Acting
Ahmed Sylla
Born
1990-03-10 (36)
Place of birth
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Known for
Acting
Credits
74 titles
Ahmed Sylla (born 10 March 1990) is a French comedian and actor. In 2017, he received acclaim for his role in the film The Climb. Sylla's family originates from Senegal. He grew up on the Dervallières housing estate in Nantes and started to like theatre and comedy, motivated by his family who got him started. Sylla draws inspiration from leading French figures Louis de Funès, Raymond Devos and Coluche, as well as Canadian artists such as Michel Courtemanche and Jim Carrey, whose humour is based on their body language. In 2010, he joined the Samba Show and performed in prestigious concert halls such as the Casino de Paris and the Bobino theatre. In 2011, he went to a casting for the Laure…
Known for
4.5No synopsis available yet.
Clique
2013
5.8Télématin is a French breakfast television news show, broadcast on France 2 since January 7, 1985. It is broadcast in Metropolitan France weekdays from 6:30 to 9:00 am CET. TV5 broadcast the show in Canada in its entirety until September 2011: it now shows a 90 minute version between 6:30 and 8:00 am Eastern Time, when the French original version is now 2h30 long. Télématin is hosted by William Leymergie. The show is daily seen by around 40% of the French morning audience, a very high percentage for French TV. In Metropolitan France, the newscasts are presented at 7:00, 7:30 and 8:00, with newsflashes at 6:30 and 8:50, and two press reviews at 7:20 and 8:30. The 6:30, 7:30 and 8:50 newscasts are usually presented by a female reader and the hourly newscasts by a male. The usual readers are Nathanaël de Rinquesen, Sophie Le Saint, Julien Benedetto, Sophie Gastrain, Patrice Romedenne and Frédéric Vion.
Télématin
1985
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
1.0No synopsis available yet.
Beau geste
2023
4.4No synopsis available yet.
Vendredi, tout est permis
2011
5.0Talk show hosted by Léa Salamé, featuring incisive, funny, and surprising personalities debating current events in culture, society, politics, and the media. The set is designed as an arena where artists, polemicists, intellectuals, politicians, top athletes, and powerful figures come together. Permanent guest Christophe Dechavanne can intervene at any time during the show. Comedian Philippe Caverivière is also present with a segment dedicated to the political week and another devoted to celebrity news and social media.
Quelle époque !
2022
Film credits
2020s · 22 titles
6.5In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to the Paris suburbs with her two young sons, Ernest and Jean. Spanning 20 years from their arrival in France to the present day, the film is the moving chronicle of the construction and deconstruction of a family.
Mother and Son
2022
6.5Angèle, a thirty-something from Ivory Coast, always cope thanks to the gift of gab and audacity. To escape from a bunch of dangerous criminals, she becomes a nanny in the uptown Paris, hired by Hélène, the single mom of eight years old Arthur. Discovering the work conditions of her colleagues, she decides to stand up for their rights, thanks to a young lawyer who will quickly fall for her.
The Nannies
2022
5.3To fulfill his dream of becoming a secret agent, Maxime has to become... Lupita!
L'Infiltrée
2026
5.9A failed 40 year old comedian wants to organize the first Black protests in France but meeting with other French celebrities of the Black community will make it a whole new adventure.
Simply Black
2020
5.9A visa problem forces Adrien back to Paris after 15 years in Senegal with his wife Aminata. Her cousin Sékou, now distanced from his Senegalese origins, takes in Adrien. As Adrien awaits his return, Sékou shows him France, sparking surprises.
Here and There
2024
6.2August 1914. While the German army is gaining ground in the North of France, four boys aged 10 to 15, LUcien, LUcas, LUigi and LUdwig are left behind during the evacuation of their orphanage. Without the protection of Abbé Turpin and the schoolteacher Leutellier, the Lulus are now stranded on their own behind the enemy front line. Soon joined by LUce, a pretty young girl separated from her parents, they decide to reach the neutral country of Switzerland by all means possible... they embark on an adventure for which nothing and no one has prepared them!
