# Marc Zinga > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marc_Zinga > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marc_Zinga.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Zinga > Source revision: 1335050999 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Congolese-Belgian actor, singer and filmmaker Marc Zinga Marc Zinga at the Lumière Awards 2015 Born (1984-10-21) 21 October 1984 (age 41) Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo Occupations Actor, Singer, Film director, Screenwriter, Producer Years active 2003–present **Marc Zinga** (born 21 October 1984) is a Congolese-Belgian actor, singer and filmmaker. For his performance in *[May Allah Bless France](/source/May_Allah_Bless_France)*, he was nominated for the [César Award for Most Promising Actor](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Most_Promising_Actor). ## Early life Born in [Likasi](/source/Likasi), [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/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!](/source/May_Allah_Bless_France!)* in 2014.[1] For his role in *[May Allah Bless France!](/source/May_Allah_Bless_France!)*, Zinga was nominated for the [César Award for Most Promising Actor](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Most_Promising_Actor). In 2015, he received a [Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor](/source/Magritte_Award_for_Most_Promising_Actor) at the [5th Magritte Awards](/source/5th_Magritte_Awards) for his role in *Zebras* and, in 2019, the Best Actor Award at [Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou](/source/Panafrican_Film_and_Television_Festival_of_Ouagadougou) (Fespaco) for his role in the award-winning Rwandese film [*The* *Mercy of the Jungle*](/source/The_Mercy_of_the_Jungle). In 2024, he received his fourth Magritte nomination, and second for Best Actor, for his role in *[Omen](/source/Omen_(2023_film))*, a 2023 film directed by Belgian-Congolese rapper [Baloji](/source/Baloji_(rapper)) in his feature film debut. Zinga plays the lead role of Koffi, who returns to [Lubumbashi](/source/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 - Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation 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 Crime / Drama / Mystery The African Doctor Seyolo Zantoko Julien Rambaldi Biography / Comedy / Drama 2018 The Mercy of the Jungle Sergeant Xavier Joël Karekezi Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Actor 2019 Young Ahmed Juge Dardenne brothers Drama 2020 Brutus vs César Claudius Kheiron Comedy film Moloch Jimmy TV series (6 episodes) 2022 Tori and Lokita Firmin Dardenne brothers Drama The Nannies Gabin Julien Rambaldi 2023 Black Box [de] Thibaut Monier Aslı Özge Drama 2023 Omen Koffi 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 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Marc Zinga"](http://www.canalplus.fr/c-cinema/c-les-films-en-salles/cid1210817-marc-zinga.html). *[Canal+](/source/Canal%2B_(French_TV_channel))*. Retrieved 24 April 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Baloji is shooting Augure"](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/424486/). *Cineuropa - the best of european cinema*. 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