ADENIKE THOMAS - AEA, - SAG-AFTRA

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Represented by:

Grossman & Jack Talent (IL) (312) 587-1155

Jordan, Gill & Dornbaum Talent Agency (NY) (212) 463-8455 Commercial, Print

Powerbook IV: Force

Agent Rowena Kala- RECUR

Lionsgate/Starz

4400

Wanda-RECUR Guest Star

CBS

Chicago PD

RECUR

NBC

MirrorMirror/ Pilot

Supporting

AAFL TV

Addie & Addy/ Web series

Lead

dir. Adenike Thomas

The Hunted: Encore/ Web series

Supporting

dir. Crystal Arnette

FILM

Me Time*

Lead

dir. Iyabo Boyd

The Morning After

Lead

dir. Lauren Minnerath

Cape Town

Supporting

dir. Crystal Boyd

Drifters

Supporting

dir. Anu Valia

SELECTED THEATER & WORKSHOPS

The Rolling Stone

Naome

Lincoln Center/ Saheem Ali

Freedom Train

Harriet Tubman

TheaterWorks USA/ NJ Awgun

Kind

S/D

The Lark / Jen Silverman

The Utterances

Wat

The Flea / Marina McClure

Wondrous Strange

Ensemble

Humana Fest / Marti Lyons

Goodnight

Alex

Actors Theatre of Louisville

Bintou

Bintou

TMTC / David Mendizabal

PRINT

Upon Request

TRAINING

On-Camera

Heidi Marshall, Bob Krakower,

Ted Sluberski

The Bats

The Flea

Niegel Smith

Apprentice

Actors Theatre of Louisville

Michael Legg

NYU Tisch School of the Arts (Theater Major)

Stella Adler Studio of Acting

BFA: Drama with Honors

SPECIAL SKILLS

Vocal: Alto (Belt)

Dance: West African (Adv. Beg.),

Hip Hop (Int. Beginner),

Ballet (Basic), Bellydance (Be

Kickboxing

*Awards: Outstanding Performance (Me Time/Art the BKLYN Film

Best Actress (Me Time/Atlanta ShortsFest)

Adenike is an actor from Queens, NY, and a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. You can find her recurring as Special Agent Rowena Kala on Power Book IV: Force (Starz) and as DCFS worker Alanah Mercer on Chicago PD (NBC). Her acting credits also include the award-winning independent films The Morning After and Me Time. Her role in Me Time has garnered her 3 awards & was an official selection for 25 film festivals including Nitehawk Film Fest, Rooftop Films Summer Series & BLACKSTAR Film Festival.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 135 lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair Color: Black

Hair Length: Shoulder Length

 

Aerobics, Kick Boxing, Soccer, Weight Lifting, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Jazz, Dancer, Improvisation, Singer, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Style: Belt, Voiceover, African Accent, American - New York Accent