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Samba Schutte

Acting Born Feb 1, 1983 Nouakchott, Mauritania 16 credits

Biography

Samba Dirk-Jan Schutte is a Mauritanian-Dutch actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his role as Roach in the series Our Flag Means Death and for portraying Hakim in Sunnyside, the first Ethiopian character in an American sitcom. He also stars as Mr. Diabaté in the 2025 American sci-fi series Pluribus.

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Known for

9-1-1

as Saleh

The Legend of Vox Machina

as Hand of Ord / Loudmouth / Additional Voices (voice)

Pluribus

as Mr. Diabaté

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

as Ousmane Mballo (voice)

Full filmography

  • 9-1-1 (2018) as Saleh
  • The Legend of Vox Machina (2022) as Hand of Ord / Loudmouth / Additional Voices (voice)
  • Pluribus (2025) as Mr. Diabaté
  • Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (2024) as Ousmane Mballo (voice)
  • Our Flag Means Death (2022) as Roach
  • Lubach (2025)
  • Laboratory Conditions (2018) as Lab Technician
  • Sunnyside (2019) as Hakim
  • Borderline (2015) as Brian Customer Service Operater
  • Noobz (2013) as Sports Bar Fan
  • Middle of Nowhere (2012) as JuJu Club Dancer (uncredited)
  • Hell Hath No Fury (2026) as Aziz
  • Advanced Chemistry (2024) as Allen
  • Haleema (2013) as JANJAWEED Green Scarf
  • I Think My Facebook Friend Is Dead (2012) as Rishi Rao
  • De multi culti story (2009)