Actor · Filmmaker · Coach · Advocate
Award-winning Zambian actor, certified fitness coach, and mental health advocate. Building African excellence — one role, one rep, one story at a time.
From the barbershop chair to Zambezi Magic's screens — Hicks Yamba built his story through discipline, resilience, and an uncompromising commitment to authentic African storytelling.
Writer, director, actor, coach, and advocate. This is what built-different looks like.
Read Full StoryA film by Hicks Yamba & Jacob Mbumba. Dream is Hicks' debut YouTube original web series — cinematic storytelling built for the African digital generation. Watch Episode 1 now exclusively on YouTube.
▶ Watch on YouTubeActor. Filmmaker. Coach. Advocate. This channel is where Zambian excellence meets raw truth — film, fitness, mindset, and the unfiltered journey of becoming. New content every week.
"Every scene. Every rep. Every word. Built with intention."
— Hicks Yamba
Hicks doesn't just coach fitness — he coaches transformation. Every programme is built around the same principles that shaped him: discipline, consistency, and the refusal to quit.
Hicks is a vocal champion for mental health awareness across Zambia. Through storytelling, fitness, and personal example — he shows young Africans that discipline, resilience, and self-belief are not luxuries, they are necessities.