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.
Acting
Movie
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
2011
Movie
Army of Crime
as Lycéen
2009
Movie
One Year, One Night
as Pareja de la Mujer Embarazada
2022
Movie
Sweet Sixty
as Roissy assistant
2023
TV
Clem
as Fred
2010
Movie
Don't Look Down
as Nathan
2019
TV
Woke
as Thomas
2017
Movie
Bioscopewala
as Michel
2018
Movie
Stretch
as Locker room jockey
2011
Movie
Not That Kind of Guy
as Couple from porn video
2020
Movie
Faces
as Simon
2018
Movie
Dreaming Like Louis
as Louis
2020
Movie
The French Boys 4
2022
Movie
Discreet
2017
Movie
Night
as Benoit
2017
Movie
The Trial of Klara Wendel
as Guardian Simon
2018
Movie
At All Costs
as Alex
2014
Movie
Carpobrotus
as Maxime
2024
Movie
The Forgiven
2015
Movie
Ce qui nous lie
as The boy
2016
Movie
Elias
as Elias
2013
