Koudous Seihon is a Burkinabé actor best known for his roles in the Italian films ''

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'' and ''

A Ciambra ''A Ciambra'' () is a 2017 Italian drama film directed by Jonas Carpignano. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes in won the Europa Cinemas Label Award. It was selected as the Italian ent ...

''.

Early life

While from

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

, Seihon eventually left the country to seek employment in Italy, where he worked as an orange picker and African community leader.

Acting career

In 2015, Seihon was cast by

Jonas Carpignano Jonas Carpignano (; born January 16, 1984) is an Italian-American film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfi ...

to star in ''Mediterranea'', a role for which Seihon received numerous accolades. Two years later, Seihon garnered a major part in Carpiganon's second feature, ''A Ciambra''.

Personal life

Siehon speaks several languages, including

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, Mossi, and Bissa.

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seihon, Koudous 21st-century Burkinabé male actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Burkinabé male film actors