Marc Zinga
Marc Zinga at the Lumières Awards 2015
Born (1984-10-21) 21 October 1984
Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Occupation(s)Actor, Singer, Film director, Screenwriter, Producer
Years active2003–present

Marc Zinga (born 21 October 1984) is a Congolese-Belgian actor, singer and filmmaker.

Born in Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zinga moved to Belgium with his family at the age of five. He was one of the lead singers of the group The Peas Project between 2003 and 2011. He began his acting career appearing in small film and television roles before landing major roles in the films Scouting for Zebras and May Allah Bless France! in 2014.[1] In 2015, he received a Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor at the 5th Magritte Awards for his role in Zebras and, in 2019, the Best Actor Award at Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) for his role in the award-winning Rwandese film The Mercy of the Jungle.

Among his current projects, as of November 2022, is Augure, a film directed by Belgian-Congolese rapper Baloji in his feature film debut. Zinga plays the lead role of Koffi, who returns to Lubumbashi after a 15-year absence.[2]

Theatre

Year Title Role Director Notes
2014 Le Roi Lear Edmond Christian Schiaretti Théâtre National Populaire

Filmography

As filmmaker

Year Title Notes
2013 Grand Garçon Short
Director, Writer, Producer and Actor

As actor

Year Title Role Director Notes
2009 Mr. Nobody Gay Man Jaco Van Dormael English language film
Diamant 13 Ali Baba Mike Gilles Béhat
Babelgium Marc Michael Havenith Short
2010 L'heure bleue The salesman Michaël Bier & Alice De Vestele Short
2011 De force Dimitri Bonenfant Frank Henry
Mister BOB General Mobutu Thomas Vincent TV movie
Goldman Barman Christophe Blanc TV movie
2012 La clinique de l'amour ! Soldier Artus de Penguern & Gábor Rassov
Spiral Moussa Koné Jean-Marc Brondolo, Manuel Boursinhac, ... TV series (8 episodes)
2013 Je suis supporter du Standard The player Riton Liebman
Grand garçon The black Marc Zinga Short
Une Saison au Congo Lumumba Christian Schiaretti Théâtre Nationale Populaire (Repeat in 2016)
2014 May Allah Bless France! Régis Abd al Malik Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor
Nominated - Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor
Scouting for Zebras Yaya Koné Benoît Mariage Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor
Nominated - Trophees Francophones du Cinema - Best Supporting Actor
2015 Dheepan Youssouf Jacques Audiard Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor
Spectre Moreau Sam Mendes English language film
The Night Watchman Ketu Pierre Jolivet
Les amoureuses The man Catherine Cosme Short
Peplum Narcissus Philippe Lefebvre TV series (3 episodes)
2016 The Unknown Girl The pimp Dardenne brothers
The African Doctor Seyolo Zantoko Julien Rambaldi
2018 The Mercy of the Jungle Sergeant Xavier Joël Karekezi Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Actor
2019 Young Ahmed Juge Dardenne brothers
2020 Brutus vs César Claudius Kheiron
Moloch Jimmy TV series (6 episodes)
2022 Tori and Lokita Firmin Dardenne brothers
The Nannies Gabin Julien Rambaldi
TBA Black Box Thibaut Monier Aslı Özge
2023 Omen Koffi Baloji Internationally released as Omen

References

  1. ↑ "Marc Zinga". Canal+. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Baloji is shooting Augure". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
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