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.
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 Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) for his role in the award-winning Rwandese film The Mercy of the Jungle.
In 2024, he received his fourth Magritte nomination, and second for Best Actor, for his role in Omen, a 2023 film directed by Belgian-Congolese rapper Baloji in his feature film debut. Zinga plays the lead role of Koffi, who returns to Lubumbashi after a 15-year absence.
Theatre Year Title Role Director Notes 2014Le 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 Notes2009 Mr. Nobody Gay Man Jaco Van Dormael English language film Diamant 13 Ali Baba Mike Gilles Béhat Babelgium Marc Michael Havenith Short2010 L'heure bleue The salesman Michaël Bier & Alice De Vestele Short2011 De force Dimitri Bonenfant Frank Henry Mister BOB General Mobutu Thomas Vincent TV movie Goldman Barman Christophe Blanc TV movie2012 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 ShortUne Saison au CongoLumumbaChristian SchiarettiThéâtre Nationale Populaire (Repeat in 2016)2014 May Allah Bless France! Régis Abd al Malik Nominated - César Award for Most Promising ActorNominated - Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation Scouting for Zebras Yaya Koné Benoît Mariage Magritte Award for Most Promising ActorNominated - Trophees Francophones du Cinema - Best Supporting Actor2015 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 / Drama2018The Mercy of the Jungle Sergeant Xavier Joël Karekezi Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Actor2019Young Ahmed Juge Dardenne brothers Drama2020Brutus vs César Claudius Kheiron Comedy film Moloch Jimmy TV series (6 episodes)2022Tori and Lokita Firmin Dardenne brothers Drama The Nannies Gabin Julien Rambaldi 2023 Thibaut Monier Aslı Özge Drama2023 Omen Koffi Baloji Internationally released as Omen2024Citoyens clandestinMartineTV Mini Series (4 episodes)2024Blood RiverKosaTV Mini Series (4 episodes)20249.3 BBDominique DealerTV Mini Series (4 episodes)2025Young MothersHairdressing teacherDardenne brothers2025A MorraMarcLaurenzo MassoniShort film2025Allah n'est pas obligéPapa LebonZaven NajjarVoice role2025Fils deDenis PikelfleischCarlos Abascal Peiro
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