Actor
Sotigui Kouyaté
90 years · Bamako, Mali · 35 films
An African griot and actor of film and stage who made a name for himself in European productions, Sotigui Kouyaté (19 July 1936 – 17 April 2010) was one of the first Malian, Burkinabé actors. He was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of actor Mabô Kouyaté.
Best known for
Filmography 35
London River
2009 · Ousmane
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
2007 · Village Chief
The Ring Finger
2005 · Le cireur de chaussures
Genesis
2004 · Narrator
The Truth About Charlie
2002 · Dealer Prophéte
Dirty Pretty Things
2002 · Shinti
On Kanopy
Brook by Brook
2002 · Self
Sia, the Myth of the Python
2001 · Wakhané
Little Senegal
2001 · Alloune
Genesis
1999 · Jacob
On The Roku Channel
A Civilized People
1999 · Ousmane
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
1996 · Djeliba Kouyaté, Music
La Plante Humaine
1996 · Self
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
1996 · Sotegui Kouyaté
Bad Kid
1995 · Tewfik
On the Edge
1995 · Gas station attendant
Le Dur Métier de policier
1995 · Alan
Names Live Nowhere
1994 · Actor
Wendemi
1993 · Actor
Lost in Transit
1993 · Knak
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
1992 · Boaz
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1992 · Emile
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Abdelkader
The African Woman
1990 · Schwarzer im Bistro