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Djaka Souaré

Djaka Souaré

Acting agencyFrance
Talented In Paris (Main agency)
Laura Paget
+33 6 77 62 29 45
agenttalentedinparis@gmail.com
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About me

Djaka Souaré is an actress & filmmaker. She currently stars in the festival darling horror/comedy "Cut Me If You Can" directed by Nicolas Polixene & Sylvain Loubet (Clermont-Ferrand, SCAD, Moscow FF.) Other credits include the HULU special "Black Stories Present: Your Attention Please", directed by TriBeCa 2019 award-winner Phillip Youmans.  She acts in and produced Zainab Jah & Timothy Naylor's "Reunion", Oscar-qualified for 2025, with EP Danai Gurira & associate produced by Lupita Nyong'o. Djaka's first short film as a director, "Jazz in Wakanda", was selected at Urban World, Nitehawk Shorts, NY African FF, etc, sold to COMCAST and is streaming on TUBI. In 2023, she was selected for the CANEX/AFRIFF program "Script to Screen" to develop her first feature, and was one of the 25 screenwriters to win the pitching competition. Of Guinean & French descent, Djaka is the face of rebel fighter Halima in the video game "Call of Duty." Djaka speaks English, French & Spanish fluently.

Information

Acting age
26-46 years
Height (cm)
180
Eye color
brown
Hair color
dark brown
Hair length
Long
Place of residence
New York (US)
Housing options
Paris (FR), Los Angeles (US), London (GB)
Nationality
French, American
Languages
English(native)French(native)
Dialects
English-Standard(native dialect)
Accents
AfricanBelgianFrench
Sport
FitnessStage combatYoga
Dance
Hip hop
Main profession
Actor
Singing
Jazz
Special skills
(cartoon) voice actingCatwalkChoreography
Pitch
Alto
Driver's licenses
Car class

Credits

Professional background

Identity School of Acting - Los Angeles

Other professional training

2021
BlackMagic Emerging Actors
2020
BGB Studio
2018
Shakespeare Intensive
2017
HB Studio
2015
Broadway Dance Center

Film

2023
Cut Me If You Can
Michelle (MR) Nicolas Polixene & Sylvain Loubet dit Gajol Written by: Nicolas Polixene & Sylvain Loubet dit Gajol & Jean Jerome Loubet dit Gajol
2022
Reunion
Supporting role Zainab Jah & Tim Naylor Producer: Danaï Gurira Written by: Zainab Jah & Tim Naylor
2022
A Smaller Big Bang
Tara (MR) Jeff Perreca Written by: Jeff Perreca
2020
Nairobi
Eloïse Phillip Youmans Producer: Solange Knowles Distribution: SAINT HERON Written by: Phillip Youmans
2019
Words
Her (MR) Amhalise Morgan Producer: Audra Dosunmu Written by: Amhalise Morgan
2019
Jazz in Wakanda
Julie (MR) Djaka Souaré Producer: Ahmed Barbary Distribution: COMCAST/TUBI Written by: Djaka Souaré
2018
An Afternoon in Monte Carlo
Margot (MR) Emmanuel Martin di Feliciantonio Distribution: FilmHub, Amazon Written by: Emmanuel Martin di Feliciantonio
2018
Z-Born
Zoe Terrea (MR) Shaan Couture Producer: Jordan Hart, Katrina Medoff, Tracy Sayre Written by: Aaron Ballard & Laura E Bray

Television

2020
Black stories present: YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
Main role Phillip Youmans Producer: HULU Distribution: HULU Written by: Phillip Youmans

Theater

The Tempest (Drama)
Ariel Spirit Carl Cofield Producer: Classical Theater of Harlem Theater: Marcus Garvey, NYC
Romeo 'N Juliet (Drama)
Capulet Justin Emeka Producer: Classical Theater of Harlem Theater: Marcus Garvey, NYC
Uncle Vanya
Yelena Morgan Green Producer: New Saloon Theater: The Invisible Dog, NYC
A world of Economics
The Girl Pascal Rambert Theater: La Mama, NYC
West Side Story (Choreography)
Anita Claudia Stavisky Theater: Chatelet Theater, Paris
Amadeus (Drama)
Katherina Cavalieri
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Choreography)
Muzzy (SR)

Audio

Black Beach
Eva/Nun/Girl in club Esteban Crespo Distribution: NETFLIX
2020
Into The Beat
Feli Stefan Westerwelle Distribution: NETFLIX Written by: Hannah Schweier & Stefan Westerwelle

Other

2020
Call of Duty: Vanguard (Video game)
Halima Zambardi Producer: Activision

Commercial

SEPHORA "Beautés en tête"
TAILLEFINE
Producer: DANONE