Axel Abessolo (born Abessollo René Axel; July 20, 1984) is a Cameroonian actor, in Ngoazip, in the Southern Region of Cameroon.
Biography
Education Abessolo began his primary education at the departmental school EMIA in Yaoundé, before attending the Lycée Général Leclerc in the same city, where he served as president of the school's theatre club and film club. He enrolled at ISDIG, where he obtained his baccalauréat. He then enrolled in the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences at the University of Yaoundé II in Soa.
Career In his teenage years, Abessolo auditioned for a short film, in which he performed alongside Yaya Mbile Bitang, a major actress and director in the African film industry. Abessolo's mentor Alain Serge Noa allowed Abessolo to further his career in acting by securing him a role in the 1988 short film titled C'est moi le père (). In 2011, Abessolo returned to acting in the series Harragas, les brûleurs de frontières () by Noa. Abessolo collaborated with several well-known figures in African cinema, including Jean-Phillipe Cros, Émil Abessolo-Mbo and Daniel Ndo.
Filmography
Films
2012: L’arme du crime by Francis Tené 2013: Harraga, brûleurs de frontières by Alain Serge Noa 2014: Claire ou l’enfant de l’amour by Mary Noëlle Nyba 2015: L’oeil du cyclone by Sékou Traoré 2015: Orly by Francis Tené 2016: Walls by Narcisse Wandji 2016: La patrie d’abord by Thierry Ntamack 2016: Aissa by Jean Roke Patoudem 2018: Le Deal by Gaby Ruben Ngounou 2019: Innocent by Léa Malle Franck Thierry 2019: LPDBS by Gaby Ruben Ngounou 2019: Mon sang by Blaise Ntedju 2019: Petit Jo by Daniel Kamwa 2020: La vallée des aigles by Olivier Assoua 2020: Forces Spéciale Africaines (FSA) by Ahed Bensouda 2021: Bangui unité spéciale des victimes by Elvire Adjamonsi 2022: Jericho by Fabrice Bekono 2022: On fait le point by Chantal Youdom 2023: Sans jugement by Gaby Ruben Ngounou
TV shows
2021: Madame monsieur 2 by Ebenezer Kepombia 2022: Madame Monsieur 3 by Ebenezer Kepombia 2023 : La batailles des chéries by Ebenezer Kepombia
Awards 2024: Best Male Performance at the 27th Écrans Noirs Festival
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