Akeem van Flodrop

Akeem van Flodrop

Akeem van Flodrop is a German actor and moderator, born on July 14, 1991, in Würselen, Germany. Growing up in Würselen, he discovered his enthusiasm for both sports and the performing arts, and by the age of twelve, he decided to pursue a career as an actor, inspired by roles he saw in the media. He gained significant recognition for his role as Theo Wolters in the German television series Unter uns (2020–2022). He achieved further widespread recognition by starring as the main character, Dawit, in the miniseries I Don't Work Here (2023), for which he received nominations for the Blauer Panther – Bayerischer TV+Streaming Award (Best Actor) and the Jupiter Award (Best Series) in 2023. His filmography also includes roles in One Night Off (2021), The Kids Turned Out Fine (2022), the series Wrong – unzensiert, and the upcoming 2025 film Das Kanu des Manitu (Manitou's Canoe). He is also known for his early work as a moderator for the children's channel KiKA on the show Weltreise Deutschland in 2017. He is 178 cm tall, has brown eyes and black hair, speaks German and non-native English, and is proficient in the Colognian dialect, as well as sports like football and boxing.

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