Eme Ikwuakor (/ˈɪkwɔːkər/ IK-waw-kər; born August 13, 1984) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Ink (2009), On My Block (2018), Inhumans (as Gorgon) (2017), and Moonfall (2022).
Eme Ikwuakor | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1984 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Biography
editEme Ikwuakor was born to Patricia and Killian Ikwuakor and is one of triplets. The other triplets are a sister, Obi, and a brother, AK, who is a former All-American runner.[1] He also has three older brothers.
Eme attended University of Colorado on a track and field scholarship. His college adviser suggested he try acting. His first major role was in the 2009 sci-fi film Ink. He continued to act while working a day job, and decided to pursue acting full-time after writing, producing and starring in a short film called Chance.[2]
Eme began making appearances on television shows, such as Hawaii Five-0, Castle and Extant. He also appeared as himself, alongside his brother Ak, on Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?.[3] Eme was cast as the Marvel Comics superhero Gorgon in Inhumans.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Outlaw | Young Cop | Episode: "In Re: Tracy Vidalin" |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Security | Episode: "Sky High" |
| 2011 | Victorious | Antoni | Episode: "A Christmas Tori" |
| 2014 | Silicon Valley | Doug | Episode: "The Cap Table" |
| 2014 | Castle | Worker | Episode: "That '70s Show" |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Super Max Guard | Episode: "O ka Pili'Ohana ka 'Oi" |
| 2014 | We Are Angels | Mathias | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Extant | Black Ops Commander | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | The Comeback | Detective | Episode: "Valerie Makes a Pilot" |
| 2016 | Colony | Redhat Squad Leader | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Patrick Badri | Episode: "Revenge Deferred" |
| 2016 | How to Get Away with Murder | Hank | Episode: "Call It Mother's Intuition" |
| 2017 | Inhumans | Gorgon | Main |
| 2018-2021 | On My Block | Dwayne Turner | Recurring |
| 2024 | Matlock | Elijah | Recurring |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Unlocking the Secret | Pete | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Ink | Gabe | |
| 2009 | Midnight Raffle | Redbone | |
| 2010 | On the Run | Andre | Short |
| 2010 | Forever No More | Ethan Ward | Short |
| 2011 | The New Republic | Downs | |
| 2011 | The Candy Nazi | Brian | Short |
| 2011 | Paracusia | James | Short |
| 2011 | The Manager: The Clumsy Cameroonian | Mohamadou | Short |
| 2012 | Remnant | Short | |
| 2012 | It Gets Bigger | Eme | Short |
| 2013 | Miles Fisher: Finish What We Started | Short | |
| 2013 | Murder in the Dark | Solo | |
| 2014 | Chance | Short; also produced and wrote | |
| 2014 | Not Safe for Work | Accomplice / Cop | |
| 2014 | Looking for Lions | Mr. Jawara | |
| 2015 | My Favorite Five | James | |
| 2015 | Chinese New Year Hack | New Boss | Short |
| 2015 | Everything Before Us | D.E.I. Agent #2 | |
| 2015 | '51 Dons | Burl | Short |
| 2015 | Concussion | Amobi Okoye | Uncredited |
| 2016 | Hold | Shane | |
| 2022 | Moonfall | Doug Davidson | |
| 2022 | The Gray Man | Barnes |
References
edit- ^ "AK Ikwuakor '07". www.uoalumni.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ Good Celebrity (October 5, 2015). "Good Celebrity Interviews Eme Ikwuakor". YouTube. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ Jones, Brandon (July 11, 2014). "Eme Ikwuakor talks 'Extant,' acting roles and 'Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader'". Dispatch Interviews. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
External links
edit- Eme Ikwuakor at IMDb