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Babou Ceesay

Babou Ceesay

Actor · Born January 1, 1979 (47) · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay is a British actor. He is known for his role in Guerrilla. He also starred as the main antagonist Pilgrim in season 3 of AMC TV series Into the Badlands.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1979 (47)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Babou Ceesay's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Society
23%
Survival
23%
Bonds
19%
Power
9%
Ideas
2%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 9
Threshold guardian
2 of 9
Hero
2 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
5
Dread
4
Absurd
3
Thrilling
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Babou Ceesay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Babou Ceesay's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

33 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Alien: Earth(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kumi Morrow

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Killer Heat(2024)

    as George Mensah

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Shardlake(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Abbot Fabian

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Iris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as The Doctor

  • Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Wolfe Kinteh

  • The Show(2020)

    as Second Cabby

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as John

  • We Hunt Together(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as DI Jackson Mendy

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Manny Mensah

  • The Best of Enemies(2019)

    as Bill Riddick

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Guerrilla(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Free Fire(2016)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)

    as Lieutenant Sefla

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Damilola, Our Loved Boy(2016)

    as Richard Taylor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • National Treasure(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jerome Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Into the Badlands(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · as Pilgrim

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Eye in the Sky(2015)

    as Sergeant Mushtaq Saddiq

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • A.D. The Bible Continues(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as John

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Puppy Love(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dennis

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • '71(2014)

    as Corporal

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Half of a Yellow Sun(2013)

    as Okeoma

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Henry Bassey

  • Stolen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as David

  • Strike Back(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ozzy Osondu

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Luther(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Adewale Omotoso

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Getting On(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hansley

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: UK(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Matoukou

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Whistleblower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Abdulrazzad

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as DC Alex Gray

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Severance(2006)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as DS Gayle

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake Maddick

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Thai Black Tea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Lamin

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1986 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

The Best of Enemies (2019)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

'71 (2014)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Alien: Earth (2025)

Film career

19862025

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 33: 32 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thWriting1 of 33: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 33: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2017–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series
  2. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Babou Ceesay's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Guerrilla (2017)

71st percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Babou Ceesay's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles34–95 · median 90 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles13–45 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles62–91 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles40–69 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles46–83 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Babou Ceesay work with?

People who share at least 2 of Babou Ceesay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vicki Pepperdine shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers