| Reda Kateb | |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Ivry-sur-Seine, France |
| Nationality: | French Algerian |
| Occupation: | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Yearsactive: | 2003–present |
Reda Kateb (pronounced as /fr/; ar|رضا كاتب; born 27 July 1977) is a French actor.
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]
In June 2024, Katab signed a petition addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron demanding France to officially recognize the State of Palestine.[3]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Lumières Award | Lumières Award for Best Actor | ||
| César Award | César Award for Best Actor | |||