Eric Kabongo Ilunga (born 21 May 1984), is a Belgian actor and singer with a Congolese descent. He is best known for the roles in the films Welcome to Germany, Sawah and Third Wedding.
Personal life He was born on 21 May 1984 in Kinshasa, Zaire (currently Democratic Republic of the Congo). At the age of 13, he came to Belgium because his mother married a Belgian and settled in Flemish village in the suburbs, in Belgium. He currently lives in Waregem, West Flanders.
Career He started his career as a rapper with the stage name 'Krazy-E'. In 2013, he became an actor with an uncredited role as a train passenger in the film The Fifth Estate. In 2014, Kabongo played in the short D5R and then received a role in the critically acclaimed Belgian film Black.
In 2016, he was invited to Germany to play the role as a refugee 'Diallo' in the comedy film Welcome to Germany. With the film, he became a leading actor across Europe. In 2019, he acted in the film Sawah where he won the Golden Palm Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Queen Palm International Film Festival. In the same year, he acted in the series Rivallen und Rebellen.
In 2014, a documentary What about Eric? was released regarding his life. The documentary later won the prizes for Best Belgian documentary as well. Then the documentary Ensor won the award for the Best Flemish documentary, which was later dedicated to Kabongo by directors Lennart Stuyck and Ruben Vermeersch.
Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2013 The Fifth Estate Train passenger Film 2013 Mannenharten VIP guest Film 2014 The Connection Jairzinho Film 2014 D5R Sacha TV series 2015 Black Krazy-E Film 2016 Welcome to Germany Diallo Makabouri Film 2018 Third Wedding (Troisièmes noces) Philippe Film 2019 Leopoldpark Moise Radio Drama 2019 Rivalen und Rebellen Dexter TV series 2019 Sawah Daniel Film 2019 Yummy Main Nurse Film 2020 Earth and Blood Yao Film TBD Deutschland im Winter Isa Short film
References
External links