Emmanuel Kabongo

Emmanuel Kabongo is a Canadian actor and producer, born on December 25, 1986. Originally from Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kabongo immigrated to Canada with his family in the 1990s. He started his acting career as an extra and gained recognition for his lead role in the web series Teenagers (2014–2017), earning him a Canadian Screen Award nomination. Kabongo has appeared in various film and television projects, including the CBC Television series 21 Thunder (2017), Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2018), and feature films like The Animal Project (2013), Antibirth (2016), and Brown Girl Begins (2017). He also had guest appearances in popular series like Murdoch Mysteries (2013) and Star Trek: Discovery (2020). In 2023, Kabongo played a supporting role in the sci-fi thriller film Simulant.