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Erwan Kepoa Falé

Erwan Kepoa Falé is a French actor known for Le Lycéen, Passages and Eat the Night. He grew up in Cergy and later appeared in the Teddy-winning short Taxi Moto.

Biography

Falé came to acting by chance when filmmaker Manon Vila invited his group of friends in Cergy to appear in Akaboum. That first experience led to roles for Christophe Honoré, Ira Sachs, Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel.

His screen career began with Akaboum and grew through Le Lycéen, Passages and Eat the Night. The Académie des César selected him as a 2025 Revelation before Taxi Moto won the Teddy Award for best short film in 2026.

Known for

Taxi Moto

Falé performs as himself and the imagined Joe opposite Gael Kamilindi.[1][8]

Eat the Night

He plays Night in the French feature.[9][3]

Passages

He played Amad in Ira Sachs's relationship drama.[2][3]

Career highlights

  1. Taxi Moto Role

    He appears in Taxi Moto

    Falé and director Gael Kamilindi perform as themselves and imagine the lovers Joe and Pacy inside the short film.[1][8]

  2. Festival Run

    The short had a May and June 2026 festival run

    Swiss Films lists screenings in Lisbon, Vienna, Hamburg, Espinho and Palm Springs after the Berlin premiere.[1]

  3. Cergy Background

    He is a French actor from Cergy

    Falé described his route into acting and the work he did before his first film in a detailed first-person interview.[2]

  4. Eat The Night

    He led Eat the Night as Night

    The role placed Falé at the centre of a romance crossing crime, family loyalty and a disappearing online world.[9][3]

  5. Cesar Revelation

    He was a 2025 Cesar Revelation

    The Academie des Cesar selected Falé among its 2025 Revelations for Eat the Night.[3][9]

Good to know

Acting found him through a film about his friends

Falé says his acting career began when filmmaker Manon Vila invited his Cergy friend group to appear in the docufiction Akaboum.[2][4]