Corentin Fila

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

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. 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. He was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in the film.

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

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes2016 Being 17 Thomas Chardoul André Téchiné Nominated - César Award for Most Promising ActorNominated - Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation Patients Basketball player Mehdi Idir & Grand Corps Malade 2017 Jalouse Félix David & Stéphane Foenkinos La vie devant elles Fadi Gabriel Aghion TV series (6 episodes)2018 Volontaire Loïc Dumont Hélène Fillières A Paris Education Mathias Jean-Paul Civeyrac 2019 Mortel Obé Simon Astier & Edouard Salier 2024 Wolf Hall Christoph Peter Kosminsky TV series