Roschdy Zem

Roschdy Zem
Zem in 2017
Born	(1965-09-27) 27 September 1965 (age 58) Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, screenwriter, producer

Roschdy Zem (born 27 September 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker of Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film Days of Glory at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Career

Versatile and determined to not be typecast in "Beur" roles, Roschdy Zem developed his range, playing a general under Napoléon in Monsieur N. (2003), a Jewish father in Va, vis et deviens (Live and Become, 2005), and a transvestite in Change moi ma vie (Change My Life, 2001) alongside Fanny Ardant. He also appeared in roles highlighting issues in mainstream French society as well as in films promoting aspects of French and North African history such as Indigènes (Days of Glory, 2006) and Camping à la ferme (2005), based on a script from Azouz Begag.

In 2011, he directed the film Omar Killed Me, which was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards.^[2]

Selected filmography

As actor

• 1987: Les keufs
• 1991: I Don't Kiss
• 1993: My Favorite Season
• 1995: Don't Forget You're Going to Die
• 1996: The Best Job in the World
• 1997: L'autre côté de la mer
• 1998: Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
• 1998: Alice et Martin
• 1998: For Sale
• 1998: Louise (Take 2)
• 2000: Stand-by
• 2001: Change moi ma vie
• 2001: My Wife Is an Actress
• 2002: The Race
• 2003: Merci Docteur Rey
• 2003: Sansa
• 2004: 36
• 2005: Va, Vis et Deviens
• 2005: Camping à la ferme
• 2005: Le Petit Lieutenant
• 2006: Indigènes
• 2006: La Californie
• 2006: Mauvaise foi (also written and directed)
• 2007: Game of Four
• 2008: La fille de Monaco
• 2008: Go Fast
• 2008: La très très grande entreprise
• 2009: Commis d'office
• 2009: London River
• 2010: Outside the Law
• 2010: Point Blank
• 2010: Turk's Head
• 2010: Happy Few
• 2012: The Cold Light of Day, by Mabrouk El Mechri, as Zahir
• 2012: Une nuit, by Philippe Lefebvre, as Simon Weiss
• 2012: Mains armées, by Pierre Jolivet, as Lucas Scali
• 2012: Just like a Woman, by Rachid Bouchareb
• 2012: Collision, by David Marconi
• 2014: Bird People, by Pascale Ferran, as Simon
• 2014: La Rançon de la gloire
• 2014: On a failli être amies
• 2015: Alaska
• 2017: Les hommes du feu by Pierre Jolivet
• 2017: The Price of Success
• 2018: Nothing to Hide
• 2019: Oh Mercy!
• 2019: The Girl with a Bracelet
• 2019: Savages (Les Sauvages) – TV series
• 2021: Madame Claude
• 2022: The Innocent
• 2022: Other People's Children (fr:Les enfants des autres)
• 2022: Our Ties
• 2023: The Edge of the Blade

As filmmaker

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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