Adama Niane, a prominent Netflix series’ French actor, passed away at the age of 56.
The actor is best known for playing assassin Leonard Kone in the Netflix series Get In and the movies Baise-Moi and Get In.
His cause of death hasn’t been determined yet.
Following the news of Niane’s passing, actor Omar Sy, who co-starred with him in Lupin, posted a note on Twitter.
He wrote: “I extend my deep condolences to the loved ones of Adama Niane, an immense actor alongside whom I had the chance and the pleasure of playing.
“A man of rare benevolence… May his soul rest in peace.”
Film director Olivier Abbou shared the news of the actor’s passing on social media describing him as a “hero.”
He posted: “It is with immense sadness that I learned of the passing of Adam Niane, with whom I had the pleasure of working on the 2 seasons of Maroni and Fury.
“We haven’t left each other for 4 years, sharing intense human and artistic adventures at the end of the world, Guyana, St Pierre and Miquelon and even Lille.
“He was engaged, lit, whole, talented, powerful. He was my hero, a friend, and an accomplice. Go in peace.”
In 1966, Niane was born in Paris.
His final performance was in the 2022 TV miniseries L’lle aux 30 Cercueils, playing Yannick Lantry (The Island of 30 Coffins).
Along with these projects, he had worked on La Mante (2019), Prise au piège (2019), Alex Hugo (2021), Maroni (2018-2021), Sam (2019-2021), Inhuman Resources (2020), and Prise au piège (2019). (2017).
The movies Felicità (2020), The Bare Necessity (2019), Gang of the Caribbean (2016), SK1 (2014), and Baise-moi all include him in supporting roles (2000).
