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.
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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)