Mizinga Mwinga

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.

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. 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.

Mwinga lives in Montreal and volunteers at the local YMCA.

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