ONYE EME-AKWARI
- AEA,
- SAG-AFTRA
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Theatrical Reel (2024) (Performance Video) Quicktime
FBI: Most Wanted (CBS) Will Trent (ABC) The Good Doctor (ABC) Son of the South (Supporting) Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS) East New York (CBS) Random Acts of Flyness (HBO) Tough Love (Revry) NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) Outer Banks (Netflix)
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Bob Hearts Abishola Guest Star (Nigerian Dialect) - 2022 Comedic (Performance Video) Quicktime
Guest Starring as Ade, a Nigerian cab driver in episode 301 of Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS)
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The Inspectors (Nigerian Dialect) - 2018 Comedic (Performance Video) Quicktime
Guest star on The Inspectors (CBS) showcasing Nigerian dialect
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Special Skills (Music) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Collection of clips demonstrating musical proficiency in drumming, piano, and miscellaneous skills like speed snapping and beat boxing
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Commercial Reel (Performance Video) Quicktime
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Animation VO Demo (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
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Commercial VO Demo (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
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Represented by: |
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Gray Talent Group (NY) (312) 663-1659 Gray Talent Group, Inc. (IL) (312) 663-1659 Gray Talent Group, Inc. (CA) (818) 696-1551 Kreativ Media Partners (CA) 310-907-5735 / (646) 502-5806 Kreativ Media Partners (NY) 646-502-5806 |
TELEVISION | ||
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Barbershop |
TOS Guest Star |
Amazon - Thembi Banks |
FBI: Most Wanted |
TOS Guest Star |
CBS - Ken Girotti |
The Good Doctor |
TOS Guest Star |
ABC - Tracy Taylor |
Will Trent |
TOS Guest Star |
ABC - Charles Randolph-Wright |
Bob Hearts Abishola |
TOS Guest Star |
CBS - Beth McCarthy Miller |
The Inspectors |
Guest Star |
CBS - Sherri Kauk |
Murder Chose Me |
Guest Star |
Investigation Discovery |
Echoes |
Recurring |
Netflix - Various |
Outer Banks |
Recurring |
Netflix - Jonah Pate |
Queen of the South |
Recurring |
USA - Various |
NCIS: New Orleans |
Large Co-Star |
CBS - Deborah Reinisch |
Random Acts of Flyness |
Large Co-Star |
HBO - Nuotama Bodomo |
New Amsterdam |
Co-Star |
NBC - Andy Voegeli |
East New York |
Co-Star |
CBS - Michael Robin |
The Walking Dead |
Co-Star |
AMC - Sharat Raju |
Dead Ringers |
Co-Star |
Amazon - Sean Durkin |
Cloak & Dagger |
Co-Star |
Freeform - Ami Mann |
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings |
Co-Star |
Netflix - Erica Dunton |
Dead of Night |
Co-Star |
Snapchat |
Star |
Co-Star |
Fox - John Krokidas |
The Quad |
Co-Star |
BET - Benny Boom |
Cobra Kai |
Co-Star |
Netflix - Jon Hurwitz |
Greenleaf |
Co-Star |
OWN - Clement Virgo |
Sleepy Hollow |
Co-Star |
Fox - Russell Fine |
Eye For An Eye (Pilot) |
Guest Star |
Relentless Films |
FILM | ||
Bad Dad Rehab: The Next Session (TV Movie) |
Lead |
TV One - Juwan Lee |
Black Adam |
Supporting |
WB - Juame Collet-Serra |
Son of the South |
Supporting |
Barry Alexander Brown |
First Shift |
Supporting |
Uwe Boll |
Broadway | ||
Jaja's African Hair Braiding |
Nollywood Actor/Male Cover |
Manhattan Theatre Club |
(Official Broadway Tour) Jaja's African Hair Braiding |
Franklin/Olu/James/Eric/Nollywood Actor |
La Jolla Playhouse |
Regional Theatre | ||
Spirits to Enforce |
Oliver/Fragrance Fellow/Sebastian |
Vernal and Sere Theatre Co. |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Nick Bottom the Weaver |
Theatre Arts Conservatory |
Staged Readings | ||
The Mountaintop |
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
Terry Knickerbocker Studio |
NDA (project TBA) |
NDA |
Jocelyn Bioh |
Dress of Fire |
Memnon King of Ethiopia |
Knud Adams |
COMMERCIALS | ||
Jobs available upon request |
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NEW MEDIA | ||
Census |
Supporting |
Cool Mischief |
Captive |
Supporting |
Valis Indie Films |
Tough Love |
Guest Star |
Cool Mischief |
LIVE EVENTS | ||
Atlanta Quest Presents: The Villain |
The Villain: Lead Drummer |
AQ Entertainment |
Basel, Switzerland Military Tattoo |
Drum Soloist |
Blue Devils Performing Arts |
System Blue Showcase: Taiwan |
Drum Soloist |
Blue Devils Performing Arts |
Training | ||
The Robert Mello Studio |
Meisner Technique |
Robert Mello |
The Robert Mello Studio |
Adv. Viewpoints/Scene Study |
Clayton Landey/Eliana Marianes |
Great Audiobook Adventure |
VO/Audiobook Training |
Elise Arsenault/Justin Marra |
Improv |
Highwire Comedy Co. |
Ian Covell |
Keri Safran |
Vocal/Dialect Coaching |
Keri Safran |
Susan Shalhoub Larkin |
Vocal/Dialect Coaching |
Susan Shalhoub Larkin |
Sam Christensen Studios |
Image Workshop |
Sam Christensen/Ken Courtland |
Vince Pisani |
Private Coaching |
Vince Pisani |
Pat Hurley Acting Clinic |
Advanced Scene Study |
Pat Hurley |
Pat Hurley Acting Clinic |
Private Coaching |
Pat Hurley |
Get Scene Studios |
On Camera Technique |
Aaron Smalls |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'11" |
Weight: 170 lbs |
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Beat Boxing, Bucket Drumming, Marching Percussion, Pidgin English, Speed Snapping, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Combat - Stage, Football, Jump Rope, Ping Pong, Running - General, Softball, Swimming - ability - general, Weight Lifting, Wrestling, Yoga, Bongos, Conga, Dance Ballroom, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Modern, Drums, Improvisation, Juggler, Licensed Driver, Modeling, Percussion, Piano, Ukulele, Vocal Style: Rapper, African Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, American - Texan Accent, British - BBC English Accent
Onye Eme-Akwari is a Nigerian Born actor, producer, musician, educator, and audiobook narrator. Recent theatre credits: Broadway run and National tour of the five-time Tony-nominated Jaja's African Hair Braiding (Manhattan Theatre Club, La Jolla Playhouse). Recent on-screen credits: recurring and guest star appearances in primetime shows on CBS, ABC, NBC, as well as premium sreaming platforms like HBO, Netflix, and Amazon. He teaches at the Terry Knickerbocker Studio in NYC and the Robert Mello Studio in ATL.