Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 18, 1966
Place of Birth:
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Issaka Sawadogo
Biography
Isaka Sawadogo (born 1966), sometimes credited as Issaka Sawadogo, is a Burkinabé actor. He is most noted for his performances in the Canadian film Diego Star, for which he received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actor at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014, and the Dutch film The Paradise Suite, for which he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor at the 2016 Netherlands Film Festival.
In 2020, he appeared in a supporting role in Philippe Lacôte's film Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois). In 2021 he played the lead role in Jorge Camarotti's short film Ousmane.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Casting Call | |
| 2024 | Hood Witch | Ahmed |
| 2024 | Maman | Nathan |
| 2024 | No Chains, No Masters | Yoro |
| 2023 | In His Shadow | Ousmane |
| 2023 | Mercy | Boubakar |
| 2023 | Io Capitano | Martin |
| 2023 | Grill | Driss (Taxi driver) |
| 2023 | Time Out | Hamousin |
| 2022 | Mali Twist | Lassana |
| 2021 | Three Scoundrels | Idriss |
| 2021 | The Song of the Rifles | |
| 2021 | Night of the Kings | Nivaquine |
| 2021 | Cool Abdoul | Azziz |
| 2021 | Ousmane | Ousmane |
| 2020 | Adú | Kabila |
| 2019 | Quand sort la recluse | Mathias |
| 2019 | The Legend of Black Snake | Le Djinn |
| 2019 | Walter | Walter |
| 2019 | The Lamb | Covjek / Man |
| 2019 | Re \ Entry | Man |
| 2019 | Par-delà les nuages – Le cinéma de Marion Hänsel | Self |
| 2018 | Yesterday | Gabriel |
| 2018 | Belleville Cop | Abdoulaye |
| 2017 | Animal | Jawak |
| 2015 | White People | Josef |
| 2015 | The Paradise Suite | Yaya |
| 2014 | Samba | Jonas Karanoto |
| 2014 | Soleils | The Fulani |
| 2013 | Diego Star | Traoré |
| 2013 | The New World | Luc |
| 2013 | Into Thin Air | Agymah |
| 2012 | Cabo | Salif |
| 2012 | Arash | Matthew |
| 2011 | The Invader | Amadou / Obama |
| 2011 | Swooni | Amadou, Joyeux's father |
| 2010 | Home for Christmas | Bintu's Father |
| 2007 | Sounds of Sand | Rahne |
| 2004 | Exoticore | Tambiga |
| 2003 | The Black Lapp | Faren |
| 2000 | Ballen i øyet | Mannlig sykepleier |
| The Site |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wara | Moutari Warra |
| 2019 | Sakho & Mangane | Commandant Souleymane Sakho |
| 2018 | Iskander | Louis |
| 2017 | Guyane | Louis |