# Marc Zinga

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 |
| 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 |
| 2009 | Diamant 13 | Ali Baba Mike | Gilles Béhat | |
| 2009 | Babelgium | Marc | Michael Havenith | Short |
| 2010 | L'heure bleue | The salesman | Michaël Bier & Alice De Vestele | Short |
| 2011 | De force | Dimitri Bonenfant | Frank Henry | |
| 2011 | Mister BOB | General Mobutu | Thomas Vincent | TV movie |
| 2011 | Goldman | Barman | Christophe Blanc | TV movie |
| 2012 | La clinique de l'amour ! | Soldier | Artus de Penguern & Gábor Rassov | |
| 2012 | Spiral | Moussa Koné | Jean-Marc Brondolo, Manuel Boursinhac, ... | TV series (8 episodes) |
| 2013 | Je suis supporter du Standard | The player | Riton Liebman | |
| 2013 | 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 - Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2015 | Spectre | Moreau | Sam Mendes | English language film |
| 2015 | The Night Watchman | Ketu | Pierre Jolivet | |
| 2015 | Les amoureuses | The man | Catherine Cosme | Short |
| 2015 | Peplum | Narcissus | Philippe Lefebvre | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2016 | The Unknown Girl | The pimp | Dardenne brothers | Crime / Drama / Mystery |
| 2016 | 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 |
| 2020 | Moloch | Jimmy | | TV series (6 episodes) |
| 2022 | Tori and Lokita | Firmin | Dardenne brothers | Drama |
| 2022 | The Nannies | Gabin | Julien Rambaldi | |
| TBA | Black Box | Thibaut Monier | Aslı Özge | Drama |
| 2023 | Omen | Koffi | Baloji | Internationally released as Omen |
| 2024 | Citoyens clandestin | Martine | | TV Mini Series (4 episodes) |