The Lulus
2023
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Booder fête ses 20 ans
2025
4.3Max and Lou have made a promise to each other. For their wedding it will be only them and their witnesses. But that... That was without counting on the HUGE surprise party that awaits them! They wanted to be 4, they find themselves 300 and everything is going to get out of control very quickly... They were dreaming small, small... They will have big, VERY VERY big!
Our Tiny Little Wedding
2023
7.1For their tenth anniversary, Les Duos Impossibles have pulled out all the stops: the 10th edition will take place at the legendary Grand Rex in Paris for a unique, unprecedented and spectacular show!
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 10ème édition
2024
NRWhen comedians draw on the family to make people laugh, everyone is concerned. This documentary looks at everything that is horrifying or hilarious in the family: from the "new generation" fathers to the dictates of the perfect mother, as well as the taboos of parenthood, unmanageable teenagers, and unbearable mothers-in-law.
Drôles de familles
2022
4.9Sami works in a children's home which is set to be closed. The young man is an enthusiastic stadium usher and has convinced the president of the Olympique de Marseille football club to help them keep it open.
Classico
2022
5.2Mixing sketches with rapid-fire sets, this special brings together top comedians from France's stand-up scene as they explore life during the pandemic.
One Night in Paris
2021
5.4For the 8th birthday of his son Gaby, Tom, unwittingly offers him a book ... which contains only blank pages. Faced with Gaby's disappointment and in order not to lose face, Tom pretends that it is a magic book: all you have to do is write your dreams in it for them to come true. This is how, totally overwhelmed, Tom will do everything he can to make his son's dreams come true, even the wildest ones!
Super Papa
2024
5.7Grégoire Beaulieu learns that he has a twin brother: Anthony Girard. Gregoire is bourgeois, ambitious and promised to a great career, Anthony has no prospect and lives of shenanigans. The two brothers couldn’t be more opposite. Especially when one is white and the other is black !
Two Of A Kind
2022
8.0For this new year, Pierre, the director of the Grand Restaurant is thinking big to try to get the famous star from the famous Michalon guide! And for that, he settles at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. Pierre faces an unscrupulous culinary critic, who will offer him a dubious deal: to dismiss his historic chef in exchange for this famous star. Will the manager of the Grand Restaurant accept?
The Grand Restaurant IV
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Les Héros de notre enfance
2022
3.4The three "Unknown" are back in this movie where they wake up in a world where they really are unknown! They'll eventually find out that their career, films, sketches & songs do exist but from someone else!
Tous Inconnus
2022
5.8Souleyman, 27, a boxing champion in full preparation for the Olympic Games with the French team, sees his future crumble when he cracks the bones of his hand, following a fight in a bar. Souleyman is excluded from the team and is sent to the Château de Chambord, where he must perform his 400 hours of community service (TIG) collecting waste in the gardens.
Like a Prince
2024
6.0Mr. Replay hosts a TV special where more than 30 French comedians "replay" iconic Canal+ original programmings.
Canal+ Replay
2021
6.6No synopsis available yet.
Ahmed Sylla - Origami
2025
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Les seigneurs du château
2021
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Cerfa
2025
2010s · 11 titles
6.7A true story of Samy, native of La Courneuve, who is out of love for Nadia, decides to climb Mount Everest.
The Climb
2017
5.5For the Olympique de Paris soccer team, this away match scheduled against Caplongue was merely supposed to be one last chore before the end of the professional season. Yet no one could ever have imagined that an unknown rabies-like infection was going to spread like wildfire, turning this small town’s inhabitants into ultra-violent and highly contagious creatures.
Goal of the Dead
2014
6.1Mika, a little crook, took a quick tour of the prison, where he got to know "Putin", a crazy and unpredictable detainee. As soon as his sentence has been served, he decides to start from scratch and start his life over again. As he prepares to marry the daughter of a wealthy businessman, his past catches up with him: Putin arrives without warning! Mika will quickly realize that we do not easily get rid of such a ball ...
A Very Bad Friend
2019
5.1Pontagnac, a married man, tries to seduce Victoire, the wife of his good friend. Little does he know, Victoire has plans of her own to punish her cheating husband. The would-be fling ignites a dizzying spell of complications as characters arrange trysts, attempt to expose each other’s deceits, and are ultimately forced to come clean.
