| Birth date | 27 July 1977 (age 49) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Ivry-sur-Seine, France |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Reda Kateb (ʁeda katɛb; Arabic: رضا كاتب; born 27 July 1977) is a French actor.
Life 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.[1] 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.[2]
Political views
In June 2024, Katab signed a petition addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron demanding France to officially recognize the State of Palestine.[3]
Filmography
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 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hippocrate | 40th César Awards | Best Supporting Actor | |
| Globes de Cristal Award | Best Actor | |||
| Prix Patrick Dewaere | ||||
| 2017 | Django | Cabourg Film Festival | Swann d'Or for Best Actor | |
| 2018 | Lumière Awards | Lumière Award for Best Actor | ||
| César Award | César Award for Best Actor |
See also
References
- ^ "Reda Kateb: Tchoutchouka" (in French). Libération.fr. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
- ^ "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight 2015 line-up". Screendaily
- ^ "Reconnaissance de l'Etat palestinien : qu'attendez-vous monsieur Macron ? 230 artistes lancent un appel" (in French). Libération. 4 June 2024.
External links
- Reda Kateb at IMDb