Jacky Ido (born 14 May 1977) is a Burkinabé-born French actor. His first role was as Lemalian in the 2005 German film, ''

The White Masai ''The White Masai'' (german: Die weiße Massai) is a 2005 film directed by Hermine Huntgeburth and starring Nina Hoss and Jacky Ido. The screenplay concerns Carola, a woman who falls in love in Kenya with Maasai Lemalian. The film is based on a ...

''. He is best known to English-language audiences for his role as Marcel, the film

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's 2009 film, ''

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''. Ido's brother Cédric Ido, who is also an actor, has directed him in the short '' Hasaki Ya Suda''. Ido works and resides in

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and, as of 2010, is working on an album of

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. In 2014, Ido starred as Leo Romba in the short lived French-American television series ''

Taxi Brooklyn ''Taxi Brooklyn'' is a French-American action comedy police procedural television series, produced by EuropaCorp Television. The series stars Chyler Leigh and Jacky Ido, and is based upon the film ''Taxi'' written by Luc Besson. On March 6, 2015, N ...

''. In 2015, he was cast opposite

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in the

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legal thriller, ''

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'' produced by

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Filmography

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Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ido, Jacky 1977 births Living people French male television actors French male film actors Burkinabé emigrants to France 21st-century Burkinabé male actors Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners Male actors from Paris People from Ouagadougou 21st-century French male actors Burkinabé male film actors Burkinabé male television actors