--- name: "Gad Elmaleh" canonical: "https://film.one/person/gad-elmaleh" fi1m_id: "gad-elmaleh" imdb_id: "nm0255362" tmdb_id: 51100 wikidata_id: "Q318991" roles: ["Actor"] born: "19 April 1971" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 62 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-01T21:45:59.093149+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Gad Elmaleh ## Identity Gad Elmaleh - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gad-elmaleh - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** gad-elmaleh - **IMDb ID:** nm0255362 - **TMDB ID:** 51100 - **Wikidata ID:** Q318991 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gad_Elmaleh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318991, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255362/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51100 Actor. Born 19 April 1971 in Casablanca, Morocco. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 19 April 1971, Casablanca, Morocco - **Also known as:** Ґад Ельмалех, جاد المالح, ڭاد المالح, كاد المالح, غاد المالح, گاد المالحه - **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 55 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $675m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gad_Elmaleh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318991, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255362/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51100 ## Streaming the US now - **Peacock:** [*The Adventures of Tintin*](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md) (77) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Gad Elmaleh is a Moroccan-Canadian actor and stand-up comedian. He was born on 19 April 1971 in Casablanca, Morocco, and moved to Montreal in 1988 before settling in Paris in 1992, where he trained at Cours Florent under Isabelle Nanty. He began his career with one-man shows including *Décalages* (1997) and *La Vie normale* (2000). Elmaleh has appeared in films such as *Priceless* (2006), *Midnight in Paris* (2011) as Détective Tisserant, *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011) as Ben Salaad (voice), and *The Dictator* (2012). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Jack and Jill* (2011), Fi1m 31, as Xavier — [page](https://film.one/film/jack-and-jill.md) - *Midnight in Paris* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Détective Tisserant — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md) - *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011), Fi1m 77, as Ben Salaad (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md) ## Complete filmography (65) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *La Nirvana* (2026), Actor - *John Achkar: Tryin'* (2026), as uncredited - *Gad Elmaleh : Lui-même* (2026), Author, Producer - *Bernadette of Lourdes: The Musical* (2025), Co-Producer - *Redouane Bougheraba - Du Panier à l'Orange Vélodrome* (2025), Actor - *C'est Montreux bébé ! (De Pagnol à Jul)* (2023), Actor - *Gad Elmaleh : D'ailleurs* (2023), Author - *Alibi.com 2* (2023), as Hafid - *Stay With Us* (2022), as Gad · Director, Screenplay - *Parler comme jamais* (2021), series, Actor - *Flashback* (2021), as Maximilien de Robespierre - *Purplemind* (2021), as Arthur Trimbaldi - *The Invitation* (2020), as Daniel - *Huge in France* (2019), series, as Gal Elmaleh - *Gad Elmaleh: American Dream* (2018), Writer - *Le Saturday Night Live* (2017), series, Writer - *Crisis in Six Scenes* (2016), series, as Moe - *The Midnight Orchestra* (2016), as Rabbi Moshe - *Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya* (2016), as Le Marocain - *Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !* (2015), Writer - *Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui* (2014), Actor - *Gad Elmaleh : Sans tambour...* (2014), as Gad Elmaleh · Writer - *Gad Elmaleh: 20 Ans sur Scène* (2014), Actor - *Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés* (2013), Actor - *Welcome to China* (2013), Actor - *Mood Indigo* (2013), as Chick - *Capital* (2012), as Marc Tourneuil - *The Dream Team* (2012), as Rayane Ziani - *Happiness Never Comes Alone* (2012), as Sacha Keller - *The Dictator* (2012), as Demonstrator in Wadiya (uncredited) - *Jack and Jill* (2011), as Xavier — Fi1m 31, [page](https://film.one/film/jack-and-jill.md) - *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011), as Ben Salaad (voice) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md) - *A Monster in Paris* (2011), as Raoul (voice) - *Midnight in Paris* (2011), as Détective Tisserant — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md) - *Gad Elmaleh - La dernière de Papa est en haut* (2011), Writer, Director - *The Round Up* (2010), as Schmuel Weismann - *Coco* (2009), as Coco · Director, Writer - *Gad Elmaleh - Papa est en haut* (2008), Writer - *Comme ton père* (2007), as Félix - *Priceless* (2006), as Jean - *The Valet* (2006), as François Pignon - *Olé !* (2005), as Ramon - *Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés* (2005), Actor - *Gad Elmaleh - L’autre c’est moi* (2005), Writer - *The 11 Commandments* (2004), as Gad - *The Car Keys* (2003), as Gad Elmaleh - *Qui Veut Gagner de l'Argent en Masse* (2003), as Host - *Chouchou* (2003), as Choukri, alias Chouchou · Scenario Writer - *The Dope* (2003), as Le spécialiste des Stups - *A+ Pollux* (2002), as Halvard Sanz - *Would I Lie to You? 2* (2001), as Dov Mimran - *À bicyclette* (2001), as Night watchman - *Gad Elmaleh - La Vie normale* (2001), Writer - *People in Swimsuits Aren't (Necessarily) Shallow* (2001), as Jimmy - *Second life* (2000), as Lionel - *On fait comme on a dit* (2000), as Terry - *Les Petits Souliers* (1999), as Samuel Azoulay - *Train of Life* (1998), as Manzatou - *Man Is a Woman* (1998), as David Eskenazi - *Les soeurs Hamlet* (1998), as Malo - *Christmas at Bunny's* (1997), as Boîte à Souhaits segment - *XXL* (1997), as Samy - *Long Live the Republic* (1997), as Yannick - *Gad Elmaleh - Décalages* (1997), Writer - *Salut cousin !* (1996), as Alilo ## Gallery - ![Gad Elmaleh](https://film.one/media/person/464967/gallery-a7c619b410f6.jpg) Gad Elmaleh — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Gad_Elmaleh_Cannes_2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Gad Elmaleh au festival de Cannes (2003)](https://film.one/media/person/464967/gallery-2083aab043fa.jpg) Gad Elmaleh au festival de Cannes (2003) — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Gad_Elmaleh_Cannes_2003.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Cirque Royal 2007](https://film.one/media/person/464967/gallery-761600fe6aff.jpg) Cirque Royal 2007 — Michaël Bemelmans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Gad_elmaleh.jpg/1280px-Gad_elmaleh.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Gad Elmaleh](https://film.one/media/person/464967/gallery-cddac638e105.jpg) Gad Elmaleh — Image via TMDB - ![Gad Elmaleh](https://film.one/media/person/464967/gallery-1c6e8d4ff7f1.jpg) Gad Elmaleh — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Knight of the National Order of Quebec 2015: Knight of the National Order of Quebec (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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