Ibrahim Koma (born 5 November 1987) is a French actor. He began his career as a child actor in the film We Need a Holiday (2002) and the soap opera Sous le soleil (2002–2008). He has since starred in the films Asphalt Playground (2012), Wùlu (2016), and As Far as I Can Walk (2021). He played Passepartout in the series Around the World in 80 Days (2021).

Early life

Koma was born in the 20th arrondissement of Paris in the city's east to Soninke parents from Mali and grew up in the Baconnets quarter of Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, south of Paris. He and his siblings were brought up by their widowed mother. His older brother Diouc Koma is also an actor. Koma trained at the Cours Viriot, Actor's Studio, and Laboratoire de l'Acteur.[1][2] He spent some time in London where he learned English and took classes at Birkbeck, University of London.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 We Need a Holiday (French: Fais-moi des vacances) Adama
2002 La fourmi amoureuse Short film
2002 Girls Can Get Away with Anything (French: Les filles, personne s'en méfie)
2002 The Code (French: La Mentale)
2006 Beur blanc rouge Moussa Comedy film
2012 Asphalt Playground (French: La Cité rose) Djibril [4]
2013 Gare du Nord Former G2N Romantic Drama
2014 Le Crocodile du Botswanga Leslie Konda Comedy film
2015 Je suis Daddy Isidor Thriller
2016 Wùlu Ladji Crime / Drama
2017 Wallay Jean Drama
2018 Sink or Swim (French: Le Grand Bain) Tech Comedy / Sport / Drama
2018 La leçon de danse Romantic Drama
2021 OSS 117: From Africa with Love (French: OSS 117: Alerte rouge en Afrique noire) Promedi Action / Comedy
2021 As Far as I Can Walk Strahinja Alternate title: Strahinja Banovic[5]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Immediate Boarding (French: Décollage immédiat) Idrissa Miniseries; episode: "L'Enfance volée"
1999 Chère Marianne Aboubakar Episode: "Cellule familiale"
1999 Palazzo Television film
2000 Police District Episode: "Situation familiale"
2000 Le Crocodile Episode: "Tableaux de chasse"
2002 Les P'tits Lucas François Television film
2002–2008 Sous le soleil Zacharie "Zach" Mondino 57 episodes[6]
2004 Navarro Little Louis 2 episodes
2004 K.ça Hong 10 episodes
2006 Sois le meilleur Television film
2006, 2009 Night Squad (French: Central Nuit) Plume / Oscar Malonga 2 episodes
2008 Ben et Thomas Siki Episode: "Slalom"
2009 Julie Lescaut Jimmy Ferran Episode: "Fragile"
2009 Medical Emergency (French: Équipe médicale d'urgence) Jamel Episode: "Ça passe ou ça casse"
2012 Alice Nevers: The Judge is a Woman Lucas Episode: "Bio Connection"
2013 Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez Zacharie "Zach" Mondino 4 episodes
2014 Dos au mur Scoubi Episode: "Sous le vernis"
2018 Mother Is Wrong (French: Maman a tort) Lucas 6 episodes
2019 Point-Blank (French: États d'Urgence) Amir Television film
2021 Around the World in 80 Days Passepartout Main role[7][8]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2014 César Awards Most Promising Actor La Cité rose Nominated [9]
2017 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou Best Actor Wùlu Won [10]
Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated [11]
Africa International Film Festival Best Actor Won [12]
Trophées Francophones Best Actor Won [13]
2018 Best Supporting Actor Wallay Nominated [14]
2021 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Best Actor As Far As I Can Walk Won [15]

References

  1. ^ Sauphie, Eva (21 July 2017). "Cinéma : l'acteur français Ibrahim Koma reprend racine". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 14 February 2021..
  2. ^ "IBRAHIM KOMA " On voit très peu de cinéma africain dans les salles. C'est un constat qui me dérange et j'espère que ça va changer "". Artwork Connexion (in French). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Ibrahim Koma". Agent Agitateur. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ Dollfus, Ariane (17 January 2014). "Et les présélectionnés pour le César du Meilleur Espoir sont..." Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Ibrahim Koma". Mubi. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. ^ Degorce, Mathilde; Dunand, Jérémie (28 July 2018). "Sous le soleil : que deviennent les acteurs de la série culte de TF1 ?". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ^ Carr, Flora (23 November 2021). "BBC One's Around the World in 80 Days to feature brand new Passepartout romance". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ Descombes, James (26 November 2021). "7 Questions with… David Tennant and Ibrahim Koma: "It's quite hard to convince a camel that you're right and it's wrong."". BT. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ Moussou, Khadija. "Ibrahim Koma pour " La Cité rose " de Julien Abraham". Elle France (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  10. ^ Reynaud, Bérénice (June 2017). "Pan African Film Festival 2017". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  11. ^ Ayitey, James (15 May 2017). "Africa: Nominees List for 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards Out". All Africa. Retrieved 27 November 2021.(subscription required)
  12. ^ Ndeche, Chidirim (6 November 2017). "AFRIFF 2017: Full list of winners". Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  13. ^ Ayuketah, Eleanor (18 December 2017). "Trophées Francophones: Top government officials attend evening of glamour". CRTV. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Wallay". Bathysphere Productions. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  15. ^ Tizard, Will (28 August 2021). "'As Far as I Can Walk' Takes Top Prize at Karlovy Vary Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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