Bambadjan Bamba

Bambadjan Bamba (born 30 January 1982 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian-American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in Black Panther and The Good Place. He is also a prominent immigrant rights advocate.

Bambadjan Bamba
Born (1982-01-30) January 30, 1982
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
NationalityAmerican
Ivorian
Alma materNew York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, New York City
Occupationactor
Known forimmigrant rights advocacy
roles in Black Panther, and The Good Place
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
AwardsCourageous Advocate Award (American Civil Liberties Union)
Courageous Luminary Award (National Immigration Law Center)

Life and career

Bamba was born in the Ivory Coast and came to the United States at the age of 10 in 1992.[1] He spent his adolescent years in the South Bronx[2] and Richmond, Virginia.[3] He studied at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts in New York City[4] and is the owner of Ivostar Pictures.

He has appeared on television shows such as Grey's Anatomy, The Sopranos, and Bosch,[5] and he had a recurring role on The Good Place. His film credits include Black Panther,[3] Suicide Squad, "TCMHDDSCVP's story" and Beginners.

Advocacy

In November 2017, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Bamba disclosed that he was a DACA recipient.[4] He has since used his platform to advocate for undocumented immigrants to the United States. He has worked with Define American, a nonprofit media and culture organization which provides a venue for undocumented people to tell their own story,[6] and he contributed to the anthology American Like Me: Reflections on life between cultures, edited by America Ferrera.[7]

Bamba received the Courageous Advocate Award from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Courageous Luminary award from NILC (National Immigration Law Center).[8]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2007I Think I Love My WifeRapper on Elevator
2007The SopranosSomali CyclistEpisode: "Kennedy and Heidi"
2007Spinning into ButterMale Student #2
2010Sympathy for DeliciousGuy in First RowUncredited
2010BeginnersThe Sads
2011ContagionDreadUncredited
2012BonesSam SachsEpisode: 7x06 "The Crack in the Code"
2014RealityTony
2016Everything But a ManMax's Housemate #2
2016Suicide SquadT-shirt vendor
2016-2019The Good PlaceBambadjan9 episodes
2018A Futile and Stupid GestureTaxi DriverUncredited
2018Black PantherMilitant Leader
2020BoschRemi Toussaint7 episodes

References
  1. Bamba, Bambadjan. "The world's most popular superhero is an undocumented immigrant". The Washington Post.
  2. Lopez, Ricardo (28 November 2017). "'Black Panther' Actor Publicly Announces His DACA Status, Lending Voice to Immigration Fight". Variety. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "'Black Panther' actor is also a Dreamer". CNN. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. Anderson, Tre'vell (November 28, 2017). "Actor Bambadjan Bamba comes out as undocumented: 'We just can't be scared anymore.'". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. "'God Friended Me' Casts Karine Vanasse; Bambadjan Bamba Joins 'Bosch'". Deadline Hollywood. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. Bamba, Bambadjan (24 January 2018). "Actor: I'm a DACA recipient. Please don't deport me". CNN. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. "American Like Me: Reflections on Life between Cultures by America Ferrera". Book Dragon. Smithsonian Asian Pacific Center. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. "Actor's heart is still in Africa". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
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