Stéphane Bak

Stéphane Bak

Born: September 10, 1996
in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Stéphane Bak (born 19 September 1996) is a Franco-Congolese actor and comedian. He was showcased as "The youngest comedian in France," in 2012. As an actor his most notable film roles include Christopher Barratier's Team Spirit, David Moreau's Alone, and Paul Verhoeven’s award-winning Elle. More recently, Bak has starred in André Téchiné’s Farewell to the Night and Joël Karekezi’s The Mercy of the Jungle.

Bak was born in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis. Bak is of Congolese origin; his father is a delivery driver and his mother is a receptionist, and he has four brothers and sisters. In 2011, he was expelled from high school and forced to take correspondence courses. He was authorised by the French Department of Social Affairs to start working at the age of 14.

Bak started his career as a stand-up comedian in December 2010, performing in the small clubs of Paris, most notably at Le Palace and at Théâtre Trévise.

In 2011, he participated in the Montreux Comedy Festival alongside the comedic duo Les Chevaliers du fiel. In September 2012, he performed at Grand Rex as part of the evening "Rire ensemble contre le racisme", broadcast on France 2 in prime time before two million viewers. He also appeared at Casino de Paris for "Le Concert solidaire" organized in September 2012 for the 30th anniversary of the organization Handicap International.

Spotted by the creators of the show Bref who took him under their wing, he participated in the episode "Bref. J'ai eu 30 ans", alongside Kyan Khojandi. In 2013, he played the part of a dealer in the film Les gamins; he also appeared in Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Serial Teachers.

Bak has participated in several television shows. During the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, he intervened every day to present a minisketch for the show Grand Journal of Canal+.

In 2014, he had a segment in the show L'Émission pour tous presented by Laurent Ruquier on France 2. That same year he played the role of Max in Once in a Lifetime. He is the main actor of the music video The Girl Is Mine by 99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child and Brandy. Released in November 2015, the video was nominated at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in the "Best Electronic Video" category.

In 2016, he appeared as Omar in Paul Verhoeven's Elle, and as Jules in Christophe Barratier's Team Spirit. In 2017, he played Dodji in David Moreau's Alone.

In 2018, Bak had his first lead role as Private Faustin, in Joel Karekezi's The Mercy of the Jungle, which had its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8. Bak was selected as one of eight rising stars at the festival, through the yearly "TIFF Rising Star" programme. He also voiced Miles Morales / Spider-Man for the French dub of Peter Ramsey's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

In 2019, he appeared as Bilal in André Téchiné's drama Farewell to the Night, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February. That same year Bak starred alongside Fionn Whitehead in Sebastian Schipper's film Roads, which was previously known as Caravan. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.

