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.. He spent some time in London where he learned English and took classes at Birkbeck, University of London.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 We Need a Holiday () Adama 2002 La fourmi amoureuse Short film 2002 Girls Can Get Away with Anything () 2002 The Code () 2006 Beur blanc rouge MoussaComedy film 2012 Asphalt Playground () Djibril 2013 Gare du Nord Former G2NRomantic Drama 2014 Le Crocodile du Botswanga Leslie KondaComedy film 2015 Je suis Daddy IsidorThriller 2016 Wùlu LadjiCrime / Drama 2017 Wallay JeanDrama 2018 Sink or Swim () TechComedy / Sport / Drama 2018 La leçon de danseRomantic Drama 2021 OSS 117: From Africa with Love () PromediAction / Comedy 2021 As Far as I Can Walk Strahinja Alternate title: Strahinja Banovic
Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 Immediate Boarding () 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 2004 Navarro Little Louis 2 episodes 2004 K.ça Hong 10 episodes 2006 Sois le meilleur Television film 2006, 2009 Night Squad () Plume / Oscar Malonga 2 episodes 2008 Ben et Thomas Siki Episode: "Slalom" 2009 Julie Lescaut Jimmy Ferran Episode: "Fragile" 2009 Medical Emergency () 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 () Lucas 6 episodes 2019 Point-Blank () Amir Television film 2021 Around the World in 80 Days Passepartout Main role
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2014 César Awards Most Promising Actor La Cité rose 2017 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou Best Actor Wùlu Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Africa International Film Festival Best Actor Trophées Francophones Best Actor 2018 Best Supporting Actor Wallay 2021 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Best Actor As Far As I Can Walk
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