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Jess Mukeba

Jess Mukeba

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Agentur Lieblingsmensch (Main agency)
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About me

Jess Mukeba is an actor based in Berlin and studies Political Science and Philosophy in Freiburg im Breisgau. He is a member of Schwarze Filmschaffende e. V. and co-organized the day and evening event of the BIPoC-Alliance x Berlinale. Since 2023, he has been a member of the Youth Jury at the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin (HRFFB). He played his first TV role in the third season of the ZDFneo series Deadlines, which premiered at the Filmfest Hamburg and received an award. He currently plays the lead role in three short films and one supporting role.

Information

Acting age
17-27 years
Year of birth
2002 (23 years)
Place of birth
Offenburg
Height (cm)
185
Eye color
brown
Hair color
black
Hair length
Short
Ethnicity and heritage
Mixed, Middle Eastern or North African, Black, African American or Caribbean
Stature
normal, stocky / chubby
Place of residence
Berlin (DE), Offenburg (DE)
Housing options
München (DE), Freiburg im Breisgau (DE), Hamburg (DE), Stuttgart (DE), Köln (DE), Leipzig (DE), Frankfurt am Main (DE), Wien (AT), Amsterdam (NL), Warsaw (PL), New York (US), Graz (AT)
Nationality
German, Congolese, Polish
Languages
German(native)EnglishFrench
Accents
French
Sport
SwimmingBadmintonBeach volleyballIce skatingVolleyballBoxing
Dance
TechnoAfro danceHip hop
Main profession
Young actor
Special skills
ModelLifesaving
Pitch
Baritone, Tenor
Driver's licenses
B - Car
Other licenses
DRSA - German rescue swimmer badge

Credits

Other professional training

2017 – 2018
Kunstschule Offenburg

Awards

2024
32. Filmfest Hamburg „Serielle Formate" (Series)
2018
Berliner Festspiele 33. Treffen junger Autor*innen (nominated)

Film

2025
Buckshot (AT) (Short film) In development
Sam (LR) Sanoj Valoo Producer: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Written by: Sanoj Valoo
2025
Zunge (AT) (Short film) In development
Osman (SUP) Binjamin Hiseni Producer: Charlotte Neuwirth Written by: Binjamin Hiseni
2025
Surface (Short film) In development
Marian (LR) Dominik Krahwinkel Producer: dreifarbenpanda Written by: Dominik Krahwinkel, Dennis Krahwinkel
2025
TOYlette (Short film) In development
Alex (LR) Gabe Dobroschke Casting Director: Dream Nwattu Written by: Gabe Dobroschke
2022
YRRRE - 40mg (Music video)
Leading Role Julius Pfeiffer Producer: Anton Kraus Distribution: Enlight Film
2022
WILLMAN - Alkohol (Music video)
Johannes Feederle
2021
Following (Short film)
Danny (LR) Benjamin Agsten Producer: Benjamin Agsten Produktion Written by: Benjamin Agsten, Akardji Damm
2021
DLIA - Leg deinen Kopf auf meine Schulter (Music video)
Freund (SUP) Dominik Krahwinkel Distribution: dreifarbenpanda

Television

2025
Die Fallers – Die SWR Schwarzwaldserie (TV series) In development
Producer: Südwestrundfunk (SWR) Station: ARD/SWR Written by: Britta Dünnes
2024
Deadlines - Flitschenringe (Series)
Detektiv (EFR) Sonja Heiss Producer: Martin Danisch, David Hadda Station: ZDFneo Distribution: Turbokultur Casting Director: Liza Stutzky Written by: Sonja Heiss, Nora Gantenbrink, Johannes Boss
2019
neuneinhalb - 30 Jahre Kinderrechte - Wie du mitbestimmen kannst (TV magazine)
Episode Leading Role Station: ARD Distribution: Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln
2016
KiKa Live Dreamteam (TV show)
Kandidat (ELR) Station: KIKA - Der Kinderkanal (ARD/ZDF)

Theater

2017
Alte Diven lieben nicht (Theater recording)
Butler (SUP) Mareike Riedacher Theater: Kunstschule Offenburg Written by: Mareike Riedacher

Audio

2018
WDR 5 Neugier genügt (Speaker)
Episode Leading Role

Internet

2023
Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes, Kampagne Ageism
Chiara Noack Producer: Boheifilm
2021
Fanta
Producer: fischerAppelt

Commercial

2023
ACV Automobil Club Verkehr e. V. (Commercial)
Freund (SUP) Diana Kaiser Producer: salt & pictures Filmproduktion
2022
E-Rezept, GECKO.1 - Die Filmagentur (Commercial)
2021
Versicherungskammer Bayern, Offensivst GmbH (Commercial)
2021
Stadt Münster, Fabrikfilm GmbH (Image movie)
2021
Room (Commercial)
2021
what3words, FRISCHE BRISE FILM GmbH (Commercial)
2021
Rapid Peaks GmbH, Kickbase Saisonstart Kampagne (Commercial)