Kad Merad

Kad Merad Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 27/03/1964 (60 years old)
  • Place of birth: Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
Anthracite
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 62%
role:
Claude
2024

Crime

Drama

Mystery

6.1
62%
2023

Comedy

5.7
54%
2022

Comedy

Drama

58%
2022

Comedy

4.6
47%
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
TMDB 66%
role:
Membre du comité de soutien
2022

Comedy

66%
La Flamme
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 71%
role:
Patrice
2020

Comedy

Reality TV

7.1
71%
The Big Hit
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 72%
role:
Étienne Carboni & 1 more
2020

Comedy

Drama

7.0
72%
2020

Comedy

5.3
59%
Just a Gigolo
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 55%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2019

Comedy

5.6
55%
Dad Friend
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 58%
role:
Stéphane
2018

Comedy

5.4
58%
2018

Comedy

5.4
55%
Family Is Family
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 58%
role:
Kad Merad
2018

Comedy

5.7
58%
Brillantissime
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 49%
role:
Dr Steinman
2018

Comedy

4.5
49%
Orchestra Class
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 63%
role:
Simon Daoud
2017

Comedy

Drama

6.5
63%
Alibi.com
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 65%
role:
Mr. Godet
2017

Comedy

6.5
65%
Max & Leon
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 64%
role:
L'acteur à la télévision anglaise
2016

Comedy

War & Politics

6.2
64%
Marseille
IMDB 4.9
TMDB 49%
role:
Dialogue & 4 more
2016

Comedy

Drama

4.9
49%
Baron Noir
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 73%
role:
Philippe Rickwaert
2016

Drama

7.8
73%
2015

Comedy

Drama

5.5
57%
2015

Comedy

5.6
58%
Bis
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 54%
role:
Patrice
2015

Comedy

5.5
54%
2014

Adventure

Comedy

4.4
51%
Nicholas on Holiday
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 53%
role:
Le père de Nicolas
2014

Comedy

Family

6.2
53%
Superchondriac
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 55%
role:
Dimitri Zvenka
2014

Comedy

6.0
55%
2013

Comedy

Family

Romance

6.1
52%
2013

Comedy

Drama

5.4
56%
Bullit & Ripper
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 54%
role:
Director & 1 more
2012

Comedy

5.3
54%
Superstar
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 51%
role:
Martin Kazinski
2012

Comedy

Drama

5.3
51%
War of the Buttons
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Père Lebrac
2011

Adventure

Family

6.2
60%
The Tuche Family
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 60%
role:
Le poissonnier
2011

Comedy

5.4
60%
Monsieur Papa
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 56%
role:
Director & 1 more
2011

Comedy

5.5
56%
The Well Digger's Daughter
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 69%
role:
Félipe Rambert, well-digger helper
2011

Drama

Romance

7.0
69%
The Italian
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 53%
role:
Dino/Mourad
2010

Comedy

5.8
53%
22 Bullets
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Tony Zacchia
2010

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.6
66%
Protect and Serve
IMDB 4.4
TMDB 47%
role:
Michel Boudriau
2010

Action

Comedy

Crime

4.4
47%
RTT
IMDB 5.0
TMDB 47%
role:
Arthur Lepage
2009

Comedy

5.0
47%
Little Nicholas
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 60%
role:
Le père de Nicolas
2009

Comedy

7.1
60%
Safari
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 46%
role:
Richard Dacier
2009

Adventure

Comedy

4.5
46%
My Stars
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 50%
role:
Robert Pelage
2008

Comedy

5.7
50%
Paris 36
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 61%
role:
Jacky Jacquet
2008

Drama

6.5
61%
Welcome to the Sticks
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 67%
role:
Philippe Abrams
2008

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.1
67%
3 amis
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 51%
role:
Baptiste 'Titi' Capla
2007

Comedy

5.4
51%
Pur week-end
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 49%
role:
Frédéric Alvaro
2007

Comedy

4.5
49%
In Mom's Head
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 45%
role:
Jacques Charlot
2007

Comedy

6.1
45%
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 73%
role:
Paul Tellier
2006

Drama

7.3
73%
A Ticket to Space
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 52%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2006

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.3
52%
Iznogoud
IMDB 3.8
TMDB 40%
role:
le génie Ouzmoutousouloubouloubombé
Not available
2005

Comedy

3.8
40%
Not available
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
IMDB 3.3
TMDB 36%
role:
Le Mexicain Cellule
2004

Comedy

Western

3.3
36%
The Chorus
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 77%
role:
Chabert
2004

Drama

7.8
77%
Bullit & Riper
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 62%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2003

Comedy

6.0
62%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Kad Merad are, for example, Anthracite, The Big Hit and Just a Gigolo.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best StreamFat ratings are Baron Noir (7.6), The Big Hit (7.1) and The Well Digger's Daughter (7.0).