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Akiel Julien

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Akiel Julien
Born (1996-10-31) October 31, 1996 (age 28)
Alma materWexford Collegiate School for the Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Akiel Julien (born October 31, 1996) is a Grenadian-Canadian actor. He is known for his role as LaTroy in the teen drama series The Next Step, for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.[1]

Biography

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Julien was born in Grenada and grew up in Toronto, Canada. He attended Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts, where he majored in Musical Theatre and the Drama Intensive Program, graduating with honors.[2]

Julien has appeared in Utopia Falls, The Parker Andersons, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Wayne, American Gods, What We Do in the Shadows, and The Boys.[3][4] In 2022, he was named to host one of the advance gala presentations for the 10th Canadian Screen Awards.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2024 Code 8: Part II Shane Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2016–2018 The Next Step LaTroy 35 episodes
2018 In Contempt Kelvin Episode: "BLM, Part One"
2018 Frankie Drake Mysteries Gerald Episode: "Emancipation Day"
2019 Wayne Gill 2 episodes
2019 American Gods Cowboy #3 Episode: "Donar the Great"
2019 What We Do in the Shadows Dancer Episode: "The Trial"
2019 The Boys Deeaygo Episode: "Get Some"
2020 Utopia Falls Bohdi 2 10 episodes
2021 The Parker Andersons Nick Anderson
2022 Revenge of the Black Best Friend Korrey Episode: "Thug Race"

References

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  1. ^ Greg David, "Cardinal, Letterkenny and Kim’s Convenience top 2018 Canadian Screen Award nominees". TV, eh?, January 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Akiel Julien - CBC Media Centre". CBC. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  3. ^ Karu F. Daniels, "Hulu launches ’Utopia Falls,' the very first hip hop sci-fi series". New York Daily News, February 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Scott D. Pierce, "BYUtv says it will consider airing shows with LGBTQ characters". Salt Lake Tribune, April 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "Prix Écrans canadiens : Laurence Leboeuf animera la remise de prix des Arts cinématographiques". CTVM, March 15, 2022.
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