Emmanuel Kabongo is a Zaire-born Canadian actor, who portrays Jack Fields in the first season of V Wars.
Biography[]
Kabongo was born and raised in Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo) and subsequently relocated to South Africa during the war with his family. They later moved to Toronto, in 1998.
Since 2009, Kabongo has starred in several feature films and guest-starred on a variety of television programs.
He won the award for Best African Actor at the 2013 African Entertainment Awards, [1] in Toronto. He completed the Actors Conservatory Program at the Canadian Film Centre in 2015. From 2014-2016, Kabongo co-produced the award-winning web series Teenagers alongside filmmaker M. H. Murray. Kabongo also starred as T, the series' lead male protagonist, a role that earned him a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media, in 2016. Also in 2016, Kabongo produced and starred in the short film A Man's Story, for which he received funding from BravoFACT. The short film went on to premiere at the ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto, where it won the Impact Award for Best Short Film of 2016. [2]
Appearances[]
V Wars[]
Pictures[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Type | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | V Wars | TV Series | Jack Fields |
| 2020 | Extracurricular | Mike Vanden | |
| 2020 | XXENOS | Short | Xxenos |
| 2019 | Run This Town | ||
| 2018 | Darken: Before the Dark | TV Series | Artemis |
| 2018 | Evolve: Year Zero | TV Series | Blue |
| 2018 | GUION | Short | Guion Bluford Jr. |
| 2018 | Kristal Clear | TV Series | Bae' (Benjamin) |
| 2018 | Taken | TV Series | Domingo |
| 2017-2018 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | TV Series | Moses Page |
| 2017 | 21 Thunder | TV Series | Junior Lolo |
| 2017 | Brown Girl Begins | Tony | |
| 2016 | A Man's Story | Short | Kam Eganda |
| 2016 | Antibirth | Luke | |
| 2016 | Arlo Alone | Short | Dad |
| 2016 | The Other Half | Officer James | |
| 2015 | Hemlock Grove | TV Series | Marshall |
| 2015 | Jack in the Box | Short | Malcolm |
| 2015 | Quantico | TV Series | Kamran Tahan |
| 2015 | Showtime | Short | Wayne |
| 2015 | The Time Traveler | Short | |
| 2014-2017 | Teenagers | TV Series | T |
| 2014 | Agape | Short | Nathan |
| 2014 | Defiance: The Lost Ones | TV Series | EMC Soldier |
| 2014 | Disconnect | Short | Simon |
| 2014 | Exquisite | Short | Lionel |
| 2014 | Fight | Short | Alex |
| 2014 | Latter | Short | Sam |
| 2014 | Pompeii | African Gladiator | |
| 2014 | The Ron James Show | TV Series | |
| 2013-2014 | Rookie Blue | TV Series | Shay Bishop |
| 2013 | Air Emergency | TV Series documentary | First Officer Deyene |
| 2013 | Black Actress | TV Series | Jessie |
| 2013 | Murdoch Mysteries | TV Series | Al |
| 2013 | Refuge | Short | Guard |
| 2013 | Soul'd Out | Short | Devon |
| 2013 | The Animal Project | Ray | |
| 2013 | Trois nuits et une mort | Short | Friend of Nathe |
| 2012 | Call Me Fitz | TV Series | Joe |
| 2012 | Cybergeddon | TV Series | FBI Agent #1 |
| 2012 | Shadowboxing | Short | Bobby / The Boxer |
| 2012 | Who Killed Me | Short | Hassan |
| 2011 | Christmas Magic | TV Movie | Chef #1 |
| 2011 | InSecurity | TV Series | Shinka |
| 2011 | Night Express | Crazy Billy | |
| 2011 | Party for One | Short | Devon |
| 2011 | Vol de nuit | Short | The Young Man with the Bow Tie |
| 2010 | Breakout | TV Series | George Hyatte |
| 2010 | Flashpoint | TV Series | Kevin |
| 2010 | Never Talk to Strangers | Short | Man on Phone |
| 2010 | Nikita | TV Series | Safwani's Bodyguard #4 |
| 2010 | The Asylum | Husband | |
| 2010 | Two Cities | Short | Jacob |
| 2009-2010 | F2: Forensic Factor | TV Series | Antwan Lewis / Buffalo Detective |
| 2009 | A Display of Emotion | Short | Raymond |
| 2009 | Cold Blood | TV Series documentary | Robert Berthea |
| 2009 | Jeff Batsoulis: Poet | Short | Andy |
| 2009 | Love Kills | Short | John |
| 2009 | The Red Pearl | John |
Awards[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Reelworld Film Festival Trailblazer Awards [3] | Actor | Winner | |
| 2017 | International Academy of Web Television [4] | Best Male Performance – Drama | Teenagers | Nominee |
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Awards | Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media | Nominee | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Web Series Festival [5] | Outstanding Drama Series | Winner | |
| 2013 | African Entertainment Awards [1] | Best African Actor | Winner |