{{Short description|Congolese-Belgian actor, singer and filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | name = Marc Zinga | image = Marc Zinga Lumières 2015.jpg | caption = Marc Zinga at the [[20th Lumière Awards|Lumière Awards 2015]] | birth_name = | other names = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|21|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Likasi]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] | occupation = Actor, Singer, Film director, Screenwriter, Producer | years_active = 2003–present | spouse = | children = | website = }}
'''Marc Zinga''' (born 21 October 1984) is a Congolese-Belgian actor, singer and filmmaker. For his performance in ''[[May Allah Bless France]]'', he was nominated for the [[César Award for Most Promising Actor]].
==Early life== 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.
==Career== 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canalplus.fr/c-cinema/c-les-films-en-salles/cid1210817-marc-zinga.html|title=Marc Zinga |accessdate=24 April 2015 |work=[[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]}}</ref>
For his role in ''[[May Allah Bless France!]]'', Zinga was nominated for the [[César Award for Most Promising Actor]]. 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 [[Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou|Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou]] (Fespaco) for his role in the award-winning Rwandese film [[The Mercy of the Jungle|''The'' ''Mercy of the Jungle'']].
In 2024, he received his fourth Magritte nomination, and second for Best Actor, for his role in ''[[Omen (2023 film)|Omen]]'', a 2023 film directed by Belgian-Congolese rapper [[Baloji (rapper)|Baloji]] in his feature film debut. Zinga plays the lead role of Koffi, who returns to [[Lubumbashi]] after a 15-year absence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baloji is shooting Augure |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/424486/ |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema |language=en}}</ref>
== Theatre == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Director ! Notes |- | 2014 |''Le Roi Lear'' | Edmond | Christian Schiaretti | [[Théâtre National Populaire]] |}
==Filmography==
===As filmmaker=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013 | ''Grand Garçon'' | Short <br> Director, Writer, Producer and Actor |}
===As actor=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Director ! Notes |- | rowspan=3|2009 | ''[[Mr. Nobody (film)|Mr. Nobody]]'' | Gay Man | [[Jaco Van Dormael]] | English language film |- | ''[[Diamant 13]]'' | Ali Baba Mike | Gilles Béhat | |- | ''Babelgium'' | Marc | Michael Havenith | Short |- | rowspan=1|2010 | ''L'heure bleue'' | The salesman | Michaël Bier & Alice De Vestele | Short |- | rowspan=3|2011 | ''De force'' | Dimitri Bonenfant | Frank Henry | |- | ''[[Mister BOB]]'' | General Mobutu | [[Thomas Vincent (film director)|Thomas Vincent]] | TV movie |- | ''Goldman'' | Barman | Christophe Blanc | TV movie |- | rowspan=2|2012 | ''La clinique de l'amour !'' | Soldier | [[Artus de Penguern]] & Gábor Rassov | |- | ''[[Spiral (TV series)|Spiral]]'' | Moussa Koné | Jean-Marc Brondolo, Manuel Boursinhac, ... | TV series (8 episodes) |- | rowspan=2|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) |- | rowspan=2|2014 | ''[[May Allah Bless France!]]'' | Régis | [[Abd al Malik (rapper)|Abd al Malik]] | Nominated - [[César Award for Most Promising Actor]]<br>Nominated - [[Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation]] |- | ''Scouting for Zebras'' | Yaya Koné | [[Benoît Mariage]] | [[Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor]]<br>Nominated - Trophees Francophones du Cinema - Best Supporting Actor |- | rowspan=5|2015 | ''[[Dheepan]]'' | Youssouf | [[Jacques Audiard]] | Nominated - [[Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor]] |- | ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'' | Moreau | [[Sam Mendes]] | English language film |- | ''[[The Night Watchman (2015 film)|The Night Watchman]]'' | Ketu | [[Pierre Jolivet]] | |- | ''Les amoureuses'' | The man | Catherine Cosme | Short |- | ''Peplum'' | Narcissus | [[Philippe Lefebvre (film director)|Philippe Lefebvre]] | TV series (3 episodes) |- | rowspan=2|2016 | ''[[The Unknown Girl]]'' | The pimp | [[Dardenne brothers]] | Crime / Drama / Mystery |- | ''[[The African Doctor]]'' | Seyolo Zantoko | Julien Rambaldi | Biography / Comedy / Drama |- |2018 |''[[The Mercy of the Jungle (film)|The Mercy of the Jungle]]'' | Sergeant Xavier | [[Joël Karekezi]] | Nominated - [[Magritte Award for Best Actor]] |- |2019 |''[[Young Ahmed]]'' | Juge | [[Dardenne brothers]] | Drama |- | rowspan=2|2020 |''Brutus vs César'' | [[Claudius]] | Kheiron | Comedy film |- | ''Moloch'' | Jimmy | | TV series (6 episodes) |- | rowspan=2|2022 |''[[Tori and Lokita]]'' | Firmin | [[Dardenne brothers]] | Drama |- | ''The Nannies'' | Gabin | [[Julien Rambaldi]] | |- |2023 | ''{{Ill|Black Box (2023 film)|de|3=Black Box (2023)|lt=Black Box}}'' | Thibaut Monier | [[Aslı Özge]] | Drama |- |2023 | ''[[Omen (2023 film)|Omen]]'' | Koffi | [[Baloji (rapper)|Baloji]] | Internationally released as ''Omen'' |- |2024 |''Citoyens clandestin'' |Martine | |TV Mini Series (4 episodes) |- |2024 |''Blood River'' |Kosa | |TV Mini Series (4 episodes) |- |2024 |''9.3 BB'' |Dominique Dealer | |TV Mini Series (4 episodes) |- |2025 |''[[Young Mothers]]'' |Hairdressing teacher |[[Dardenne brothers]] | |- |2025 |''A Morra'' |Marc |Laurenzo Massoni |Short film |- |2025 |''Allah n'est pas obligé'' |Papa Lebon |[[Zaven Najjar]] |Voice role |- |2025 |''Fils de'' |Denis Pikelfleisch |[[Carlos Abascal Peiro]] | |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|3207271}} {{FESPACO Best Actor Prize|state=expanded}} {{Authority control (arts)}}
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