Mizinga Anthony Mwinga (born 3 January is a British/Canadian actor.
Biography Mizinga, the son of Dave and Carole Mwinga. His father is an airline engineer. He grew up between England and Canada. As a young man Mizinga took his first acting class on his mother's advice, and he immediately loved it. He went on to study theatre and performing arts in London England.
Early in his career Mizinga had several small roles in theater, films, and television. He then landed a role in London's West End production of the play Sweet Charity. In 2012, Mizinga had his first big role in a film, as the rebel leader Grand Tigre Royal in Kim Nguyen's War Witch. The film deals with child soldiers in sub-Saharan Africa, and Mizinga's character believes that Komona (Rachel Mwanza) in a sorceress. In order to play the role, Mizinga had to learn to speak the Lingala language, taking months of practice. As he had to handle automatic weapons, Mizinga and the cast had to be escorted by a military convoy while in the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to unwanted attention from local criminals. War Witch received several awards and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. In 2013, Mwinga had a small part in White House Down. He then went on to appear in Darren Aronofsky's 2017 film Mother!.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Blue Mountain State Denise's Sex Buddy 2012 The Will Donto James 2012–2015 Fatal Vows Deon Cartmell / Damian Two roles in two episodes 2014 Helix Mercenary #1 2014 The Lottery Officer Lopez 2015 Quantico Suit #1 2016–2017 Real Detective Det. John Davis / Sam Two roles in two episodes 2017 The Exorcist Doctor1 episode 2018 Take Two Jeff1 episode 2018 A Million Little Things Larry1 episode 2019 The Order Narc1 episode 2019 iZombie Security #11 episode 2022The PorterEli Foster 5 episodes 2022-2023Transplant Tanya’s ex PA Hospital 3 episodes 2026Memory of a killer Security Guard #11 episode
Films Year Title Role Notes 2010 My Policy Nicholas Karanja 2011 Making the Band Maria 2012 War Witch Grand Tigre Royal 2013 Warm Bodies Guard Uncredited 2013 White House Down Blackhawk Pilot #2 Uncredited 2014 Brick Mansions Cop 2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past Potomac River Cop #1 2015 The Walk Officer Foley 2017 Mother! Deputy 2017 Crooked Laeves Grew on Trees Mr. Face Short film 2017 The Trustee Principal 2020 Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story Justin Bamberg 2024WitchboardCop #12026Lydia and the Mist RiderCaptain ChadioAnimated film
References
External links Mizinga Mwinda at the Internet Movie Database.