Kad Merad
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Series
Caméra Café
Un psychopathe
2001
Series
C à vous
Self
2009
Series
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
Series
LEGEND
2023
Series
Télématin
Self
1985
Series
Clique
Self - Guest
2013
Series
The Apartment
Self - Guest
2001
Series
Star Academy
Self
2001
Series
Salut les Terriens !
Self - Guest
2006
Series
On n'est pas couché
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023
Series
Beau geste
Self
2023
Series
Burger Quiz
Self
2001
Series
Vendredi, tout est permis
Self
2011
Series
Téléthon
Self
1987
Series
Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac
Self
2020
Series
Capitaine Marleau
Daniel Rivière
2015
Film
The Chorus
Chabert
2004
Series
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
Self
2008
Series
Cérémonie des César
Self - Host
1976
Series
Cérémonie des César
Self - Presenter
1976
Series
The Unexpected Getaway
Self
2012
Series
The Flame
Patrice
2020
Film
22 Bullets
Tony Zacchia
2010
Series
Baron Noir
Philippe Rickwaert
2016
Series
Lost Media
?
2026
Series
Anthracite
Claude Chevallier
2024
Series
The Torch
Patrice
2022
Series
La Cape et l'épée
Yaziz
2000
Series
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
Self
2014
Series
Oussekine
Maitre Georges Kiejman
2022
Film
Alibi.com
Mr. Godet
2017
Film
The Big Hit
Étienne Carboni
2020
Film
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
Le Mexicain Cellule
2004
Series
Broute.
2019
Series
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo
2019
Series
Pamela Rose: The Series
Richard Bullit
2023
Film
Honeymoon Crasher
Michel
2025
Film
Welcome to the Sticks
Philippe Abrams
2008
Film
Little Nicholas
Nicolas' father
2009
Series
Terminal
Sylvain Cresson
2024
Film
A Family of Bastards
Djilali
2026
Series
The Secret Song
Self
2018
Series
Bonsoir !
Self - Guest
2018
Film
Family Is Family
Kad Merad
2018
Film
Superchondriac
Dimitri Zvenka
2014
Series
The Trigger
Philippe Rickwaert
2024
Series
Peplum
Timo
2015
Film
Nicholas on Holiday
Nicolas' father
2014
Series
Blague à Part
Maxwell
1998
Film
Les Héros du Louvre
Babi Maklouf
2026
Film
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Self (archive footage)
2025
Series
Un homme d'honneur
Richard Altman
2021
Series
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Film
Life for Real
Louis
2023
Film
The Well Digger's Daughter
Félipe Rambert
2011
Film
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
Paul Tellier
2006
Series
Face the Classroom
Self - Guest
2017
Film
Max & Leon
Acteur à la télévision anglaise
2016
Film
The Tuche Family
Le poissonnier
2011
Series
Kamoulox
Contestant
Film
War of the Buttons
Père Lebrac
2011
Film
At the End of the Day
Lino
2024
Film
Bis
Patrice
2015
Film
Just a Gigolo
Alex
2019
Series
Samedi soir en direct
Self - Host
2003
Film
The Parisian Bitch
Kad Merad (uncredited)
2015
Film
Making of Biolay Christmas Show
Self
2022
Series
3615 code Arthur et Jarry
Self - Guest
2018
Film
The Original+
Self - Guest
2025
Series
Liars Club
Self
2025
Film
Dad Friend
Stéphane
2018
Film
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
Richard Bullit
2003
Film
Brillantissime
Dr Steinman
2018
Film
Permis de détruire
Dominique
2026
Film
The Year of the Shark
Thierry
2022
Film
Orchestra Class
Simon Daoud
2017
Film
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Film
It Happened in Saint-Tropez
Roni Melkowich
2013
Film
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
Membre du comité de soutien
2022
Film
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans
Self
2022
Film
Monsieur Papa
Robert Pique
2011
Film
Florent Pagny fait son Taratata
Self
2025
Series
Belphegor
Charles Moreau
2025
Film
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Self
2016
Film
Before What Comes After
Augustin Masset
2025
Film
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
2017
Series
Inside Suspicion
Thomas Kertez
2019
Film
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
Richard Bullit
2012
Film
The Big Bad Wolf
Louis
2013
Film
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
2025
Film
The Tombs
Gustave
2002
Film
Queens of The Field
Marco
2020
Film
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
2008
Film
A Ticket to Space
Stéphane Cardoux
2006
Film
My Stars
Robert Pelage
2008
Film
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
Self
2015
Film
Community Property
Martin
2005
Film
The Pharmacist
le médecin légiste
2003
Film
The Car Keys
Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
2003
Film
Amis
Pierre
2021
Film
Une journée avec Jacques Brel
Self
2023
Film
Paris 36
Jacky Jacquet
2008
Film
Benjamin Biolay Christmas Show
Self : Guest
2022
Film
Could This Be Love?
