Mizinga Mwinga
Born (1980-01-03) January 3, 1980
Lusaka, Zambia
OccupationActor
Years active2010-present
Notable workWar Witch (2012)

Mizinga Anthony Mwinga (born 3 January 1980) is a Zambian actor.

Biography

Mwinga was born in Zambia, the son of Dave and Carole Mwinga. His father is an engineer. Mwinga's brother, Stephen, works as a model, while his sister, Alice, is a cook. Mwinga attended elementary school in the Montreal neighborhoods of Pierrefonds and Pointe-Claire. As he had relatives there, he moved to England before high school. In college, Mwinga took his first acting class on his mother's advice, and he immediately loved it.[1]

Mwinga had several small roles in theater, films, and television. He had a role in London's West End production of the play Sweet Charity.[1] In 2012, Mwinga 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 Mwinga's character believes that Komona (Rachel Mwanza) in a sorceress.[2] In order to play the role, Mwinga had to learn to speak the Lingala language, taking months of practice. As he had to handle automatic weapons, Mwinga 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.[1] He starred in Darren Aronofsky's 2017 film Mother!.[3]

Mwinga lives in Montreal and volunteers at the local YMCA.[1]

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 Doctor
2018 Take Two Jeff
2018 A Million Little Things Larry
2019 The Order Narc
2019 iZombie Security #1

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Greenaway, Kathryn (20 February 2013). "Actor's mom set to host Oscar party at her Dollard home in honour of son". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Rainer, Peter (March 8, 2013). "'War Witch' brings the plight of an African child soldier to horrifying life". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Tomasi, Rollo (8 August 2017). "MOTHER! (2017) Movie Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence stars in Darren Aronofsky's Twisted Tale". Film Book. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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