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- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Marco Mintaka is a South African actor known for American Monster (2016), What Lies Beneath (2018) and Hello Au Revoir (2021). He was born on October 18, 1978 in South Africa and is of Mediterranean decent. He is married since 2001 and has a son.
Mintaka's passion for drama first began when he was just seven years old - appearing in school plays, street dramas and magic shows. In 1999 he completed his acting studies through Trinity College, London where he then went on to perform in a number of shows. In 2000, Mintaka was nominated for Best Actor in the Showtime Awards for his lead role in Romeo & Juliet and Best Supporting Actor by the Guild of Speech & Drama South Africa for his role in Someone Who'll Watch Over Me. He is also an award winning Public Speaker and Debater.
Since 2010 Mintaka has appeared in several film and television roles and has worked alongside international stars including: Rufus Jones (W1A (2014)), Ashley Dowds (Warrior (2019)), Mhairi Calvey (Robert the Bruce (2019)) and Jack Devnarain (Liberty (2018)).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Lush PR, London
- SpouseMelanie Claire(November 24, 2001 - present) (1 child)
- Mintaka studied film-making in the U.K. and directed his first music video "Time Will Tell" featuring Zimbabwean Singer Kudzai Max.
- After graduating in 1997, Mintaka wanted to pursue a career as a pilot but when his sponsorship was turned down chose to be an actor instead. However during the pandemic of 2019 his acting career came to a standstill. In an already struggling South African economy, work and job opportunities were scarce. However, in 2021, his life changed forever when a private sponsor invested into his flying career - making his flying dream a reality.
- Met his wife Melanie at her local church where she sang in the choir.
- Studied Art of Film Making through Adrian Mead.
- Life isn't about how much wealth or fame you can get. Both of those things are fleeting and you can't take them with you when you die. Life is really about people and the part you get to play in their lives.
- Nobody can make you great but yourself.
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