Reda Kateb
Algerian-French actor (born 1977)
01Life and career
Kateb was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, to an Algerian actor, Malek-Eddine Kateb, and a French nurse of Czech and Italian origin. He is a grandnephew of the Algerian writer Kateb Yacine. He grew up in Ivry-sur-Seine, in the Paris region, where he lived until 2011 before moving to Montreuil.
His short film Pitchoune was presented in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
02Political views
In June 2024, Kateb signed a petition addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron demanding France to officially recognize the State of Palestine.
03Filmography
As actor
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nif | Short film | |
| 2009 | A Prophet | Jordi | |
| 2009 | Silent Voice | Stéphane | |
| 2010 | Pieds nus sur les limaces | Seb | |
| 2010 | Sur la tête de Bertha Boxcar | Short film | |
| 2011 | Tenir les murs | ||
| 2011 | 1, 2, 3, voleurs | Le Capitaine Martin | |
| 2012 | Coming Home | Vincent Maillard | |
| 2012 | Ce chemin devant moi | ||
| 2012 | Three Worlds | Doak | |
| 2012 | Chroniques d'une cour de récré | ||
| 2012 | Le Monde nous appartient | Zoltan | |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Ammar | |
| 2013 | Me, Myself and Mum | Karim | |
| 2013 | Paris Countdown | Wilfried | |
| 2013 | The Dream Kids | Reza | |
| 2013 | Gare du Nord | Ismaël | |
| 2013 | La Fin du début | Atreyu | Short film |
| 2014 | Les Fantômes de l'usine | Narrator | Short film |
| 2014 | Fishing Without Nets | Victor | |
| 2014 | Lost River | Driver | |
| 2014 | Hippocrate | Abdel | |
| 2014 | Insecure | Chérif Arezki | |
| 2014 | Far from Men | Mohamed | |
| 2015 | L'Astragale | Julien | |
| 2015 | Pitchoune | Karim | Short film |
| 2015 | Through the Air | Vincent Cavelle | |
| 2015 | The White Knights | Xavier | |
| 2015 | Stop Me Here | Samson Cazalet | |
| 2016 | The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez | The man | |
| 2016 | Sarah Winchester, Phantom Opera | Director | Short film |
| 2016 | Paris Prestige | Nasser | |
| 2017 | Django | Django Reinhardt | |
| 2017 | Submergence | Saif | |
| 2018 | Close Enemies | Driss | |
| 2019 | The Wolf's Call | Grandchamp | |
| 2019 | The Specials | Malik |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Spiral | Mr. Aziz | |
| 2010 | Mafiosa | Nader | |
| 2011 | De l'encre | Romuald | |
| 2012 | Treasure Island | David Dujon | |
| 2021 | In Therapy | Adel |
As film director/screenwriter
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pitchoune | Short film |
04Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hippocrate | 40th César Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| Globes de Cristal Award | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| Prix Patrick Dewaere | , N/a | Won | ||
| 2017 | Django | Cabourg Film Festival | Swann d'Or for Best Actor | Won |
| 2018 | Lumière Awards | Lumière Award for Best Actor | Nominated | |
| César Award | César Award for Best Actor | Nominated |
Sources and credits
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