Eme Ikwuakor
American actor (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
Eme 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] professional athlete and the founder of the non-profit organization, Empower2Play;[2] they also have three older brothers. Eme attended University of Colorado on a track and field scholarship. His college adviser suggested he try acting instead. His first major role was in the 2009 sci-fi film Ink. He continued to act whilst working a day job, but he decided to pursue acting full-time after writing, producing and starring in a short film called Chance.[3]
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?.[4] Eme was cast as the Marvel Comics superhero Gorgon in Inhumans.
| 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 |
| 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 |
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