Erwan Kepoa Falé

Erwan Kepoa Falé
Falé in May 2024
Born1991 or 1992 (age 34–35)
Cergy, France
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Erwan Kepoa Falé (French: [ɛʁvan kepoa fale];[1] born 1991 or 1992[2]) is a French actor.

Career

Falé was born in Cergy, an arrondissement of Pontoise, the son of Ivorian emigrants. He grew up there and pursued an acting career after graduating from the lycée, working in other fields while studying. He worked as a barman and decorator and ventured into the fashion industry, serving as a press officer for fashion brands.[2]

At the age of 25, Falé had his first introduction to professional acting when one of his friends invited him to take part in a short film about a group of friends living in the Paris suburbs.[3][2] In 2020, he acted in another short film before making his breakthrough role in the 2022 drama film Winter Boy, written by Christophe Honoré.[3] There, he worked alongside Paul Kircher, Vincent Lacoste, and Juliette Binoche, playing the role of Lacoste's character's best friend and roommate.[4][5]

After Winter Boy in 2022, Falé had two other roles in major French productions: Passages (2023) by Ira Sachs and the 2024 thriller film Eat the Night by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel.[2][6] Other later roles include the short film Taxi Moto (2026) by Gaël Kamilindi and the drama film Adieu Monde Cruel by Félix de Givry.[7][8]

Personal life

Falé identifies as gay and queer. He said that growing up as a Black man in the Paris suburbs was hard for him, stating that in the 2000s it was not easy to be gay among his group of friends. Falé also said that he did not find Black and gay friends until the age of 25, adding his belief that activism against racism goes hand in hand with the promotion of LGBTQ rights.[3]

In an interview in June 2023 with Mixte Magazine, Falé said that he was at peace with his homosexuality and his career, stating that he became aware "very early on" about it. He considered Honoré's film Winter Boy to be a "beautiful film", saying that the sex scenes between teenagers featured in the movie would have helped him in his own adolescence while struggling with the acceptance of his own sexuality. Falé added that he was offered the role six months after his father's death and that, like in the film's main character's story, he took refuge in having sex to escape grief.[3]

Works

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 Akaboum Short film [2]
2020 Dustin Erwan Fale Short film [9]
2022 Winter Boy Lilio Rossio [3]
2023 Passages Amad [2]
2024 Eat the Night Night
2025 Adieu monde cruel [8]
2026 Taxi Moto Short film [7]
Chica Checa Remi [10]

Awards and nominations

Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Ref.
50th César Awards 28 February 2025 César Award for Best Male Revelation Eat the Night Nominated [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Paroles de Révélations 2025 - Erwan Kepoa Falé". Académie des César. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lequeux, Emmanuelle; Pérez, Valentín; Godfrain, Marie; Binet, Stéphanie (12 July 2024). "1, 2, 3… Sortez ! Les expos, film ou concert de la semaine". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Burrel, Romain (26 June 2023). "Erwan Kepoa Falé, l'acteur qui élève la visibilité noire et queer dans le cinéma français". Mixte Magazine (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Bunbury, Stephanie (6 October 2022). "Int'l Critics Line: Christophe Honore's 'Winter Boy'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Gadre, Soham (28 April 2023). "WINTER BOY: As Grey As A Rainy Winter's Day". Fiilm Inquiry. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Grosset, Quentin (16 July 2024). "Un pour tous, tous pour un : Erwan Kepoa Falé". Trois Coleurs (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 "TAXI MOTO". Berlin International Film Festival. 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Adieu monde cruel Goodbye Cruel World". Critics' Week (in French). 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Dustin". Critics' Week. 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Holý, Šimon (2 July 2026). "Chica Checa". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Les Révélations 2025". Academie Cinema (in French). 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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