Lamin Leroy Gibba is an actor, writer and producer. He gained early theater experiences in the youth group of the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg and later attended drama school at The New School University in New York City. He appeared in theater productions at Classical Theatre of Harlem, Performance Space New York, Theater Oberhausen, Kampnagel Hamburg, Ballhaus Naunynstraße as well as film and television productions. Lamin has written and produced several short films, including Fever Source and Cloud Zero. He wrote, co-produced, and stars in the short film Dogfriend(Hundefreund) that screened across the world, including Tribeca Film Festival and the BFI Flare Film Festival. The film won the first prize at the International Short Film Festival Berlin and was nominated for the German Short Film Award. His play Doppeltreppe zum Wald won the audience awards as well as the SWR2 Audioplay Award at the Heidelberger Stückemarkt theater festival. In 2023 Lamin appeared on the European Forbes 30 under 30 list. His TV show Black Fruit(Schwarze Früchte), in which he is the creator, head writer, showrunner and lead actor, will stream on ARD in 2024 and had its world premiere at the Tribeca Filmfestival. BLUES IN SCHWARZ WEISS is his directional debut in the theater.
