Actor
Maka Kotto
December 7, 1961 · Douala, Cameroon
Maka Kotto (born December 7, 1961) is a Cameroonian-born Canadian politician. Educated in France, Kotto immigrated to Quebec, Canada, where he was an educator before entering politics. Kotto was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Bourget. From 2012 to 2014, he served as the Minister of Culture and Communications. A former member of the House of Commons of Canada for the Bloc Québécois, Kotto is also a published author and has appeared in films.
Kotto was born in Douala, Cameroon, and graduated from high school at Lycée Henri-Martin in Saint-Quentin, France. He studied law, politics, dramatic art and cinema in Nanterre, Bordeaux and Paris. Kotto immigrated to Quebec in 2006.
Often works with
François Berléand
3 titles together
Marche à l'ombre, Make It Mine, One 4 All
Dominique Besnehard
2 titles together
Marche à l'ombre, Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Jean-Pierre Marielle
2 titles together
Love on the Quiet, One 4 All
Rosa Zacharie
2 titles together
Looking for Alexander, On Your Head
Guy Thauvette
2 titles together
Looking for Alexander, A Sunday in Kigali
Nathalie Breuer
2 titles together
Un gars, une fille, On Your Head
Full filmography · 40
Which Way Africa?
as Narrator
2024
Wanted: Strong Woman
as Oncle Noel
2019
La dérive douce d’un enfant de Petit-Goâve
cast
2009
A Sunday in Kigali
as Manu
2006
Zim and Co
as Père Arthur
2005
Looking for Alexander
as Ba Kobhio
2004
A Silent Love
as André
2004
On the Verge of a Fever
as Papa
2004
How to Conquer America in One Night
cast
2004
On Your Head
as Abbot Florent
2001Journey to Ouaga
as Zao
2001
Lumumba
as Joseph Kasa Vubu
20006.8