Merveille Lukeba
{{Short description|Congolese-British actor}}
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{{BLP sources|date=February 2012}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|3|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kinshasa, Zaire
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2006–2012
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Merveille Lukeba (born 30 March 1990) is a Congo-born British actor, best known for his role as Thomas Tomone in double BAFTA-winning E4 teen drama Skins.
Early life
Born in Kinshasa, Zaire,{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/505614/Merveille-Lukeba/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520060217/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/505614/Merveille-Lukeba/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-20 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2011 |title=Merveille Lukeba - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies - The New York Times |accessdate=2008-07-08 }} he was raised in Woolwich, southeast London.
He can speak fluent French and Lingala.{{cite web |url=http://www.e4.com/video/79OI1o4nzQxXmhunBuoAPE/play.e4 |title=Behind the Scenes Episode 3 - Skins - E4.com |accessdate=2008-06-02 |publisher=E4 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208003130/http://www.e4.com/video/79OI1o4nzQxXmhunBuoAPE/play.e4 |archivedate=2009-02-08 }}
Career
Filmography
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| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ezra | Moses | Feature film |
| 2007 | The Bill | Tre Douglas | TV series |
| 2009–2010 | Skins | Thomas Tomone | Main cast member, Series 3 & 4 |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales - Perfect Day | The Boy | Short-Film |
| 2010 | Bloody Foreigners | John Hackett | Season 1, episode 1 |
| 2012 | Lewis | Kyle Hutchinson | TV Drama |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2742529}}
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Category:Actors from the Royal Borough of Greenwich
Category:Black British male actors
Category:British male television actors
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to England
Category:Male actors from London
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