Rachid
2007
Film
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024
Kad Merad
2024
Film
Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours
Jacques
2007
Film
Popemobile
Slim / Barnabé VI
2025
Film
Play It Like Godard
star
2012
Film
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
Self
2018
Film
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
2015
Film
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
2023
Film
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
2021
Film
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
2019
Film
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
2018
Film
11e edition de La Nuit de la Deprime aux Folies Bergère
self
2026
Film
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
2019
Film
J'invente rien
Paul
2006
Film
King of My Castle
Jean-François Casteigne
2024
Film
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
2010
Film
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
Self - Guest
2019
Film
Les Boules de Noël
Antonin
2024
Film
Iznogoud
le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
2005
Film
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
Self
2023
Film
Bangkok, We Have A Problem!
Serge Renart
2014
Film
In Mom's Head
Jacques Charlot
2007
Film
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
2024
Film
On refait les grands duos d'humour
Self
2018
Film
Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés
2011
Film
Les Irréductibles
Gérard
2006
Film
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
2020
Film
Modern Love
Olivier
2008
Film
Traquer l'invisible - Nos chercheurs face à la menace mondiale des virus et des bactéries
Self : Godfather of Pasteur Institute
2025
Series
Improbox
Self - Guest
2023
Film
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
2014
Film
La télé de Valérie Lemercier
Self
2017
Film
Kad Merad on Stage
Self
2021
Film
100 Million!
Patrick
2025
Film
Safari
Richard Dacier
2009
Film
Kad et Olivier - Antotologie
Himself
2007
Film
Beyond the Ocean
Oncle Tango
2006
Film
Bloody Christmas
2002
Film
The Dope
Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
2003
Film
40
Self
2024
Film
We Were Young
Kiki
2015
Film
Marseille
Paolo
2016
Film
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Pierre 2
2003
Film
Studio Bagel's 10th Anniversary
Self - Guest Star
2023
Film
The Italian
Dino/Mourad
2010
Film
Pur week-end
Frédéric Alvaro
2007
Film
The Strategy of Failure
M. Golden
2001
Film
Kings for a Day
Joseph
2018
Film
Superstar
Martin Kazinski
2012
Film
Irrésistiblement Kad !
2020
Film
Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès
Self
2022
Film
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
Self
2021
Film
Looking for Teddy
Michel
2018
Film
RTT
Arthur Lepage
2009
Film
A Wolf's Journey
himself- narrateur
2019
Film
La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3
Self - Guest
2016
Film
Try Me
Vincent
2006
Film
Sixty
Self - Comedian
2019
Film
Fausse note
Nathan Dinke
2026
Film
Disappeared in Winter
Daniel
2015
Film
Protect and Serve
Michel Boudriau
2010
Film
Star Trek... ou presque
2006
Film
Citoyen d'honneur
Samir Amin
2022
Film
3 Friends
Baptiste 'Titi' Capla
2007
Film
The High Life
Le motard
2001
Film
Bullit & Riper
Richard Bullit
2020
Film
Même pas Mal
Gérard Lanza
2003
Tout un poème
Film
Kad et Olivier - Le Meilleur de Kad et Olivier
2003
Film
Kad et Olivier - La Traversée de l'Atlantique en solitaire à 2
Kad Merad
2004
Film
Kad et Olivier vous font montrer... Le Gros DVD
2001
Jeu de vilains
Monsieur Tosca