| Intro | British actor/singer |
| Is |
Singer Actor |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type |
Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 18 February 1974, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom |
| Age: | 46 years |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
Lonyo Engele (born 18 February 1974), better known as simply Lonyo, is a British DJ, actor and singer.
Early life
Lonyo grew up in London and attended Roehampton University.
Career
Lonyo had a hit in 2000 with the single “Summer of Love”, which reached number eight in the UK Singles Chart. The follow-up “Garage Girls”, released in April 2001, did not perform as well, peaking at number 39. He later joined forces with fellow producer Kevin McPherson and released a record single under the moniker of Bon Garçon, “Freek U”, in 2005. He has appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the identity parade round. In 2013, Lonyo won the Screen Nation Best Actor Award and starred in the TV miniseries The Bible as one of the Guardian Angels.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED | UK | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | “Summer of Love” | 31 | 8 | Summer of Love | ||||||||||
| 2001 | “Garage Girls” | — | 39 | |||||||||||
| “—” denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Filmography
Television
- 2013: The Bible (as Guardian Angel)
- 2012: New Tricks (as Fisk)
- 2012: Doctors (as Piers Louder)
- 2011: Never Mind the Buzzcocks (as himself)
Film
- 2012: Virgo (as Virgo)
- 2011: David Is Dying (as David Brown)
- 2011: Notes (as Myers)