An African griot and actor of film and stage who made a name for himself in European productions, Sotigui Kouyaté (19 July 1936 – 17 April 2010) was one of the first Malian, Burkinabé actors. He was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of actor Mabô Kouyaté.

Filmography

• 2009London River — Ousmane
• 2007Faro: Goddess of the Waters — Village Chief
• 2005The Ring Finger — Le cireur de chaussures
• 2004Genesis — Narrator
• 2002Dirty Pretty Things — Shinti
• 2002The Truth About Charlie — Dealer Prophéte
• 2001Little Senegal — Alloune
• 2001Sia, the Myth of the Python — Wakhané
• 1999A Civilized People — Ousmane
• 1999Genesis — Jacob
• 1996Keita! The Voice of the Griot — Djeliba Kouyaté, Original Music Composer
• 1996Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot — Sotegui Kouyaté
• 1995Bad Kid — Tewfik
• 1995Le Dur Métier de policier — Alan
• 1995On the Edge — Gas station attendant
• 1994Names Live Nowhere
• 1993Lost in Transit — Knak
• 1993Wendemi
• 1992Golem, the Spirit of Exile — Boaz
• Highlander: The Series — Hijad
• 1992IP5: The Island of Pachyderms — Emile
• 1990Mamy Wata
• 1990The African Woman — Schwarzer im Bistro
• 1990The Mahabharata — Bhishma
• The Mahabharata — Bhisma / Parashurama
• 1990The Sheltering Sky — Abdelkader
• 1989Boulevards d'Afrique — Prospective Bridegroom
• 1988How Good the Whites Are — Le chef de tribu
• 1986Black Mic Mac — Le Marabout
• 1986Descent Into Hell
• 1986La Princesse Yennega
• 1985Days of Torment
• 1982Paweogo
• 1982The Courage of Others
• 1973Toula, or the Genie of the Water — The King, Original Music Composer
• 1972Women Cars Villas Money
• Les Cinq Dernières Minutes — Djoulai

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2002Brook by Brook — Self
• Vivement dimanche — Self
• 1996La Plante Humaine — Self