Issaka Sawadogo
Born: 1966-05-18 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Les Trois Lascars 2
- Une Femme à Kosyam as Salem Kaboré
- The Site as Ousmane
2024
- No Chains, No Masters as Yoro
- Maman as Nathan
- Casting Call
2023
- Io Capitano as Martin
- In His Shadow as Ousmane
- Mercy as Boubakar
- Grill as Driss (Taxi driver)
- Hood Witch as Ahmed
- Time Out as Hamousin
2022
- Mali Twist as Lassana
2021
- Night of the Kings as Nivaquine
- Three Scoundrels as Idriss
- Cool Abdoul as Azziz
- The Song of the Rifles
- Ousmane as Ousmane
2019
- Sakho & Mangane as Commandant Souleymane Sakho
- Quand sort la recluse as Mathias
- Walter as Walter
- Quand sort la recluse as Mathias
- The Legend of Black Snake as Le Djinn
- The Lamb as Covjek / Man
- Re \ Entry as Man
- Par-delà les nuages – Le cinéma de Marion Hänsel as Self
2018
- Iskander as Louis
- Belleville Cop as Abdoulaye
- Yesterday as Gabriel
2015
- The Paradise Suite as Yaya
- White People as Josef
2013
- Diego Star as Traoré
- The New World as Luc
- Into Thin Air as Agymah
2011
- The Invader as Amadou / Obama
- Hotel Swooni as Amadou, Joyeux's father
2010
- Home for Christmas as Bintu's Father
2007
- Sounds of Sand as Rahne
2004
- Exoticore as Tambiga
2003
- The Black Lapp as Faren
2000
- Ballen i øyet as Mannlig sykepleier