Émil Abossolo-Mbo

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Emil Abossolo M'Bo
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Born (1958-08-29) 29 August 1958 (age 66)
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
Children1

Emil Abossolo M'Bo (born 29 August 1958) is a Cameroonian-French actor who has portrayed in French, African and American productions. [1] [2] He is known in particular for his roles in Workers for the Good Lord , Africa Paradis and in the French series Plus belle la vie.

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Early and personal life

Abossolo was born on 29 August 1958 in Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon. His father took him to the movie theatre when he was 6 years old. Since that day acting has been his passion. Abossolo has been living in France for over twenty years now. He has a son named Akeva.

Career

Abossolo is a multi–lingual actor. He speaks five languages (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and his native language Beti). His career started on stage, where he played Hamlet , Titus Andronicus and La Tragédie du Roi Christophe. He starred in several French television shows such as La Brigade des Mineurs and Plus Belle la Vie. Internationally he is mostly known for his appearances in the television show Highlander: The Series , Queen of Swords , and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles . More recently, Emil has been playing in African productions. He played in Ezra , the movie that received the 2007 Stallion of Yennenga at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, West Africa.[ citation needed ]

Theater

YearTitleAuthorDirectorNotes
1995Le Retour au désert Bernard–Marie Koltès Jacques Nichet Opéra national de Montpellier

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Primate Hugh Hudson
1987Cinéma 16A musicianAlain DhouaillyTV series (1 episode)
1989 Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed Husband 2 Coline Serreau
1990In the Eye of the SnakeBruceMax Reid
1991 Night on Earth Passenger Jim Jarmusch
Cauchemar Blanc The black Mathieu Kassovitz Short
1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Joseph Simon Wincer & Carl Schultz TV series (1 episode)
1993La joie de vivreArsèneRoger Guillot
Un Pygmée dans la baignoireThe Midgets Léandre-Alain Baker Short
1994 Highlander: The Series Luther Paolo Barzman TV series (1 episode)
1995Comment épouser un héritage ?The directorPatrice AmbardTV movie
1996Tout doit disparaîtreThéoJean-Marc MoutoutShort
Navarro The TogolesePatrick JamainTV series (1 episode)
1997 Ma 6-T va crack-er The gym teacher Jean-François Richet
La soupeThe manAntoine SantanaShort
Les arnaqueusesBarnabéThierry BinistiTV movie
Highlander: The Series Jocko Dennis Berry TV series (1 episode)
P.J.MamadouGérard VergezTV series (2 episodes)
1998 Madeline Circus Barker Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Passion interditeThe theater teacherThierry Binisti (2)TV movie
Marie FranssonRenéJean-Pierre PrévostTV series (1 episode)
2000 Les Savates du bon Dieu Maguette Jean-Claude Brisseau
La muleJean-Stéphane SauvaireShort
Oncle PaulOmarGérard Vergez (2)TV movie
2001 Paris: XY Kalala Wa Kalala Zeka Laplaine
Les morsures de l'aubeBaptiste Antoine de Caunes
L'afranceGuest artistAlain Gomis
Le bal des pantinsHerman Van Eyken
L'aîné des FerchauxAfrican reception Bernard Stora TV movie
Queen of Swords Lamorena Paolo Barzman (2)TV series (1 episode)
2002Funeral Newton Aduaka Short
Brigade des mineursThe prosecutor Miguel Courtois TV series (1 episode)
2003ClandestinThe voicePhilippe LarueShort
Mister BirdFabien DufilsShort
2004Casablanca DriverThe cop Maurice Barthélemy
Bien agités !Marabou Patrick Chesnais TV movie
2005 Les Saignantes Minister of State Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts The uncleBénédicte Galup & Michel Ocelot Voice
L'évangile selon AîméThe uncleAndré ChandelleTV movie
Père et maireParlabanGilles BéhatTV series (1 episode)
2005–08 Plus belle la vie Damien MaraChristophe Andrei, Roger Wielgus, ...TV series (59 episodes)
2006 Sounds of Sand Lassong Marion Hänsel
Africa Paradis Yokossi Sylvestre Amoussou
2007 Hitman General Ajunwa Xavier Gens
Juju Factory Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Ezra Newton Aduaka (2)
Les Bleus Professor HassanDidier Le PêcheurTV series (1 episode)
Les prédateursSassou N'Guesso Lucas Belvaux TV series (2 episodes)
2009À domicileThe fatherBojina PanayotovaShort
The Director, the Officer, and the ImmigrantEmileDavid Louis ZuckermanShort
Adresse inconnueGhislain MarieAlain WermusTV series (1 episode)
2010 A Screaming Man The district chief Mahamat Saleh Haroun Philadelphia Film Festival – Best Actor
Kennedy's Brain  [ de ]Nuno Da Silva Urs Egger TV movie
KaliM. JacobbRichard JohnsonTV series (1 episode)
2011Qui sème le ventAboubacarFrédéric GarsonTV movie
2012One Man's ShowEmil Newton Aduaka (3)
2013 Aya of Yop City Kossi / Dieudonné / Gervais Marguerite Abouet & Clément OubrerieVoices
Aimé malgré luiKazadi RogerDidier NdengaTV series (1 episode)
2014 1001 Grams Observer Bent Hamer
Intime convictionMomoRémy BurkelTV movie
2015 Une famille formidable Ghislain Beaumont Joël Santoni TV series (1 episode)

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References

  1. "Personnes | Africultures : Abossolo-Mbo Emil". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  2. "Le blog de l'actualité culturelle africaine - Cultur'Afrique.net" (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-28.