Jacky Ido (born 14 May 1977) is a Burkinabe-French actor. His first role was as Lemalian in the 2005 German film, ''
The White Masai''. He is best known to English-language audiences for his role as Marcel, the film
projectionist
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Historical background
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Quentin Tarantino
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's 2009 film, ''
Inglourious Basterds
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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
Paris, France
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and, as of 2010, is working on an album of
slam poetry.
In 2014, Ido starred as Leo Romba in the short lived French-American television series ''
Taxi Brooklyn''. In 2015, he was cast opposite
Mireille Enos in the
ABC legal thriller, ''
The Catch'' produced by
Shonda Rhimes
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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1977 births
Living people
French male television actors
French male film actors
Black French male actors
Burkinabe emigrants to France
21st-century Burkinabe 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
Burkinabe male film actors
Burkinabe male television actors