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.
Acted in
100 millions !
2025
as Patrick
Liars Club
2025
as Self - Duo 1
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
2025
Honeymoon Crasher
2025
as Michel
Last Breath
2025
as Docteur Augustin Masset
Les Boules de Noël
2024
as Antonin
40
2024
as Self
At The End Of The Day
2024
as Lino
King of My Castle
2024
as Jean-François Casteigne
Terminal
2024
as Sylvain Cresson
Anthracite
2024
as Claude
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
2024
Pamela Rose, la série
2023
as Richard Bullit
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
2023
as Self
Improbox
2023
as Self - Guest
Life For Real
2023
as Louis
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
2023
Les 10 ans de Studio Bagel
2023
as Self - Guest Star
Benjamin Biolay - Christmas Show
2022
as Self
Citoyen d'honneur
2022
as Samir Amin
Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès
2022
as Self
The Year of the Shark
2022
as Thierry
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
2022
as Self
Le Flambeau, les aventuriers de Chupacabra
2022
as Patrice
Oussekine
2022
as Maitre Georges Kiejman
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
2022
as Membre du comité de soutien
Kad Merad on Stage
2021
as Self
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
2021
as Self
Amis
2021
as Pierre
Un homme d'honneur
2021
as Richard Altman
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
2021
Bullit & Riper
2020
as Richard Bullit
Irrésistiblement Kad !
2020
La Flamme
2020
as Patrice
The Big Hit
2020
as Étienne Carboni
Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac
2020
as Self
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
2020
Queens of The Field
2020
as Marco
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo
2019
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
2019
La part du soupçon
2019
as Thomas Kertez
Inside Suspicion
2019
as Thomas Kertez
Broute.
2019
Sixty
2019
as Self - Comedian
Just a Gigolo
2019
as Alex
A Wolf's Journey
2019
as himself- narrateur
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
2019
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
2019
as Self - Guest
The secret song
2018
as Self
Dad Friend
2018
as Stéphane
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
2018
as Self
Looking for Teddy
2018
as Michel
3615 code Arthur et Jarry
2018
as Self - Guest
On refait les grands duos d'humour
2018
as Self
Kings for a Day
2018
as Joseph
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
2018
Family Is Family
2018
as Kad Merad
Brillantissime
2018
as Dr Steinman
La télé de Valérie Lemercier
2017
as Self
Orchestra Class
2017
as Simon Daoud
Face the Classroom
2017
as Self - Guest
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
2017
Alibi.com
2017
as Mr. Godet
Max & Leon
2016
as Acteur à la télévision anglaise
La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3
2016
as Self - Guest
Marseille
2016
as Paolo
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
2016
Baron Noir
2016
as Philippe Rickwaert
Capitaine Marleau
2015
as Daniel Rivière
We Were Young
2015
as Kiki
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
2015
as Self
The Parisian Bitch
2015
as Himself
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
2015
Peplum
2015
as Timo
Bis
2015
as Patrice
Disappeared in Winter
2015
as Daniel
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Bangkok, We Have A Problem!
2014
as Serge Renart
Nicholas on Holiday
2014
as Nicolas' father
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
2014
Superchondriac
2014
as Dimitri Zvenka
The Big Bad Wolf
2013
as Louis
It Happened in Saint-Tropez
2013
as Roni Melkowich
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
2012
as Richard Bullit
Superstar
2012
as Martin Kazinski
Guerre d'Algerie - La déchirure
2012
as La narrateur
Play It Like Godard
2012
as star
War of the Buttons
2011
as Père Lebrac
The Tuche Family
2011
as Le poissonnier
Father
2011
as Robert Pique
The Well Digger's Daughter
2011
as Félipe Rambert
Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés
2011
Images of Women of the Social Corset
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Italian
2010
as Dino/Mourad
22 Bullets
2010
as Tony Zacchia
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
2010
Protect and Serve
2010
as Michel Boudriau
RTT
2009
as Arthur Lepage
Little Nicholas
2009
as Le père de Nicolas
Safari
2009
as Richard Dacier
My Stars
2008
as Robert Pelage
Paris 36
2008
as Jacky Jacquet
Modern Love
2008
as Olivier
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
2008
Welcome to the Sticks
2008
as Philippe Abrams
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
2008
as Self
Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours
2007
as Jacques
3 Friends
2007
as Baptiste 'Titi' Capla
Pur week-end
2007
as Frédéric Alvaro
In Mom's Head
2007
as Jacques Charlot
Could This Be Love?
2007
as Rachid
Kad et Olivier - Antotologie
2007
as Himself
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
2006
as Paul Tellier
J'invente rien
2006
as Paul
Beyond the Ocean
2006
as Oncle Tango
Les Irréductibles
2006
as Gérard
Try Me
2006
as Vincent
A Ticket to Space
2006
as Cardoux
Community Property
2005
as Martin
Iznogoud
2005
as le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
Kad et Olivier - La traversée de l'Atlantique en solitaire à 2
2004
as Kad Merad
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
2004
as Le Mexicain Cellule
The Chorus
2004
as Chabert
The Car Keys
2003
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Kad et Olivier - Le Meilleur de Kad et Olivier
2003
Samedi soir en direct
2003
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
2003
as Richard Bullit
Don't Worry, Be Happy
2003
as Pierre 2
Même pas Mal
2003
as Gérard Lanza
The Dope
2003
as Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
The Pharmacist
2003
as le médecin légiste
The Tombs
2002
as Gustave
Bloody Christmas
2002
Kad et Olivier vous font montrer... Le Gros DVD
2001
The High Life
2001
as Le motard
The Strategy of Failure
2001
as M. Golden
Caméra Café
2001
as Un psychopathe
Star Academy
2001
as Self
Burger Quiz
2001
as Self
La Cape et l'épée
2000
as Yaziz
Blague à part
1998
as Maxwell
Téléthon
1987
as Self
Popemobile
Tout un poème
Héro(s)
as Babi Maklouf
Jeu de vilains
as Monsieur Tosca