Ibrahim Traore is an American-born actor, raised in New York City. At the age of 11 he attended boarding school in Gambia (West Africa) for 4 years and 2 years in Mali (West Africa), In those years he learned to speak multiple African languages and can read and write Arabic fluently. Some of his work include playing lead and or supporting characters in several short films, some of which have gone to Oscar-qualifying festivals such as Austin, NiteHawk, HollyShorts, and Pan-African Film Festival, to name a few.