Mizinga Mwinga
Mizinga Mwinga | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 3, 1980 Lusaka, Zambia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Notable work | War Witch (2012) |
Mizinga Anthony Mwinga (born 3 January 1980) is a Zambian actor.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]Television
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tomasi, Rollo (8 August 2017). "MOTHER! (2017) Movie Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence stars in Darren Aronofsky's Twisted Tale". Film Book. Retrieved 16 October 2020.