Reda Kateb

Reda Kateb is one of those French actors I think of as a craftsman first and a star second. He works steadily across film and television, and the fact that he also writes and directs tells me he wants control over the stories he tells, not just the parts he plays. Winning the 2015 César for Best Supporting Actor and being named a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres reads to me like respect from inside the industry rather than tabloid fame. He was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, just outside Paris, to the Algerian actor Malek-Eddine Kateb, and I get the sense he's the kind of performer who quietly elevates whatever ensemble he joins.

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Name (English)

Reda Kateb

Name (Japanese)

レダ・カテブ

Reading

れだ・かてぶ

Born

July 27, 1977 (age 49)

Origin

Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France

Occupation

film actor / screenwriter / film director / television actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

Awards & achievements

• Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
• 2015 César Award for Best Supporting Actor

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/redakateb/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reda%20Kateb
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%86%E3%83%96
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3422822

Tags

• film actor
• screenwriter
• film director

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.