Merveille Lukeba (born 30 March 1990) is a Congo-born British actor, best known for his role as

Thomas Tomone Thomas Tomone is a fictional character in the E4 television series '' Skins''. Thomas stands as being one of the only characters on the show who is not British-born, having originated from Sangha, Republic of the Congo; with his first langua ...

in double BAFTA-winning E4

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'' Skins''.

Early life

Born in

Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...

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, he was raised in

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, southeast

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. He can speak fluent French and

Lingala Lingala (Ngala) (Lingala: ''Lingála'') is a Bantu language spoken in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the northern half of the Republic of the Congo, in their capitals, Kinshasa and Brazzaville, and to a lesser degree in ...

Career

He has played the role of

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, a Congolese immigrant to the United Kingdom, in series 3 and 4 of the UK teen drama ''Skins''.

Filmography

References

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* * 1990 births Living people People from Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to England Male actors from London British male television actors Black British male actors {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub