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Reda Kateb

Reda Kateb

Actor · Born January 15, 1977 (49) · Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France

Cannes award nominee

Reda Kateb (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. 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. Source: Article "Reda Kateb" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 15, 1977 (49)
From
Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Reda Kateb's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 8 · Dark 10

Grounded 19 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Gentle 3 · Charged 14 · Intense 5

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Casual 1 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 4

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 8

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 15
Hero
5 of 15
Shadow
2 of 15
Shapeshifter
1 of 15
Herald
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
9
Warm
6
Dread
4
Other
11

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Reda Kateb's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Reda Kateb's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

57 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Jupiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The Money Maker(2025)

    as Jan Bojarski

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Ticaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice over)

  • Black to the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Abdel Souya

  • The Quiet Ones(2024)

    as Slimani

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Sur un fil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The King of Algiers(2023)

    as Omar

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Our Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mohamed

  • Promises(2021)

    as Yazid Jabbi

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • L'Amour flou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · as Reda

  • In Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 35 episodes · as Adel Chibane

  • Possessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Karim

  • The Specials(2019)

    as Malik

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Wolf's Call(2019)

    as Grandchamp

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • The Great Darkened Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Hector

  • L'Amour flou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Reda

  • Close Enemies(2018)

    as Driss, captain of the narcotics squad

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Konbini Vidéo Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Submergence(2017)

    as Saif

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Django(2017)

    as Django Reinhardt

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Paris Prestige (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Nas

  • Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Sarah Winchester: Ghost Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as The stage director

  • Stop Me Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Samson Cazalet

  • The White Knights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Xavier Libert

  • Through the Air(2015)

    as Vincent Cavelle

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Pitchoune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · as Karim

  • Astragal(2015)

    as Julien

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Lost River(2014)

    as Cab Driver

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Far from Men(2014)

    as Mohamed, prisoner

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Insecure(2014)

    as Chérif

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Ghosts in the Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Fishing Without Nets(2014)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Kairos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Atreyu

  • Me, Myself and Mum(2013)

    as Karim

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Gare du Nord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ismaël

  • Paris Countdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Wilfried

  • Les Petits Princes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Reza

  • Tied(2013)

    as Le voisin dans l'avion

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Zero Dark Thirty(2012)

    as Ammar

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Three Worlds(2012)

    as Franck

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The World Belongs to Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Zoltan

  • Ce chemin devant moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Le fils aîné

  • Coming Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Vincent Maillard

  • Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dujon

  • Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Le capitaine Martin

  • Ink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Romuald

  • Lily Sometimes(2010)

    as Seb

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Silent Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Stéphane / Joseph

  • A Prophet(2009)

    as Jordi

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Mafiosa(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nader

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • Spiral(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Aziz

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Trouble-fête (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Check Me in Another Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Il registro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Si je tombe, tu tombes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 54 of them dated from 1964 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Film career

19642026

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2005Screen debut· Spiral
  • 2009First film· A Prophet
  • 2014First top-billed film· Insecure
  • 2026Best so far· The Money Maker

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 58: 56 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thDirecting2 of 58: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 58: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s37 · 37 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 27% of 30 roles
091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Cannes award in 2015.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Reda Kateb's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Reda Kateb's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 84 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles23–71 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Reda Kateb work with?

People who share at least 2 of Reda Kateb's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thomas Bidegain shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers