Issaka Sawadogo
Acting Born May 18, 1966 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 24 credits
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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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
The Site
No Chains, No Masters
Io CapitanoIn His ShadowHood WitchGrill
Mali Twist
Night of the KingsCool Abdoul
AdúWara
Sakho & ManganeThe Legend of Black SnakeWalter
Belleville CopIskander
Guyane
The Paradise Suite
Samba
The Invader
Home for Christmas
Sounds of Sand
The Black Lapp
Ballen i øyet
Full filmography
- Io Capitano (2023) as Martin
- Samba (2014) as Jonas Karanoto
- Sakho & Mangane (2019) as Commandant Souleymane Sakho
- The Paradise Suite (2015) as Yaya
- In His Shadow (2023) as Ousmane
- Belleville Cop (2018) as Abdoulaye
- Adú (2020) as Kabila
- Guyane (2017) as Louis
- Hood Witch (2023) as Ahmed
- No Chains, No Masters (2024) as Yoro
- The Invader (2011) as Amadou / Obama
- Iskander (2018) as Louis
- Grill (2023) as Driss (Taxi driver)
- The Site (2026) as Ousmane
- The Legend of Black Snake (2019) as Le Djinn
- Wara (2020) as Moutari Warra
- Ballen i øyet (2000) as Mannlig sykepleier
- Night of the Kings (2021) as Nivaquine
- Home for Christmas (2010) as Bintu's Father
- Sounds of Sand (2007) as Rahne
- Cool Abdoul (2021) as Azziz
- Mali Twist (2022) as Lassana
- Walter (2019) as Walter
- The Black Lapp (2003) as Faren