Roschdy Zem

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.

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.

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 1995: To Have (or Not) 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) 1999: The City 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 (Les enfants des autres) 2022: Our Ties 2023: The Edge of the Blade 2024: Winter in Sokcho (Hiver à Sokcho) 2024: Dear Paris (Paradis Paris)

As filmmaker Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriter 2006 Bad Faith Also actor 2011 Omar Killed Me Also co-producer 2014 Bodybuilder Also actor and producer 2016 Chocolat 2019 Persona non grata Also actor. Remake of O Invasor (2001) 2022 Our Ties Also actor

Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Result 2008 My Little BusinessCésar Award for Best Supporting Actor 2006 The Young LieutenantCésar Award for Best Supporting Actor 2006 Days of GloryCannes Film Festival - Best Actor 2007 Bad Faith César Award for Best First Feature Film 2007 Bad Faith Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor 2009 The Girl from MonacoCésar Award for Best Supporting Actor 2009 The Girl from Monaco Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor 2012 Omar Killed Me César Award for Best Adaptation 2017 Chocolat Globe de Cristal for Best Film 2019 Aux Animaux la guerre ACS Award for Best Actor 2020 Savages ACS Award for Best Actor