Marc Zinga
Marc Zinga | |
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 Marc Zinga at the Lumières Awards 2015 | |
| Born | 21 October 1984 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Singer, Film director, Screenwriter, Producer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Marc Zinga (born 21 October 1984) is a 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 Les Rayures du zèbre and May Allah Bless France! in 2014.[1] In 2015, he received a Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor at the 5th Magritte Awards.
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2014 | May Allah Bless France! | Régis | Abd al Malik | Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated - Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor |
| Les rayures du zèbre | 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 | ||
| 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 |
References
- ^ "Marc Zinga". Canal+. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marc Zinga.
- Marc Zinga at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Belgian male film actors
- Belgian male television actors
- Belgian male stage actors
- Belgian film directors
- Belgian screenwriters
- Belgian film producers
- Belgian male singers
- 21st-century Belgian male actors
- People from Likasi
- 21st-century Belgian singers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Belgium