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
In film and television
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''
Skins''.
Early life
Born in
Kinshasa,
Zaire
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, he was raised in
Woolwich
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The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained thro ...
, southeast
London
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.
He can speak fluent
French and
Lingala
Lingala (Ngala) (Lingala: ''Lingála'') is a Bantu language spoken in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the northern half of the Republic of the Congo, in their capitals, Kinshasa and Brazzaville, and to a lesser degree ...
.
Career
He has played the role of
Thomas
Thomas may refer to:
People
* List of people with given name Thomas
* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
* Saint Thomas (disambiguation)
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the ...
, a Congolese immigrant to the United Kingdom, in series 3 and 4 of the UK teen drama
''Skins''.
Filmography
References
External links
*
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1990 births
Living people
People from Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to England
Male actors from London
British male television actors
Black British male actors
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