Babou Ceesay
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Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay (born 1979) is a British actor. He is known for his role in Guerrilla. He also starred as the main antagonist Pilgrim in season 3 of the AMC TV series Into the Badlands.
Infobox
Born
Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay1979 (age 45–46)London, England, UK.
Education
Imperial College London
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2006–present
Spouse
Anna Ceesay
Children
2
Tables
· Filmography › Film
2011
Stolen
Role(s)
David
Notes
TV film
Shirley
Role(s)
Henry Bassey
Notes
TV film
2016
Role(s)
Martin
Role(s)
Lieutenant Sefla
2023
Iris
Role(s)
The Doctor
Notes
Short film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Severance | Billy | |
| 2011 | Stolen | David | TV film |
| Shirley | Henry Bassey | TV film | |
| 2013 | Half of a Yellow Sun | Okeoma | |
| 2014 | '71 | Corporal | |
| 2015 | Eye in the Sky | Sergeant Mushtaq Saddiq | |
| 2016 | Free Fire | Martin | |
| Damilola, Our Loved Boy | Richard Taylor | TV film | |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Lieutenant Sefla | ||
| 2019 | The Best of Enemies | Bill Riddick | |
| 2020 | The Show | Second Cabby | |
| 2021 | Resurrection | John | |
| 2023 | Iris | The Doctor | Short film |
· Filmography › Television
2008
2011
2012
2017
2018-19
Role(s)
Into the Badlands
Notes
Pilgrim
2019
2020-22
Role(s)
We Hunt Together
Notes
DI Jackson Mendy
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Whistleblower | Dr. Abdulrazzad | Miniseries |
| Silent Witness | DS Gayle | Episode: "Death's Door" | |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK | Daniel Matoukou | Episode: "Care" |
| 2011 | Casualty | Jake Maddick | Episode: "Til Death Us Do Part" |
| Luther | Adewale Omotoso | Episode: "#2.3" | |
| 2012 | Strike Back: Vengeance | Ozzy Osondu | Recurring role, 2 episodes |
| Getting On | Hansley | Series 3 regular | |
| 2013 | Lewis | DC Alex Gray | Episode: "The Ramblin' Boy" |
| 2014 | Puppy Love | Dennis | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2015 | The Bible Continues | John | Series regular, 12 episodes |
| 2016 | National Treasure | Jerome | Miniseries |
| 2017 | Guerrilla | Marcus Hill | Series regular, 6 episodes |
| 2018-19 | Into the Badlands | Pilgrim | Recurring role, 16 episodes |
| 2019 | Dark Money | Manny Mensah | Miniseries |
| 2020-22 | We Hunt Together | DI Jackson Mendy | Series regular, 12 episodes |
| 2021 | Wolfe | Wolfe Kinteh | Series regular, 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Shardlake | Abbot Fabian | Series regular, 4 episodes |
| 2025 | Alien: Earth | Kumi Morrow | Series regular, 8 episodes |
· Awards and nominations
2017
Role(s)
Male Performance in TV
Notes
Damilola, Our Loved Boy
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2017 | 12th Screen Nation Film and Television Awards | Male Performance in TV | Damilola, Our Loved Boy | Nominated |
| 63rd British Academy Television Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Actor | Guerrilla | Nominated |
References
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/jan/05/lewis-sidekick-babou-ceesay
- SHOWTIME.comhttp://www.sho.com/guerrilla/cast/marcus-hill
- Flickering Mythhttps://www.flickeringmyth.com/2013/09/tiff-movie-review-half-of-yellow-sun/
- NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/behind-bible-ad-casting-more-diverse-bible-story-n335491
- HuffPosthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/dwight-brown/eye-in-the-sky_b_9413344.html
- Radio Timeshttp://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-20/meet-the-cast-of-national-treasure-2
- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37790581
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/11/the-crown-royally-sweeps-the-2017-bafta-tv-awards-nominations
- Empirehttp://www.empireonline.com/people/idris-elba/babou-ceesay-rory-kinnear-join-idris-elba-guerrilla/
- "'We Hunt Together': TV Review"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/we-hunt-together-tv-review-1306492
- "'I feared they'd take my child if I admitted how I felt'"https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-49326246