Youssouf Djaoro (born 28 March 1963) is a

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

ian

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. He made his debut by appearing in the film ''

Daresalam ''Daresalam'' (English: "Let There Be Peace"F. Pfaff, ''Focus on African Films'', 3) is a 2000 dramatic film by Chadian director Issa Serge Coelo. It has been considered one of the very few recent African films that has treated the theme of the i ...

'' in 2000 in which he played the character of Tom. It was directed by the critically acclaimed

Issa Serge Coelo Issa Serge Coelo (born 1967) is a Chadian film director. Born in Biltine, Chad, Biltine, Chad, he studied history in Paris and film at the École supérieure de réalisation audiovisuelle (ÉSRA). He then worked as a cameraman at Métropole Tél ...

and was the first of several films they have collaborated with. ''

Tartina City ''DP75: Tartina City'' is a 2007 dramatic film by Chadian director Issa Serge Coelo, now at his second feature film. The film has won the Innovation Award at the 31st Montreal World Film Festival. While the country where the action is set remains ...

'', also directed by Coelo in 2006 in which Djaoro played a journalist won the Innovation Award at the 31st Montreal World Film Festival.Montreal World Film Festival Awards
/ref> Later in 2006 he starred in the film ''

Daratt ''Dry Season'' ; french: Saison sèche) is a 2006 film by Chadian director Mahamat Saleh Haroun. The film was one of seven films from non-Western cultures commissioned by Peter Sellars' New Crowned Hope Festival to commemorate the 250th birthday o ...

'' playing the role of Nassara. Directed by

Mahamat Saleh Haroun Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (; ar, محمد الصالح هارون) was born in 1961 in Abéché, Chad. He is a film director from Chad. He left Chad during the civil wars of the 1980s. Haroun is the first Chadian full-length film director. He both wri ...

, ''Darratt'' won the Grand Special Jury Prize at the

63rd Venice International Film Festival The 63rd annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on 30 August 2006 with Brian De Palma's ''The Black Dahlia'' and was closed on 9 September 2006. Host of the event was Italian actress Isabella Ferrari. During ...

, as well as eight other prizes at Venice and the

Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou or FESPACO) is a film festival in Burkina Faso, held biennially in Ouagadougou, where the organization is based. It ...

. For his role in ''

A Screaming Man ''A Screaming Man'' (french: Un homme qui crie) is a 2010 drama film by Mahamat Saleh Haroun, starring Youssouf Djaoro and Diouc Koma. Set in 2006, it revolves around the civil war in Chad, and tells the story of a man who sends his son to war in ...

'', Djaoro won the Silver Hugo for best actor at the 46th

Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...

Filmography

*''

'' (2000) as Tom *''

'' (2006) *''

'' (2006) as Nassara *''

'' (2010) as Adam *'' Ariane's Thread'' (2014) as Night Watchman * ''

Lingui, The Sacred Bonds ''Lingui, The Sacred Bonds'' (french: Lingui, les liens sacrés) is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun. In June 2021, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes ...

'' (2021) as Brahim

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