The Fool
2019
6.1In order to participate with medal options in the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, the national coach of France decides to form a basketball team composed mostly of fake mentally disability. Once in Australia, the fraudsters must fake their disability by living with the other athletes in the Olympic village or by attending the media in the post-match press conference.
Chacun pour tous
2018
7.2Comedian with a caustic humor, Jérémy Ferrari is never afraid to do what it takes to make his audience laugh. For the fourth consecutive year, he has assembled a cast of comedians to act out a series of improbable sketches in duos.
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 4ème édition
2017
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2016
2016
6.7The “Jamel et ses amis” gala, Marrakech du Rire’s flagship event, brings together founder Jamel Debbouze and a host of prestigious artists for a live one-of-a-kind comedy showcase.
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2018
2018
5.8After having seduced the public with his last one-man show "Avec un grand A" and a detour through the movie sets, Ahmed Sylla returns to the stage full of experience.
Ahmed Sylla - Différent
2019
7.2No synopsis available yet.
Ahmed Sylla - Avec un grand A
2016
NRThomas cannot get over his breakup. He heads to the fast food restaurant run by his friends Mickael and Ramzi. They do everything possible to give him generally useful pieces of advice.
Chez Ramzi
2015
Series credits
4.5No synopsis available yet.
Clique
2013
5.8Télématin is a French breakfast television news show, broadcast on France 2 since January 7, 1985. It is broadcast in Metropolitan France weekdays from 6:30 to 9:00 am CET. TV5 broadcast the show in Canada in its entirety until September 2011: it now shows a 90 minute version between 6:30 and 8:00 am Eastern Time, when the French original version is now 2h30 long. Télématin is hosted by William Leymergie. The show is daily seen by around 40% of the French morning audience, a very high percentage for French TV. In Metropolitan France, the newscasts are presented at 7:00, 7:30 and 8:00, with newsflashes at 6:30 and 8:50, and two press reviews at 7:20 and 8:30. The 6:30, 7:30 and 8:50 newscasts are usually presented by a female reader and the hourly newscasts by a male. The usual readers are Nathanaël de Rinquesen, Sophie Le Saint, Julien Benedetto, Sophie Gastrain, Patrice Romedenne and Frédéric Vion.
Télématin
1985
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
1.0No synopsis available yet.
Beau geste
2023
4.4No synopsis available yet.
Vendredi, tout est permis
2011
5.0Talk show hosted by Léa Salamé, featuring incisive, funny, and surprising personalities debating current events in culture, society, politics, and the media. The set is designed as an arena where artists, polemicists, intellectuals, politicians, top athletes, and powerful figures come together. Permanent guest Christophe Dechavanne can intervene at any time during the show. Comedian Philippe Caverivière is also present with a segment dedicated to the political week and another devoted to celebrity news and social media.
Quelle époque !
2022
The program combines comedy, celebrity, musical guests, and human-interest stories.
Amanda
2016
4.6The César Awards are cinematographic awards created in 1976 and presented annually in Paris to professionals of the 7th art in various categories to recognize the best French productions. They are often cited as the French equivalent of the Oscars in the United States.
Cérémonie des César
1976
4.9No synopsis available yet.
Alice Nevers, le juge est une femme
2002
6.3Top Gear France is a french TV show on cars, based on the english original tv show Top Gear. IT is shwon on TNT RMC Découverte and will be hosted by the french actor Philippe Lellouche, the professional racing driver Bruce Jouanny and EDM musician and journalist Yann Larret-Menezo.
Top Gear France
2015
9.0In each episode, 3 celebrities who have never met go on a 24-hour break in the countryside. A moment out of time to meet and talk about love, friendship, life with its obstacles and surprises.
The Unexpected Getaway
2022
6.5Philippe Lacheau has invited 10 actors and comedians to live a unique experience in a grandiose setting. There is only one rule to follow for the next 6 hours: if you laugh, you are eliminated. The 10 comedians will have to keep cool despite having to try and make each other laugh. The winner will get 50 000 euros for the charity he/she represents. Nothing is off limits!
