Yann Gael is a French-Cameroonian actor. He is best known for 1899, Saloum and Le Rêve Français.
On the invitation of Léonora Miano, he writes a chapter of the book Marianne and the Black Boy, Editions Pauvert, where he talks about black masculinity in France through his work as an actor.
Gael was born in Garoua, Cameroon. He attended the French National Academy of Drama (Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique) in Paris.
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Loro | Paolo Sorrentino |
| 2021 | Black Soldier | Jimmy Laporal-Trésor |
| 2021 | Saloum | Jean Luc Herbulot |
| 2023 | Vanilla | Joseph A. Adesunloye |
| 2023 | Hot Milk | Rebecca Lenkiewicz |
| 2024 | Gladiator II | Ridley Scott |
| Year | Title | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2016 | Duel Au Soleil | Olivier Guignard | |
| 2015 | Il Coraggio Di Vincere | Marco Pontecorvo | |
| 2017 | Le Rêve Français | Christian Faure | |
| 2019 | Plan Coeur | Noémie Saglio, Renaud Bertrand | |
| 2019 | Sakho and Mangane | Jean Luc Herbulot | |
| 2022 | 1899 | Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese |