Emmanuel Kabongo

Emmanuel Kabongo
Kabongo in 2016
Born (1986-12-25) December 25, 1986
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Education Canadian Film Centre
Occupation Actor
Years active 2009–present

Emmanuel Kabongo (born December 25, 1986) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his performance in the web series Teenagers (2014–2017), for which he earned a Canadian Screen Award nomination in 2016.[1]

Early life

Kabongo was born and raised in Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo). He relocated with his family to South Africa during the war. In 1998, Kabongo immigrated to Toronto with his family.[2]

Career

Kabongo began acting in 2009, and has since starred in several feature films, including The Animal Project (2013), directed by Ingrid Veninger, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and Antibirth (2016), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released on September 2, 2016 in the U.S., by IFC Midnight.[4]

Kabongo has guest-starred on a variety of television programs, including Call Me Fitz (2012), Murdoch Mysteries (2013), Rookie Blue (2013–2014), and Quantico (2015).[5][2] He won the award for Best African Actor at the 2013 African Entertainment Awards, in Toronto.[6] He completed an actor's residency at Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre in 2015.[7]

In 2014, Kabongo co-produced the first season of the web series Teenagers, alongside filmmaker M. H. Murray.[8] Kabongo also starred as the lead male protagonist in the series.[9] In 2016, for his performance in the second season of Teenagers, Kabongo received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media.[10] In 2017, he was nominated for an IAWTV Award for his performance in the third season of Teenagers.[11]

In 2016, Kabongo produced and starred in various short films, including A Man's Story, for which he received funding from bravoFACT.[12] The short film went on to screen at the ReelWorld Film Festival.[13]

In September 2016, CBC announced it had commissioned a one-hour drama series that follows the star players of an under-21 soccer academy in Montreal, titled 21 Thunder, with Kabongo slated to star as one of the lead characters, an Ivory Coast mid-fielder named Junior Lolo.[14][15] The series premiered in Canada on July 31, 2017, to generally positive reviews.[16] Also that year, Kabongo appeared in three episodes of the CBC series Frankie Drake Mysteries as a boxer named Moses.[17]

In 2018, he appeared in an episode of the NBC crime drama series Taken. He is slated to appear in several episodes of Netflix's forthcoming vampire series V-Wars.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Red Pearl John Minor role
2011 Night Express Crazy Billy Minor role
2013 The Animal Project Ray Main role
2014 Pompeii African Gladiator Minor role
2016 Antibirth Luke Supporting role
2016 A Man's Story Kam Eganda bravoFACT short film, also producer
2017 Brown Girl in the Ring: The Prequel Tony Supporting role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Flashpoint Kevin 1 episode
2010 Nikita Safwani's Bodyguard #4 1 episode
2011 InSecurity Shinka 1 episode
2012 Call Me Fitz Joe 1 episode
2013 Murdoch Mysteries Al 1 episode
2013–2014 Rookie Blue Shay Bishop 2 episodes
2015 Hemlock Grove Marshall 2 episodes
2015 Quantico Kamran Tahan 1 episode
2017 21 Thunder Junior Lolo Lead role; 8 episodes
2017–present Frankie Drake Mysteries Moses 3 episodes
2018 Taken Domingo 1 episode
2019 V-Wars Jack Fields 2 episodes; filming

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Black Actress Jessie Guest role; 1 episode
2014–2017 Teenagers  T Lead role; 22 episodes
2018 Evolve: Year Zero Blue Lead role; 8 episodes
2018 Darken: Before the Dark Artemis 4 episodes
2018 Kristal Clear Benjamin 5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2013 African Entertainment Awards Best African Actor Self Won
2014 Los Angeles Web Series Festival[18] Outstanding Drama Series Teenagers Won
2016 Canadian Screen Awards[19] Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media Nominated
2017 International Academy of Web Television[11] Best Male Performance – Drama Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations: 49 Projects from 63 CFC Alumni". cfccreates.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  2. 1 2 "The many faces of Emmanuel Kabongo". Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  3. ↑ Barnard, Linda (2014-06-05). "Toronto filmmaker Ingrid Veninger ups her game with The Animal Project, a heartfelt look at relationships". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  4. ↑ Barnes, Brooks (2016-01-26). "'Antibirth,' Natasha Lyonne and Chloë Sevigny's Sundance Reunion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Destination Femme Sits Down With Emmanuel Kabongo". Destination Femme. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  6. ↑ "The many faces of Emmanuel Kabongo – Centennial Journalism". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  7. ↑ "Emmanuel Kabongo". cfccreates.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  8. ↑ 15, Playback Staff January. "New web series Teenagers attracts Degrassi alum". Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  9. ↑ "Sex, drugs & violence: Toronto's provocative Web Series "Teenagers" returns for Season Two". Shedoesthecity. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  10. ↑ "7 reasons you should care about the Canadian Screen Awards this year". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  11. 1 2 "Home". International Academy of Web Television. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  12. ↑ Garcia, Norma. "A Man's Story - bravoFACT – Drama Short Films | Watch Drama, Documentary Movies Online". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  13. ↑ "Reelworld Film Festival". Reelworld Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  14. ↑ 26, Regan Reid September; 2016. "CBC commissions one-hour soccer drama". Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  15. ↑ Reid, Regan (May 24, 2017). "Upfronts '17: CBC gets dramatic". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  16. ↑ "John Doyle: 21 Thunder is a fine drama containing soccer, sex and action". The Globe and Mail. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  17. ↑ "CBC's Frankie Drake Mysteries solves crimes in a post-Murdoch Mysteries Toronto".
  18. ↑ "LA Web Fest 2014 - Winning shows".
  19. ↑ Canada, eBOSS. "Interview w Canadian Screen Awards 2016 nominee Emmanuel Kabongo". ebosscanada.com. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
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