French actor Adama Niane, who has starred in Get In, Baise-Moi and Netflix's Lupin, has died aged 56.
His Lupin co-star Omar Sy paid tribute on Twitter, sharing his "deepest condolences" and asking for his "soul [to] rest in peace".
He wrote in French: "I extend my deep condolences to the loved ones of Adama Niane, an immense actor alongside whom I had the chance and the pleasure of playing. A man of rare benevolence… May his soul rest in peace.”
Niane's cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
Get In director Olivier Abbou also announced the news to fans on Instagram, sharing a photo of the actor and writing: "It is with immense sadness that I learned of the passing of Adam Niane, with whom I had the pleasure of working on the 2 seasons of Maroni and Fury.
"We haven’t left each other for 4 years, sharing intense human and artistic adventures at the end of the world, Guyana, St Pierre and Miquelon and even Lille (that is! ). He was engaged, lit, whole, talented, powerful. He was my hero, a friend, and an accomplice.
"Go in peace."
Niane's most recent credit had been in 2022 TV mini series L'île aux 30 cercueils (The Island of 30 Coffins), in which he played Yannick Lantry.
In 2021, Niane starred in Lupin for seven episodes as Léonard alongside Omar Sy's Assane.
The actor was born in Paris in 1966 and went on to graduate from the Institute of Theatrical Studies of Paris III. During the '80s, he regularly performed on stage in a variety of plays.
Following a few small TV and film roles, he landed the part of serial killer Guy Georges in 2014's L'Affaire SK1.
