Eme Ikwuakor was born In Wheatridge, Colorado, the son of Nigerian parents. Attending the University of Colorado on a track and field scholarship, he was considering a sports marketing major until a college advisor recommended an acting course. Ikwuakor signed up and it became a life-changing experience. Always fascinated by history and African-American rights issues, Ikwuakor became involved in the Interactive Theater Project in Colorado, a professional acting troupe that specialized in theater for social change.
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Matlock (2024)
Guest starring as Elijah Walker
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Belly of the Beast (Dec 5, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: The Rabbit and the Hawk (Oct 31, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: A Guy Named Greg (Oct 24, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Rome, in a Day (Oct 17, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 22, 2024)
On My Block (2018)
Guest starring as Dwayne Turner
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x01: Chapter Twenty-Nine (Oct 4, 2021)
- Episode 3x01: Chapter Twenty-One (Mar 11, 2020)
Counterpart (2017)
Guest starring as Yorke
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: No Strings Attached (Jan 27, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: Shadow Puppets (Jan 6, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Point of Departure (Dec 30, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Outside In (Dec 16, 2018)
Marvel's Inhumans (2017)
Starring as Gorgon
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: ... And Finally: Black Bolt (Nov 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Havoc in the Hidden Land (Nov 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Something Inhuman This Way Comes (Oct 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Make Way for... Medusa (Oct 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Divide and Conquer (Oct 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Those Who Would Destroy Us (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Behold... The Inhumans (Sep 29, 2017)
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
Guest starring as Hank
- Episode 3x07: Call It Mother's Intuition (Nov 3, 2016) [Co-Star]
Extant (2014)
Guest starring as Black Ops Commander
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Incursion (Aug 20, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Nightmares (Aug 13, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: Shelter (Jul 30, 2014)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Guest starring as Super Max Guard
- Episode 4x22: 'o Ka Pili 'ohana Ka 'oi (May 9, 2014)
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
Guest starring as Patrick Badri
- Episode 7x17: Revenge Deferred (Feb 29, 2016) [Co-Star]