Eric Kabongo

Eric Kabongo

Biography

Actor Eric Kabongo was born in DR Congo and emigrated to Belgium in 1997 at the age of 13. His initial appearances in theatre and short films were followed by roles in TV series and in the crime drama BLACK by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. In their film WHAT ABOUT ERIC?, directors Lennart Stuyck and Ruben Vermeersch painted a very personal portrait of him, which received an award for Best Belgian Documentary. His greatest success so far was in playing the main role of a refugee in German social satire WILLKOMMEN BEI DEN HARTMANNS. The film was German cinema’s biggest hit of 2016. Eric then took on additional roles in the comedy TROISIÈMES NOCES, the Netflix Western LA TERRE ET LE SANG, and the German historical drama TRÜMMER DER ERINNERUNG. In SAWAH, he plays a refugee from Congo who has applied for asylum in Luxembourg and makes a living by lending a hand to others who are in trouble.

Filmography

SAWAH (2019): Guest