Corentin Fila

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Corentin Fila
Corentin Fila 2017.jpg
Corentin Fila in 2017
Born (1988-09-28) 28 September 1988 (age 34)
Paris, France
Alma mater Paris Descartes University
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Corentin Fila (born 28 September 1988) is a French actor. [1]

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Life and career

Son of a French specialized teacher and Franco-Congolese director David-Pierre Fila, Corentin obtained a degree in economics at Paris-Descartes while doing modeling. [2] At the age of 23, he was inspired after watching a performance of The Suit, a Peter Brook play with South African actors, and decided to enter the acting profession. He enrolled at the Cours Florent to study acting in 2012. He landed his first major role in 2016 in the André Téchiné's film Being 17 . [3] He was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in the film. [4]

He starred in A Paris Education (Mes provinciales) by Jean-Paul Civeyrac in 2018. [5] In 2019, he appeared in the Netflix television production, Mortel . [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2016 Being 17 Thomas Chardoul André Téchiné Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor
Nominated - Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor
Patients Basketball playerMehdi Idir & Grand Corps Malade
2017 Jalouse Félix David & Stéphane Foenkinos
La vie devant ellesFadi Gabriel Aghion TV series (6 episodes)
2018 Volontaire Loïc Dumont Hélène Fillières
A Paris Education Mathias Jean-Paul Civeyrac
2019 Mortel ObéSimon Astier & Edouard Salier

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References

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