Simon Frenay
Simon Frenay
Trained at the Cours Florent, he began his career as an actor, notably appearing in films by Robert Guédiguian and the duo Olivier Ducastel & Jacques Martineau, while also working on international sets and in television. He quickly shifted his focus behind the camera. His first produced short film, Youssou & Malek, was selected in around forty festivals worldwide and received several awards, establishing a distinctive voice that is both intimate and political. With Carpobrotus, in which he also performs, he continues this sensitive exploration of identity and desire. He is currently developing If She Is Somewhere, a project rooted in his Réunionese origins, while also shooting a documentary dedicated to the reconstruction of young exiles who have crossed the Mediterranean. At the crossroads of romanticism and reality, his cinema explores queer narratives grounded in contemporary social and racial issues. Echoing his artistic work, he founded the association Sous le Même Ciel in 2020, a deeply committed initiative supporting exiled people, with a strong focus on unaccompanied minors, whose on-the-ground engagement profoundly nourishes his films.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 0.2039
Birthday 1987-08-21
Place of Birth Montluçon, Allier, France
Also Known As
The French Boys 4
2022

The French Boys 4

Sweet Sixty
2023

Sweet Sixty

One Year, One Night
2022

One Year, One Night

At All Costs
2014

At All Costs

The Forgiven
2015

The Forgiven

Ce qui nous lie
2016

Ce qui nous lie

Elias
2013

Elias

Discreet
2017

Discreet

Night
2017

Night

Don't Look Down
2019

Don't Look Down

Dreaming Like Louis
2020

Dreaming Like Louis

Not That Kind of Guy
2020

Not That Kind of Guy

Faces
2018

Faces

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
2011

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Stretch
2011

Stretch

Army of Crime
2009

Army of Crime

The Trial of Klara Wendel
2018

The Trial of Klara Wendel

Carpobrotus
2024

Carpobrotus

Bioscopewala
2018

Bioscopewala