Seydina Baldé

Seydina Baldé born 23 September 1977 is a French actor and martial artist He has been Europe and World Karate Champion Balde was born in Paris He always wanted to become an actor so went to theatre classes when he was a teenager and managed to be noticed while performing He credits JeanClaude Van Damme with inspiring him to pursue martial arts after watching his movies At the age of 16 he began studying karate He enjoyed quick success winning the title of Junior Champion of the World after only four years of practice In the world of martial arts he is sometimes known by the nickname la perle noire du karaté the black pearl of karate Intending to become an actor as an adult he went back to an acting class in Paris He first appeared in the television adaptation of Largo Winch Baldé played the guide to blind runner Yannick played by Cyril Descours in the 2011 Wargnier film La Ligne droite He also starred in the film Covert Operation and then went on to star in the West African television series Lex Africana which claims to be the first martial artsbased action thriller series from the region Source Article Seydina Baldé from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30