Reda Kateb | |
|---|---|
 Kateb at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | (1977-07-27) 27 July 1977 Ivry-sur-Seine, France |
| Occupations | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Reda Kateb (French: [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 | 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 |
References
References
- "Reda Kateb: Tchoutchouka". Libération.fr (in French). 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". Libération (in French). 4 June 2024.