Valentin Campagne is a French actor. For his performance in Coward (2026), he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, which he shared with his co-star Emmanuel Macchia.
Biography Campagne began attended Cours Florent in Paris during 2023. He started his career with roles in theatre and television before transitioning to cinema in 2025. He had small roles in Dominik Moll's Case 137 and Cédric Klapisch's Colours of Time (both 2025).
In 2026, he starred in Lukas Dhont's war drama film Coward (2026), which follows a gay love story in the Belgian front of the World War I in 1916. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where Campagne performance was met with critical acclaim, he ultimately won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, which he shared with his co-star Emmanuel Macchia.
Filmography
Feature films Year Title Role 2025 Case 137 Rémi Cordier Colours of Time Gaspard Gérald le Conquérant Camille 2026 Sanguine Coward Francis
Short films Year Title Role 2025 Aux armes, Christopher 2026 Seule la tendresse
Television Year Title Role 2024 L'Éclipse Quentin Germain 2026 The Hunt Kevin
Music videos Year Title Artist 2023 "Alabama" Adèle Castillon 2024 "Putain d'Hiver" Jolagreen
Theatre 2023: Trouvons la suite, directed by Fanny Montmarin 2025: Lost in Stockholm, directed by Paul Desveaux
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