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Asteroid City
Title: Asteroid City
Character: Other Actor / Student
Released: June 8, 2023
Type: Movie
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
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Soul Mates
Title: Soul Mates
Character: Brigadier Franck Dawaga
Released: April 12, 2023
Type: Movie
Lieutenant of the French forces engaged in Mali, David Faber is seriously burned during the explosion of his armored vehicle. Repatriated to France for intensive care, he must begin a long convalescence, under the worried but devoted gaze of his sister Jeanne. They meet again in the family house in the Alps, between mountains, lake and forests. Jeanne tries to reconnect her brother with the past, but David, who suffers from amnesia after the accident, does not seem to be interested in reconciling with the man he used to be.
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Mother and Son
Title: Mother and Son
Character: Jean (age 19)
Released: November 25, 2022
Type: Movie
In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to the Paris suburbs with her two young sons, Ernest and Jean. Spanning 20 years from their arrival in France to the present day, the film is the moving chronicle of the construction and deconstruction of a family.
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November
Title: November
Character: Djibril
Released: October 5, 2022
Type: Movie
In November 2015, a series of unprecedented and deadly attacks hits Paris. The anti-terrorist police led by Heloise and her chief commander Fred - face an unprecedented level of pressure: in a race against the clock, they must find the perpetrators of the attacks as quickly as possible before they can strike again, travelling across Europe and beyond in one of the biggest manhunts in history.
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Title: Quelle époque !
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 24, 2022
Type: TV
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Mali Twist
Title: Mali Twist
Character: Samba Touré
Released: January 5, 2022
Type: Movie
Mali, 1960. The youth of Bamako dance the twist to rock and roll music newly imported from the West and dream of political renewal. Samba, a young socialist, falls for spirited Lara during one of his missions to the bush. To escape her forced marriage, she secretly flees with him to the city. But Lara’s husband won’t let them be and the Revolution soon brings painful disillusions as they dream of a future together.
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The French Dispatch
Title: The French Dispatch
Character: Communications Specialist
Released: October 21, 2021
Type: Movie
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
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Tokyo Shaking
Title: Tokyo Shaking
Character: Amani Sassou
Released: June 23, 2021
Type: Movie
March 11, 2011. The biggest tsunami Japan has ever experienced triggers the Fukushima disaster. Risks are being downplayed but the foreign community in Tokyo is terrified by this tragic event and the fact that no one is capable of assessing its scope. Among them, Alexandra, a French executive newly arrived from Hong Kong to work in a bank, has to face this nuclear crisis. Torn apart between fol- lowing the company’s instructions and going back to her husband and children who are still in Hong Kong, she will find herself defending honor and given word, despite the pervading terror and chaos.
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Roads
Title: Roads
Character: William
Released: May 30, 2019
Type: Movie
A young man from the Congo in search of his brother attempts to cross Europe's borders. In Morocco, he teams up with a sharp-witted British runaway who pinched his stepfather's recreational vehicle in order to escape from a family holiday. On their journey, the disparate duo have to make decisions that will also influence the lives of others.
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Farewell to the Night
Title: Farewell to the Night
Character: Bilal
Released: April 24, 2019
Type: Movie
Muriel is overjoyed, as her beloved grandson Alex is staying at her place for a few days before moving to Canada to work. But when the changes in his behavior arouse her curiosity, she is led to the discovery of a dark secret.
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The Mercy of the Jungle
Title: The Mercy of the Jungle
Character: Private Faustin
Released: April 24, 2019
Type: Movie
The Mercy of the Jungle is a road movie that deals with wars in Congo through the eyes of two lost soldiers in the jungle by showcasing their struggle, weakness and hope.
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Title: Thanksgiving
Character: Simon
Released: February 28, 2019
Type: TV
Explore the evolution of a couple involved in industrial espionage.
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Alone
Title: Alone
Character: Dodji
Released: February 8, 2017
Type: Movie
Five kids wake up in a world where everybody has disappeared.
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Title: Quotidien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 12, 2016
Type: TV
Quotidien is a French television program presented by Yann Barthès and broadcast from September 12, 2016 on TMC.
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Heaven Will Wait
Title: Heaven Will Wait
Character: Buddy
Released: September 8, 2016
Type: Movie
Mélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and falls in love with him, her world changes as she is gradually recruited by Daesh. Sonia is 17 years old, and she almost did something irrevocable to “guarantee” her family a place in paradise. These teenage girls might be called Anaïs, Manon or Leila, and one day they all might go some way down the recruitment process. But can they ever come back from it?
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The Outsider
Title: The Outsider
Character: Jules
Released: June 22, 2016
Type: Movie
A drama about the less known aspects of the trading activity inside one of the biggest banks in the world - Société Générale. The movie tracks the rise and fall of anonymous trader turned superstar turned escape goat - Jérôme Kerviel - just as the 2008 financial crisis was unfolding
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Elle
Title: Elle
Character: Omar
Released: May 25, 2016
Type: Movie
When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and mouse with her stalker.
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WEI OR DIE
Title: WEI OR DIE
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: Movie
During a French business school’s hazing weekend, the body of a drowned student is discovered on the banks of a lake. Police responding to the incident question witnesses, but their stories don’t add up and they begin to suspect that this tragedy was no accident.
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Once in a Lifetime
Title: Once in a Lifetime
Character: Max
Released: December 3, 2014
Type: Movie
Based on a true story. In Léon Blum high school in Créteil (France), a history teacher decides to have her weakest 10th grade class take a national history competition. This will change them.
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Title: Bref
Character: Le jeune
Released: August 29, 2011
Type: TV
Short videos showing typical funny moments in French life, depicting way of life, being, laughing, habits, and using slang vocabulary. Specially recommended for Parisians and / or people who lived there.
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Title: Fort Boyard
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 1990
Type: TV
A game show set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France. The contestants have to complete in physical and endurance challenges to win prize money.