Sallieu Sesay Actor

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Sallieu Sesay is a Sierra Leonean / American actor. Who appeared at The Berlinale 73rd Annual Film Festival in John Trengove's nihilistic thriller Manodrome alongside Jesse Eisenberg. He has recurred on CBS' Seal Team, recurred on HBO's Barry, was featured in Tyler Perry's All The Queens men and Won Best Supporting Actor at the Queen Palms Film Festival for his portrayal of Snapper in Bloodhound Disciple.

Both John Trengove and Jesse Eisenberg referred to his depiction of Ahmet as "mesmerizing, and really sweet and scary at the same time". John echoed that, "yes, mesmerizing is a good word".

Gina Gammell of Felix Culpa, the production company behind Manodrome, expressed that she knew immediately while watching the self tape that Sallieu was the perfect person for the role of Ahmet.

Sallieu is the oldest of three children and immigrated to the United States when he was three years old. His mother is a nurse in Seattle, and he followed in her footsteps by graduating with a degree in Bachelors Degree in the Science of Nursing from Washington State University. While at university, he was cast in the play "The Laramie Project" and went on to earn a minor in Theatre.

Sallieu brings an unlimited amount of focus and dedication to his craft as an actor, and since arriving in Los Angeles, he has continued training with some of the best acting teachers and coaches in the industry.

Overview

NationalityUnited States of America, Germany

LanguagesEnglish (fluent), English – American (fluent)

Born1984, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Age range33 - 38

Height5 cm

Place of residenceSpandau - Berlin (Germany)

MembershipsSAG-AFTRA (United States of America)
SAG-AFTRA (United States of America)

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Skills/Talents

Languages English (fluent), English – American (fluent)

Accents African (very good)

Dance African dance (contemporary) (very good), African dance (traditional) (very good), Afro (very good), Hip hop (very good)

Sports Athletics (very good), Basketball (very good), Boxing (very good), Gym (very good), Jogging (very good), Kick Boxing (very good), Krav Maga (very good), Weights (very good), Baseball (good), Marathon (good), Martial Arts (good)

Driving licences / Other permits Driver’s licence car

Appearance

Age range 33 - 38

Height 5 cm

Build Athletic

Colour of eyes Black

Colour of hair Black

Twin No

Training

2015 - 2023 Acting studies
Ivana Chubbuck

Awards/Nominations

2018 Best Supporting Actor-Queen Palm (United States of America) - Award

CV CV - Television & Streaming CV - Film


CV - Television & Streaming

2023
Seal Team

Kinan Copen | Katie DiMento (as Kate DiMento) | Tyler Grey | Spencer Hudnut

Network/Distributor: CBS

Television series

Action, Adventure, Drama

J. Michael Muro
Directed by

Saidou Boukare
Recurring Role

2023
FBI: Most Wanted

Terrell Clegg | David Hudgins

Network/Distributor: CBS

Television series

Adventure, Drama

Jon Cassar
Directed by

Hassan Jama
Guest Role

2021
All The Queen's Men

Matthew Barnes | Mark E. Swinton

Network/Distributor: BET+

Television series

Action, Adventure, Drama

Tyler Perry
Directed by

Master Top
Guest Role

2020
The Fugitive

Don Tardino

Network/Distributor: Quibi

Television series

Action, Drama

Stephen Hopkins
Directed by

Fireman
Guest Role

2019
The Rookie

Robert Bella | Marco Black (produced by) | Alexi Hawley | Helen Pai

Network/Distributor: ABC

Television series

Action, Adventure, Drama

Lisa Demaine
Directed by

Kit Room Officer
Guest Role

CV - Film

2023
Manodrome

Gina Gammell | Ben Giladi | Riley Keough | Ryan Zacarias

Network/Distributor: CAA Media Finance

Feature film (cinema)

Action, Drama

John Trengove
Directed by

Ahmet
Lead

2021
Trees of Peace

Brian Baniqued | Alanna Brown | Mike Bundlie (produced by) | Barry Levine (p.g.a.) (produced by)

Network/Distributor: Netflix

Feature film (cinema)

Action, Drama

Alanna Brown
Directed by

Commander
Supporting Actor