# Jean-Pascal Zadi

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French director, actor and rapper (born 1980)

Jean-Pascal Zadi Zadi at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival Born (1980-08-22) 22 August 1980 (age 45) Bondy, France Occupations Director actor rapper Years active 1999–present

**Jean-Pascal Zadi** (born 22 August 1980 in [Bondy](/source/Bondy)) is a French director, actor and rapper. In 1999, he founded a rap group, La Cellule, with his brother Alain and his friend Stéphane.[1] In 2021, he received the [César Award for Most Promising Actor](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Most_Promising_Actor) for his performance in *Simply Black*, which he also wrote and directed.[2]

## Filmography

### As actor

Year Title Role Notes 2014 Le Crocodile du Botswanga Cameraman 2017 Coexister The Rapper 2018 Taxi 5 Rasta Weed A Man in a Hurry The Waiter Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon Monaco Policeman 2019 Cherif Bruno Duteil Episode: "Pièce à convictions" 2019–2020 Craignos Ernesto Miniseries 2020 Simply Black JP 2021 Carrément craignos Ernesto Miniseries 2022 Final Cut Fatih Smoking Causes Coughing Mercure Year of the Shark Blaise 2023–present En place Stéphane Blé TV series 2023 Yo mama Dozingo 2024 Dans la peau de Blanche Houellebecq Himself Dog on Trial Marc Beating Hearts Lionel

### As filmmaker

Year Title Director Screenwriter Notes 2011 Sans pudeur ni morale Yes Yes Co-written with Camille Moulonguet 2019–2020 Craignos Yes Yes Miniseries 2020 Simply Black Yes Yes Co-directed with John Wax 2021 Carrément craignos Yes Yes Miniseries 2023–present En place Yes Yes TV series

## Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Ref. César Awards 12 March 2021 Most Promising Actor Simply Black Won [3] Best First Film Nominated [4] Lumière Awards 19 January 2021 Best Male Revelation Nominated [5] Best First Film Nominated

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Hopquin, Benoît (13 January 2023). ["Jean-Pascal Zadi, une histoire française"](https://www.lemonde.fr/m-le-mag/article/2023/01/13/humoriste-acteur-et-realisateur-jean-pascal-zadi-pas-simplement-drole_6157661_4500055.html). *[M le magazine du Monde](/source/Le_Monde)* (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Roxborough, Scott (12 March 2021). ["'Bye Bye Morons' Wins French Cesar for Best Film"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cesar-awards-2021-french-film-4145801/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Balle, Catherine (12 March 2021). ["Césars 2021 : Jean-Pascal Zadi, Meilleur espoir masculin... tout simplement"](https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/cesars-2021-jean-pascal-zadi-meilleur-espoir-masculin-tout-simplement-12-03-2021-8428335.php). *[Le Parisien](/source/Le_Parisien)* (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Tartaglione, Nancy (10 February 2021). ["César Awards: 'Love Affair(s),' 'Adieu Les Cons,' 'Summer Of 85' Lead Nominations; 'Two Of Us' Scores Four Nods"](https://deadline.com/2021/02/cesar-awards-2021-nominations-two-of-us-summer-of-85-full-list-1234691023/). *[Deadline](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Goodfellow, Melanie (14 December 2020). ["Filippo Meneghetti's 'Two Of Us' leads nominations in French Lumières"](https://www.screendaily.com/news/filippo-meneghettis-two-of-us-leads-nominations-in-french-lumieres/5155670.article). *[Screen International](/source/Screen_International)*. Retrieved 13 May 2024.{{[cite magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_magazine)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

## External links

- [Jean-Pascal Zadi](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4840194/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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