In a message posted this Sunday on Instagram, Olivier Abbou announced the death of Adama Niane.
“It is with great sadness that I have just learned of the death of Adama Niane, with whom I have the chance to work on the two seasons of
Maroni
and
Furie
.
We have not left each other for 4 years, sharing intense human and artistic adventures at the end of the world, in Guyana, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and even in Lille (that is to say!).
He was committed, on, whole, talented, powerful.
He was my hero, a friend, an accomplice.
Leave in peace
,” wrote the director and screenwriter.
The 56-year-old actor, a native of Paris, is known to have held several roles on television.
He thus interpreted the lawyer Sébastien Sangha in
Plus belle la vie
.
In 2016, he landed the role of a math teacher in
Sam
on TF1 alongside Mathilde Seigner then Natacha Lindinger.
In 2017, Adama Niane shared the poster for
La Mante
, a six-episode mini-series broadcast on TF1 and worn by Carole Bouquet, Fred Testot, Pascal Demolon and Jacques Weber.
The following year, he held one of the main roles in the thriller of Arte
Maroni, the ghosts of the river
then of
Maroni, the territory of the shadows
.
In 2021, his international career took off
Lupine
on Netflix.
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On the cinema side, it was his interpretation of Guy Georges in
L'Affaire SK1
that made him known to the general public.
In 2013, Adama Niane was 47 when he was spotted by Frédéric Tellier to play the killer from eastern Paris.
“When I got back
[on the set, NDR]
, there was a rustle, the extras wanted to see who was going to play Guy Georges.
They wanted to see the monster.
I believe that, since that day, the ghosts of the Assize Court have never let us down”
, he confided before specifying:
“Professionally, it must be said that it is a motivating, exciting role.
For the individual, it is a bit more complicated.
It's true that I find it hard to tell myself that this is a promising role for me.
So I try not to think about it.
I just tell myself that you don't come across many opportunities like this in a career
.
In 2016, the comedian shared the cast of
Gang des Antillais
.
In 2019, Olivier Abbou gave him the lead role in his film
Furie
, an oppressive thriller available on Netflix.
