Akemnji Ndifornyen
{{Short description|British actor, writer, composer and producer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Akemnji Ndifornyen
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|18}}
| birth_place = London, England
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| years_active = 2002–present
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| known_for = Leonardo
Famalam
| occupation = Actor
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Akemnji Ndifornyen is a British actor, writer, composer and producer, known for the BBC series Leonardo{{cite web|last=Mason|first=Tom|title=Leonardo On CBBC|url=http://comics.gearlive.com/comix411/article/q308-leonardo-on-cbbc/|publisher=Comix 411|accessdate=7 July 2011|archive-date=11 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411225246/http://comics.gearlive.com/comix411/article/q308-leonardo-on-cbbc/|url-status=dead}} as a young Niccolò Machiavelli, as well as appearing in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Nathan Bailey from 2004 to 2005. In 2019, he was awarded a BAFTA for his work on the hit BBC comedy series Famalam.
Career
Ndifornyen has appeared in the television shows Casualty, Law & Order: UK, Doctors as Nathan Bailey and The Crouches.{{cite web |title=Doctors by Akemnji Ndifornyen |url=https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/akemnji-ndifornyen/work/doctors-100 |publisher=Curtis Brown |access-date=31 July 2022 |archive-date=31 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731194030/https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/akemnji-ndifornyen/work/doctors-100 |url-status=live }} He has also starred in feature film Life and Lyrics and in the play The History Boys at the National Theatre. In 2011, he was cast as Niccolò Machiavelli in the program Leonardo. The first series of Leonardo was shot on location in South Africa throughout the second half of 2010. A second series was completed on location in Cape Town and was aired in 2012.{{cite web|last=BBC|first=Press Office|title=Leonardo: Akemnji Ndifornyen plays Machiavelli|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/03_march/29/leonardo6.shtml|accessdate=28 March 2011}} In 2019, Akmenji won the BAFTA for Breakthrough Talent for his work as the writer, composer and producer of the BBC Three sketch show Famalam.
It was announced in 2022 that Famalam comedian Gbemisola Ikumelo would be starring in a new BBC series titled "Black Ops" with actor Hammed Animashaun and Ndifornyen. She plays a woman who signs up to be a community police officer to improve her community, but she and her partner get involved with gang leader Ndifornyen over six episodes. The series is destined for terrestrial channel BBC1 and streaming via the BBC's iplayer.{{Cite web |title=Gbemisola Ikumelo, Hammed Animashaun and Akemnji Ndifornyen to lead Black Ops |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2022/gbemisola-ikumelo-hammed-animashaun-akemnji-ndifornyen-to-lead-black-ops/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Out of Control | Daniel | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Crouches | Aiden Crouch | 6 episodes |
| 2004-2005 | Doctors | Nathan Bailey | 206 episodes |
| 2006 | Incubus | Bug | |
| 2006 | Life and Lyrics | Preach | |
| 2007 | Under One Roof | Various | |
| 2007 | Casualty | Matt Girven | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | M.I.High | Pizza Delivery Man | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Spirit Warriors | Rapper Sun | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Law & Order: UK | Ray | 1 episode |
| 2011-2012 | Leonardo | Niccolò Machiavelli | 26 episodes (main character) |
| 2013 | WPC 56 | Donald Palmer | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | The Javone Prince Show | various | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Death in Paradise | Kai Springer | 1 episode |
| 2018-2019 | Famalam | various | 13 episodes |
| 2019-2020 | Shrill | Lamar | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Mandy | Police Officer | 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Queen's Gambit | Mr. Fergusson | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Black Ops | Tevin | 6 episodes - also writer |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1245386}}
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Category:Black British male actors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:British people of Nigerian descent
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:British male film actors
Category:British male television actors
Category:21st-century British male actors
Category:BAFTA winners (people)
Category:British television composers
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