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Jean-Pascal Zadi (born 22 August 1980 in Bondy) is a French director, actor and rapper. In 1999, he founded a rap group, La Cellule, with his brother Alain and his friend Stéphane.[1] In 2021, he received the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in Simply Black, which he also wrote and directed.[2]

Jean-Pascal Zadi
Born (1980-08-22) 22 August 1980 (age 44)
Bondy, France
Occupations
  • Director
  • actor
  • rapper
Years active1999–present

Filmography

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As actor

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Le Crocodile du Botswanga Cameraman
2017 Coexister The Rapper
2018 Taxi 5 Rasta Weed
A Man in a Hurry The Waiter
Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon Monaco Policeman
2019 Cherif Bruno Duteil Episode: "Pièce à convictions"
2019–2020 Craignos Ernesto Miniseries
2020 Simply Black JP
2021 Carrément craignos Ernesto Miniseries
2022 Final Cut Fatih
Smoking Causes Coughing Mercure
Year of the Shark Blaise
2023–present En place Stéphane Blé TV series
2023 Yo mama Dozingo
2024 Dans la peau de Blanche Houellebecq Himself
Dog on Trial Marc
Beating Hearts Lionel

As filmmaker

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Year Title Director Screenwriter Notes
2011 Sans pudeur ni morale Yes Yes Co-written with Camille Moulonguet
2019–2020 Craignos Yes Yes Miniseries
2020 Simply Black Yes Yes Co-directed with John Wax
2021 Carrément craignos Yes Yes Miniseries
2023–present En place Yes Yes TV series

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Ref.
César Awards 12 March 2021 Most Promising Actor Simply Black Won [3]
César Award for Best First Film Nominated [4]
Lumières Award 19 January 2021 Best Male Revelation Nominated [5]
Best First Film Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Hopquin, Benoît (13 January 2023). "Jean-Pascal Zadi, une histoire française". M le magazine du Monde (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ Roxborough, Scott (12 March 2021). "'Bye Bye Morons' Wins French Cesar for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ Balle, Catherine (12 March 2021). "Césars 2021 : Jean-Pascal Zadi, Meilleur espoir masculin... tout simplement". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (10 February 2021). "César Awards: 'Love Affair(s),' 'Adieu Les Cons,' 'Summer Of 85' Lead Nominations; 'Two Of Us' Scores Four Nods". Deadline. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (14 December 2020). "Filippo Meneghetti's 'Two Of Us' leads nominations in French Lumières". Screen International. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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