Anthony Bajon

{{Short description|French actor}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Anthony Bajon

| image = MJK 16644 Anthony Bajon (La prière).jpg

| caption = Bajon at the Berlinale 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|04|07}}

| birth_place = Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2009–present

}}

Anthony Bajon (born 7 April 1994) is a French actor. He is best known for his leading role in the film The Prayer (2018), which earned him critical appreciation and the Silver Bear for Best Actor.

==Biography==

Anthony Bajon began his acting career at the age of 12 on the stage of theater. Since then he has performed regularly in various theaters in France.{{cite web|title=Anthony Bajon: Mit 23 steil nach oben|language=German|trans-title=Anthony Bayon: With 23 steeply up|url=https://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/afxline/topthemen/hintergruende/article173928248/Anthony-Bajon-Mit-23-steil-nach-oben.html|publisher=Welt|date=February 24, 2018|accessdate=February 24, 2018}}

In 2015, Bajon debuted in Léa Fehner's film Les Ogres, after which he starred in the films Rodin by Jacques Doillon, and André Téchiné's Golden Years among others.{{cite web|title=Anthony Bajon|language=French|trans-title=Anthony Bayon|url=http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=694730.html?nopub=1|publisher=AlloCiné|date=February 28, 2018|accessdate=March 2, 2018}}

In 2018, Anthony Bajon played the lead role of 22-year-old drug addict Thomas in Cédric Kahn's movie The Prayer. For this role, he received the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the seventh French actor in history of the festival to be honored with this award.{{cite web|url=https://www.lexpress.fr/culture/cinema/anthony-bajon-jeune-acteur-francais-prime-au-festival-du-film-de-berlin_1987786.html|title=Anthony Bajon, jeune acteur francais, prime au festival du film de Berlin|language=French|trans-title=Anthony Bajon, a young French actor, awarded at the Berlin Film Festival|publisher=L'Express|date=February 25, 2018|accessdate=February 25, 2018}}