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès (2022)
as Self
Don't Worry, Be Happy (2003)
as Pierre 2
The Dope (2003)
as Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
The Italian (2010)
as Dino/Mourad
We Were Young (2015)
as Kiki
Try Me (2006)
as Vincent
Kad et Olivier - Antotologie (2007)
as Himself
La télé de Valérie Lemercier (2017)
as Self
Looking for Teddy (2018)
as Michel
A Wolf's Journey (2019)
as himself- narrateur
Studio Bagel's 10th Anniversary (2023)
as Self - Guest Star
Superstar (2012)
as Martin Kazinski
La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3 (2016)
as Self - Guest
Protect and Serve (2010)
as Michel Boudriau
Kings for a Day (2018)
as Joseph
Sixty (2019)
as Self - Comedian
RTT (2009)
as Arthur Lepage
Même pas Mal (2003)
as Gérard Lanza
Citoyen d'honneur (2022)
as Samir Amin
Disappeared in Winter (2015)
as Daniel
3 Friends (2007)
as Baptiste 'Titi' Capla
Star Trek... ou presque (2006)
Actor
Bullit & Riper (2020)
as Richard Bullit
Fausse note (2026)
as Nathan Dinke
Kad et Olivier - Le Meilleur de Kad et Olivier (2003)
Actor
The High Life (2001)
as Le motard
Kad et Olivier vous font montrer... Le Gros DVD (2001)
Actor
Tout un poème (—)
Actor
Kad et Olivier - La Traversée de l'Atlantique en solitaire à 2 (2004)
as Kad Merad
Jeu de vilains (—)
as Monsieur Tosca