Richard Sseruwagi

Richard Kaigoma Sseruwagi (born 8 August 1954), is a Swedish-based Ugandan actor and musician. He is best known for his role as "Sekou" in the 2019 Swedish film While We Live.

Personal life He was born on 8 August 1954 in Matanga, Masaka, Uganda. He studied at the Abafumi Theater Academy in Kampala, Uganda.

Career He fled from the country in 1977 during the rule of dictator Idi Amin. In 1978, he was granted asylum in Sweden and eventually became a Swedish citizen.

He started to act in Swedish theatre, and later appeared in the drama series Tre Kronor (Three Crowns).

In 2019, he acted in the Swedish film While We Live directed by Dani Kouyaté. The film received critics acclaim and screened in several film festivals. The film later won the award for Best Film by an African Living Abroad at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in Lagos, Nigeria.

Apart from acting, Sseruwagi is also a recording artist.

Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1993 Speak Up! It's So Dark... Refugee Film 1996 Tre kronor Salongo Sali TV series 1996 The White Lioness Tsiki Film 2005 The Laser Man Charles Mutero TV mini series 2007 Köra runt The Pick-Up Guy Short film 2009 Familjen Babajou uncle Jacob TV series 2009 På Perrongen Brunost54 Short film 2011 Arne Dahl: Misterioso Kimbareta Makanga TV mini series 2012 Äkta människor Läkare TV series 2015 100 Code Detective 2 TV series 2015 Beck Imam Ali Yousuf Boudin TV series 2015 The Prosecutor the Defender the Father and His Son Third judge Film 2016 Springfloden Mikael Florén TV series 2016 While We Live Sekou Film 2018 Dansa först Grandfather George Film 2018 Alone in Space General Frank Harrison Film 2021 Successful Thawing of Mr. Moro Milo Moro Short film 2021 Änglavakt Patrice TV series 2021 Notes Neighbor Short film TBD Andra akten Tyson Film TBD Att Rädda En Pojke Abdi Film