Issaka Sawadogo

Issaka Sawadogo

Known for
Acting
Born
May 18, 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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. Source: Article "Isaka Sawadogo" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
The Site poster

The Site

Movie · as Ousmane

2026
The Three Scoundrels 2 poster

The Three Scoundrels 2

Movie

2026
Une Femme à Kosyam poster

Une Femme à Kosyam

TV · as Salem Kaboré · 7 eps

2024
Casting Call poster

Casting Call

Movie

2024
Maman poster

Maman

Movie · as Nathan

2024
No Chains, No Masters poster

No Chains, No Masters

Movie · as Yoro

2023
In His Shadow poster

In His Shadow

Movie · as Ousmane

2023
Mercy poster

Mercy

Movie · as Boubakar

2023
Io Capitano poster

Io Capitano

Movie · as Martin

2023
Grill poster

Grill

Movie · as Driss (Taxi driver)

2023
Time Out poster

Time Out

Movie · as Hamousin

2023
Hood Witch poster

Hood Witch

Movie · as Ahmed

2022
Mali Twist poster

Mali Twist

Movie · as Lassana

2021
Three Scoundrels poster

Three Scoundrels

Movie · as Idriss

2021
The Song of the Rifles poster

The Song of the Rifles

Movie

2021
Night of the Kings poster

Night of the Kings

Movie · as Nivaquine

2021
Cool Abdoul poster

Cool Abdoul

Movie · as Azziz

2021
Ousmane poster

Ousmane

Movie · as Ousmane

2020
Adú poster

Adú

Movie · as Kabila

2020
Wara poster

Wara

TV · as Moutari Warra · 8 eps

2019
Quand sort la recluse poster

Quand sort la recluse

Movie · as Mathias

2019
The Legend of Black Snake poster

The Legend of Black Snake

Movie · as Le Djinn

2019
Walter poster

Walter

Movie · as Walter

2019
The Lamb

The Lamb

Movie · as Covjek / Man

2019
Re \ Entry poster

Re \ Entry

Movie · as Man

2019
Par-delà les nuages – Le cinéma de Marion Hänsel poster

Par-delà les nuages – Le cinéma de Marion Hänsel

Movie · as Self

2019
Sakho & Mangane poster

Sakho & Mangane

TV · as Commandant Souleymane Sakho · 8 eps

2019
Quand sort la recluse poster

Quand sort la recluse

TV · as Mathias · 2 eps

2018
Yesterday poster

Yesterday

Movie · as Gabriel

2018
Belleville Cop poster

Belleville Cop

Movie · as Abdoulaye

2018
Iskander poster

Iskander

TV · as Louis · 4 eps

2017
Animal poster

Animal

Movie · as Jawak

2017
Guyane poster

Guyane

TV · as Louis · 8 eps

2015
White People poster

White People

Movie · as Josef

2015
The Paradise Suite poster

The Paradise Suite

Movie · as Yaya

2014
Samba poster

Samba

Movie · as Jonas Karanoto

2014
Soleils poster

Soleils

Movie · as The Fulani

2013
Diego Star poster

Diego Star

Movie · as Traoré

2013
The New World poster

The New World

Movie · as Luc

2013
Into Thin Air poster

Into Thin Air

Movie · as Agymah

2012
Cabo

Cabo

Movie · as Salif

2012
Arash

Arash

Movie · as Matthew

2011
The Invader poster

The Invader

Movie · as Amadou / Obama

2011
Hotel Swooni poster

Hotel Swooni

Movie · as Amadou, Joyeux's father

2010
Home for Christmas poster

Home for Christmas

Movie · as Bintu's Father

2007
Sounds of Sand poster

Sounds of Sand

Movie · as Rahne

2004
Exoticore

Exoticore

Movie · as Tambiga

2003
The Black Lapp poster

The Black Lapp

Movie · as Faren

2000
Ballen i øyet poster

Ballen i øyet

Movie · as Mannlig sykepleier