José Pliya (born April 17, 1966 in Cotonou) is an actor, stage director, and playwright from Benin. In 2003 he won the Young Writers' Award from the Académie française. References Beninese dramatists and playwrights 1966 births Living people People from Cotonou Beninese male actors 21st-century male actors 20th-century male actors 20th-century dramatists and playwrights