Reda Kateb (; ; 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. 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.
Political views In June 2024, Kateb signed a petition addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron demanding France to officially recognize the State of Palestine.
Filmography
As actor
Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Nif Short film 2009 A ProphetJordi 2009 Silent VoiceStéphane 2010 Pieds nus sur les limacesSeb 2010 Sur la tête de Bertha Boxcar Short film 2011 Tenir les murs 2011 1, 2, 3, voleursLe Capitaine Martin 2012 Coming HomeVincent Maillard2012 Ce chemin devant moi 2012 Three WorldsDoak 2012 Chroniques d'une cour de récré2012 Le Monde nous appartientZoltan2012 Zero Dark ThirtyAmmar2013Me, Myself and Mum Karim2013Paris Countdown Wilfried2013The Dream KidsReza2013Gare du NordIsmaël2013La Fin du débutAtreyuShort film2014Les Fantômes de l'usineNarratorShort film2014 Fishing Without Nets Victor2014Lost RiverDriver 2014HippocrateAbdel 2014InsecureChérif Arezki2014Far from MenMohamed2015L'Astragale Julien2015Pitchoune Karim Short film2015 Through the Air Vincent Cavelle2015 The White Knights Xavier2015 Stop Me HereSamson Cazalet2016 The Beautiful Days of AranjuezThe man2016 Sarah Winchester, Phantom OperaDirectorShort film2016 Paris PrestigeNasser2017 DjangoDjango Reinhardt2017 SubmergenceSaif 2018 Close EnemiesDriss 2019 The Wolf's Call Grandchamp2019 The Specials Malik
Television series Year Title Role Notes2008 SpiralMr. Aziz2010MafiosaNader2011 De l'encre Romuald 2012 Treasure IslandDavid Dujon2021 In TherapyAdel
As film director/screenwriter Year Title Notes 2015 Pitchoune Short film
Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result2015Hippocrate 40th César AwardsBest Supporting Actor Globes de Cristal AwardBest Actor Prix Patrick Dewaere 2017Django Cabourg Film FestivalSwann d'Or for Best Actor 2018 Lumière AwardsLumière Award for Best Actor César AwardCésar Award for Best Actor
See also Maghrebian community of Paris
References
External links