Raphaël Quenard
ActivitiesActor, Director, Executive Producer, Screenwriter, Voice, Producer
SecteurCinema
Represented byAdéquat
AgentGrégory Weill
Biography
After starting out in theater and short films, Raphaël Quenard made his mark in 2018 in the Mental series, created by Angela Soupe and Sarah Santamaria-Mertens. He then went on to act in feature films, notably in Quentin Dupieux’s Mandibles. But it was thanks to Igor Gotesman’s series Family Business that he came to the attention of the general public. He went on to collaborate with Emma Benestan (Hard Shell, Soft Shell) and Michel Hazanavicius (Final Cut), among others.
In 2023, he appeared in no fewer than 11 productions, and moved into lead actor roles, notably in Junkyard Dog, by Jean-Baptiste Durand, for which he won a Lumières Award and a César Award for Best Male Revelation, or in Yannick, by Quentin Dupieux, which earned him a César nomination for Best Actor. He was also in Gold Brick, by Jérémie Rozan, and Sentinelle, by Hugo Benamozig and David Caviglioli. In 2024, moviegoers can next see him in A Smile Doesn't Lie by Christine Paillard and Chad Chenouga, The Fantastic Three by Michaël Dichter, as well as in two Cannes films: The Second Act by Quentin Dupieux, which had its world premiere at Cannes, and Beating Hearts, by Gilles Lellouche, presented in Competition at Cannes; He is also starring in L'Attachement by Carine Tardieu, selected in the Orizzonti section at the 81st Venice Film Festival.
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News (7)
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Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 2024
Best Actor : Yannick
Most Promising Actor : Junkyard Dog
Awards (3)
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 2024
Cesar Award for Best Male Newcomer : Junkyard Dog
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
United States, 2023
Mention spéciale pour l'interprétation : Meantime
La Cabina International Medium-Length Film Festival (Valencia)
Spain, 2020
Prix du meilleur second rôle masculin : One and Thousand Nights
