Issaka Sawadogo
Actor
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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Filmography
Io Capitano
as Martin 2023
Belleville Cop
as Abdoulaye 2018
Adú
as Kabila 2020
Walter
as Walter 2019
The Legend of Black Snake
as Le Djinn 2019
In His Shadow
as Ousmane 2023
No Chains, No Masters
as Yoro 2024
Night of the Kings
as Nivaquine 2021
Hood Witch
as Ahmed 2023
Mali Twist
as Lassana 2022
The Paradise Suite
as Yaya 2015
Home for Christmas
as Bintu's Father 2010
The Invader
as Amadou / Obama 2011
The Black Lapp
as Faren 2003
Sounds of Sand
as Rahne 2007
Mercy
as Boubakar 2023