Joey Akubeze
Acting
Biography
Joey Akubeze, a Cambridge Political Science graduate and Bristol Old Vic-trained actor, has appeared in Bridgerton, Ted Lasso, and Disney's Cruella. A noted screenwriter, he co-wrote What Red Was (BBC) and The Edukators remake.
Born: January 1, 1986
Place of Birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Known For
Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he's hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?
Bridgerton
Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
Cruella
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.
The Peripheral
Stuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman’s only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test…but it has a surprise in store. It unlocks all of her dreams of finding a purpose, romance, and glamour in what seems like a game…but it also puts her and her family in real danger.
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
Caught between two warring clans, the son of a notorious witch responsible for a deadly massacre tries to find his place in the world — and his powers.
Boat Story
Two hard-up strangers stumble across a haul of cocaine on a shipwrecked boat. After agreeing to sell it and split the cash, they become entangled with police, masked hitmen, and a sharp-suited gangster known as 'The Tailor'.
Amulet
Tomaz, an ex-soldier now homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house, inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for Magda, Tomaz cannot ignore his suspicion that something insidious might also be living alongside them.
Gutterwitch
Libby makes her living selling spells, fortunes and hexes to small-time criminals and drug runners, but her lifestyle is disrupted when a figure from her past reappears.
7 Keys
Daniel has kept the keys to all the places he’s ever lived. Lena wants to use them – for a wild weekend getting to know each other intimately in other people’s homes. But what begins as a risky fantasy soon becomes a deadly threat.
Mary Celeste
A happy suburban family mysteriously disappear. Their friends and neighbours puzzle over what could have happened.
Filmography
as Chris
as The Tailor's Client
as Robin
as Adoption Director
as French Speaking Ipswich Manor Guard
as Royal Footman
as Cal
as Emeka
as Photoshoot Photographer
as Labourer
as Max
as Hermes