Corentin Fila

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| name = Corentin Fila

| image = Corentin Fila 2017.jpg

| caption = Corentin Fila in 2017

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|09|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Paris, France

| alma_mater = Paris Descartes University

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2016–present

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Corentin Fila (born 28 September 1988) is a French actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.astalents.fr/talent/comediens/corentin_fila.htm|title=Corentin Fila}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.lci.fr/cinema/quand-on-a-17-ans-et-corentin-fila-vers-les-etoiles-1506878.html|title="Quand on a 17 ans" : et Corentin Fila vers les étoiles|website=LCI}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.mariefrance.fr/culture/cine/corentin-fila-chouchou-du-printemps-248926.html|title=Corentin Fila, chouchou du printemps|work=Marie France|first=Marie|last= Sauvion |date =31 March 2016 }} He was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in the film.{{cite web |url=https://www.purepeople.com/media/corentin-fila-nomme-pour-le-cesar-du-me_m3036434 |title=Corentin Fila (nommé pour le César du Meilleur Espoir Masculin dans Quand on a 17 ans) (montre de la marque Montblanc) |work=Purepeople |date=4 February 2017}}

He starred in A Paris Education (Mes provinciales) by Jean-Paul Civeyrac in 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.crash.fr/an-interview-with-corentin-fila/ |title=Next Generation: An Interview with Corentin Fila |first= Alice |last=Butterlin |work=Crash Magazine|date=7 February 2018 }} In 2019, he appeared in the Netflix television production, Mortel.{{cite web |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2019/11/8875656/what-is-mortel-netflix-episode-1-plot-summary-recap |title=What The Heck Is Mortel, Netflix’s Spooky-Sexy French Teen Show?|first=Ariana|last= Romero|date=22 November 2019|work=Refinery29 }}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Director ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan=2\|2016 \| Being 17 \| Thomas Chardoul \| André Téchiné \| Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation
Patients \| Basketball player \| Mehdi Idir & Grand Corps Malade \|
rowspan=2\|2017 \| Jalouse \| Félix \| David & Stéphane Foenkinos \|
La vie devant elles \| Fadi \| Gabriel Aghion \| TV series (6 episodes)
rowspan=2\|2018 \| Volontaire \| Loïc Dumont \| Hélène Fillières \|
A Paris Education \| Mathias \| Jean-Paul Civeyrac \|
2019 \| Mortel \| Obé \| Simon Astier & Edouard Salier \|

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Director

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan=2|2016

| Being 17

| Thomas Chardoul

| André Téchiné

| Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor
Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation

Patients