[6][7] For six months, he worked as a parliamentary assistant to Bernadette Laclais [fr], then a member of the Socialist Party, who served as deputy for Savoie's 4th constituency in the National Assembly.

[6] Raphaël Quenard began his acting career in Paris as a student of Jean-Laurent Cochet, who, interested in the potential of the young actor, welcomed him into his classes for free.

Quenard then appeared in several amateur short films and joined Houda Benyamina's 1000 Visages association, which promotes the integration of disadvantaged young people into the world of cinema.

[11] He followed it with small roles in several features, including Quentin Dupieux's Mandibles (2020) and Smoking Causes Coughing (2022),[12] Michel Hazanavicius's Final Cut (2022)[13] Jacques Audiard's Paris, 13th District (2021),[14] and Cédric Jimenez's November (2022).

[16] In 2023, Quenard established himself as a leading screen actor,[17] first with his interpretation of Mirales, one of the main characters in Jean-Baptiste Durand's feature-length debut film Junkyard Dog.

[18] Alongside Anthony Bajon and Galatea Bellugi, he portrayed a young man who confronts boredom, crime, friendship and jealousy in the countryside in Hérault.

[26] He also received three nominations at the 49th César Awards, including Best Actor (for Yannick) and Best Documentary Short Film as director and producer of L'Acteur, ou la surprenante vertu de l'incompréhension, and won Best Male Revelation (for Junkyard Dog).

[27][28][29] Quenard stars in Gilles Lellouche's romantic comedy musical film Beating Hearts, which was released in 2024 and in which he plays alongside François Civil, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Alain Chabat and Benoît Poelvoorde.