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Sotigui Kouyaté
Acting
Biography
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.
BODY OF WORK
Sotigui Kouyaté's Filmography
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London River
as Ousmane

Faro: Goddess of the Waters
as Village Chief

The Ring Finger
as Le cireur de chaussures

Genesis
as Narrator

The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer Prophéte

Dirty Pretty Things
as Shinti

Brook by Brook
as Self

Sia, the Myth of the Python
as Wakhané

Little Senegal
as Alloune

Genesis
as Jacob

A Civilized People
as Ousmane

Keita! The Voice of the Griot
as Djeliba Kouyaté

La Plante Humaine
as Self

Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
as Sotegui Kouyaté

Bad Kid
as Tewfik

On the Edge
as Gas station attendant

Le Dur Métier de policier
as Alan

Names Live Nowhere

Wendemi

Lost in Transit
as Knak

Golem, the Spirit of Exile
as Boaz

IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as Emile

The Sheltering Sky
as Abdelkader

The African Woman
as Schwarzer im Bistro

The Mahabharata
as Bhishma

Mamy Wata
No Poster
Boulevards d'Afrique
as Prospective Bridegroom

How Good the Whites Are
as Le chef de tribu

Descent Into Hell

Black Mic Mac
as Le Marabout

La Princesse Yennega

Days of Torment

Paweogo

The Courage of Others

Toula, or the Genie of the Water
as The King
