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 2021 English-language adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days.
Ibrahim Koma | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1987-11-05) 5 November 1987 (age 34) 20th arrondissement, Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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]
| 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 | |
| 2012 | Asphalt Playground (French: La Cité rose) | Djibril | [4] |
| 2013 | Gare du Nord | Former G2N | |
| 2014 | Le Crocodile du Botswanga | Leslie Konda | |
| 2015 | Je suis Daddy | Isidor | |
| 2016 | Wùlu | Ladji | |
| 2017 | Wallay | Jean | |
| 2018 | Sink or Swim (French: Le Grand Bain) | Tech | |
| 2018 | La leçon de danse | ||
| 2021 | OSS 117: From Africa with Love (French: OSS 117: Alerte rouge en Afrique noire) | Promedi | |
| 2021 | As Far as I Can Walk | Strahinja | Alternate title: Strahinja Banovic[5] |
| 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] |
| 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] |