Merveille Lukeba (born 30 March 1990) is a British actor.

Born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, he was raised in Woolwich South East London.

Career

His first television appearance came in the long running ITV police series The Bill in 2007 when he was cast as Tre Douglas. His on screen debut came in 2006 in the award winning movie Ezra where he was cast as Moses, a Sierra Leonian child soldier swept away by war which had devastated his country. It was screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and as of 2008 the film has officially been released in cinemas at various European countries including France, Holland, Germany, Sweeden, Austria and Switzerland.

It has been announced that he will play the role of Thomas in series 3 of the UK teen drama, Skins.

Trivia

He has appeared in numerous commercials notably for Ford Mondeo, Trident and UEFA.

Appeared, in charcter, on the front cover of The New York Sun in February 2008.

In 2008 he appeared in David Harrower's translation of The Good Soul of Szechuan at The Young Vic Theatre with Jane Horrocks as Shen Te/Shui Ta.

References

External links

• Merveille Lukeba at the Internet Movie Database
• Official MySpace Page