LOL : Qui rit, sort !
2021
7.3Watch Kyan Khojandi interview celebrities as they burn their tastebuds!
Hot Ones
2022
3.0The NRJ Music Awards are an awards ceremony broadcast on television and radio. It was created in 2000 by the NRJ radio station in partnership with the TF1 television channel.
NRJ Music Awards
2000
8.0Singers, actors, TV hosts, athletes and comedians: in each episode, several of them will have to seat in the already iconic SECRET SONG chair, in the dark, having absolutely no clue about what’s going to happen. But then, the music starts playing, the lights go up, and the magic happens ! What will their reaction be when they hear the first notes of a song that means a lot to them ? How will they feel when another artist that they know and love is there for an unexpected tribute ? How will they react upon seeing loved ones performing on stage for the very first time ?
The Secret Song
2018
NRIn each episode, two teams of 2 celebrities challenge each other in a game of Kemps. The goal is simple: assemble 4 identical cards and signal it to your partner without being noticed by the other team!
Kemps
2019
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Access
2018
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Les Fous du bus
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bonsoir !
2018
2.9France’s funniest comics carry out ghastly tasks as they try to outlast -- and outwit -- one another while overnighting in haunted locations.
Until Dawn
2020
7.0They're back! For Ahmed Sylla, Audrey Fleurot, Fadily Camara, Hakim Jemili, Kyan Khojandi, Camille Lellouche, Bérengère Krief & Gérard Darmon, the danger is everywhere: in this edition, screaming can sometimes be as fatal as laughing! The last person who holds out against their opponents' attacks and the scare-themed, booby-trapped arena will get 150,000 euros donated to a charity of their choice.
LOL: Last One Laughing... or Screaming France
2023
8.5No synopsis available yet.
Poulpovision
2019
No synopsis available yet.
Magneto
2024
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Le Morning Night
2020
3.3Family challenge-adventure game-show set in an apocalyptic world filled with zombies which takes place in a set as big as 14 football fields. In each episode, five celebrities undertake a series of impressive challenges. When night falls, the doors of District Z open and the game begins: before the sun rises, the candidates must overcome numerous physical and mental challenges while facing creatures controlled by the mysterious Professor Z, in order to reach treasure kept in a secret vault. However, the stakes are high: if the candidates don’t finish the game in time, the doors will close on them forever.
District Z
2020
2.0Six magic artists—illusionists, quick change specialists and even pickpocket artists—create a one-of-a-kind experience.
Diversion
2017
5.3French version of the famous sketch show that parodies cultural and political news.
Le Saturday Night Live
2017
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Rendez-vous chez Cyril Lignac
2025
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Abdoul fait son cinéma
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Marble Mania
2021
8.5"Nos Terres Inconnues" sets out to discover the French countryside, in the heart of unexpected landscapes, and takes a celebrity along to meet its inhabitants...
Nos terres inconnues
2018
5.1Five celebrity duos compete in a riotous game of truth and lies. Each pair must use their acting skills and powers of persuasion to convince the others of their honesty, as only one duo will be telling the truth each round. The challenge is to separate the genuine from the fabricated, as the best liars fight for victory.
Liars Club
2025
1.04 celebrities will have to guess the peculiarities of the suspects based on the appearances among the 80 French people facing them who come from all walks of life and who are of all ages. No questioning or clues, everything is played out thanks to a sense of observation.
Visual Suspect
2022
1.0No synopsis available yet.
3615 code Arthur et Jarry
2018
4.7No synopsis available yet.
À la folie
2022
NRFrench take on "That's My Jam" by Jimmy Fallon.
That's My Jam France
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
4 par 3
2015
Behind the camera
5.3To fulfill his dream of becoming a secret agent, Maxime has to become... Lupita!
L'Infiltrée
2026
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Jackpot
2023
6.6No synopsis available yet.
Ahmed Sylla - Origami
2025
5.8After having seduced the public with his last one-man show "Avec un grand A" and a detour through the movie sets, Ahmed Sylla returns to the stage full of experience.
Ahmed Sylla - Différent
2019