Marc Zinga (born 21 October 1984) is a Congolese-Belgian actor, singer and filmmaker.
Born in
Likasi
Likasi (formerly official names: Jadotville ( French) and Jadotstad (Dutch)) is a city in Haut-Katanga Province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Demographics
Likasi has a population of around 635,000 (2015). During the 1990 ...
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
, 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. In 2015, he received a
Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor
The Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor ( French: Magritte du meilleur espoir masculin) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of a young actor who has delivered an outstanding breakthrough perform ...
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
Lubumbashi (former names: ( French), (Dutch)) is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia. The capital and principal city of the Haut-Katanga ...
after a 15-year absence.
Theatre
Filmography
As filmmaker
As actor
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Belgian male film actors
Belgian male television actors
Belgian male stage actors
Belgian film directors
Belgian screenwriters
Belgian film producers
21st-century Belgian male actors
Magritte Award winners
People from Likasi
21st-century Belgian male singers
Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Belgium