Aqeel Ash-Shakoor

Aqeel Taahir Ash-Shakoor was born in Murfreesboro, NC. Aqeel's first acting role was in 2010, when he played lead as Jesus Christ, in a church play titled, "I'll Rise Again," at the C.S. Brown Cultural Arts Center located in Winton, NC. In April 2015, Aqeel landed his first commercial in a principal role from his own self submitting. In May of 2015, Aqeel landed his first ever modeling job with the well-known Mid-West Fashion show, "Walk Fashion Show." Since then, Aqeel has filmed numerous local and national commercials, feature films and short films. He has also co-starred on Chicago Med and been featured on shows, Chicago Med and The Chi. In 2019, Aqeel landed his first two lead role feature films, "Turn of The Cheek" a faith-based film aimed at forgiveness and "Cain and Abel" an upbeat edgy drama. Both set for to be released in 2020 & 2021. Aqeel's true range and transformation was seen in his next lead role as Jumanji, in the ever adventurous "Jumanji: Level One project Directed by Lance Kawas. Aqeel has also gone on to film two more feature films scheduled for streaming releases, "He Played Me," as Robert Brown, and "Tina-N-Lori," as he plays the straightforward Detective Byrons. One of his latest roles has been being cast as a supporting role in the new TV series, "Smokin' Good," and other projects.