Akeem van Flodrop
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Languages German: native, English: fluent
Residence Köln
Nationality German
Height 178 cm / 5'10"
Hair black
Eyes brown
Training
2020 – 2022 Szenenarbeit bei Hanfried Schüttler
2020 – 2022 Szenenarbeit bei Manfred Schwabe
2016 – 2021 privates Schauspiel-Coaching
Dialects African English, Kölsch, Northern German, Rheinisch
Sports Kart racing, Boxing, Horse riding, Tennis, Billiards, Baseball, CrossFit, Soccer, Badminton, Ice hockey, Paintball, Swimming, Alpine skiing, Basketball, Bouldering, Archery, Inline skating
Driving licence Car class

Born in 1991 in Würselen, Akeem van Flodrop first gained attention through supporting roles in productions such as One Night Off (2021), The Kids Turned Out Fine (2022), and the RTL+ series Wrong – unzensiert (2022).

His breakthrough came in 2023 when he took on the lead role of Dawit in the ZDFneo comedy series I Don’t Work Here. The series, which addresses everyday racism and social issues through humor, earned critical acclaim, and Van Flodrop received the Blauer Panther – TV & Streaming Award for Best Actor for his performance. Since then, he has become a fixture of the German film and television landscape.

His further credits include Das Kanu des Manitu, Euphorie, and Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück. Beyond his on-screen work, he has also lent his voice to numerous audiobook and radio drama productions.

Most recently, he joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix miniseries Liebe und Anarchie, directed by Hermine Huntgeburth and Charlotte Rolfes.

Film & TV

2026
Siebzehn TV series     director: Arabella Bartsch     ARD     Nordpolaris
2025
Landkrimi Steiermark - Steirerbiest TV series     director: Wolfgang Murnberger     ORF/ARD     Allegro Film
2025
Love & Chaos (AT) Series     director: Hermine Huntgeburth, Charlotte Rolfes     Netflix     btf GmbH
2025
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück Cinema film     director: Sven Unterwaldt     Bubbles Film, Leonine Studios, Honeybird Film, ARD Degeto Film
2024
Ein Fall für zwei - Ausgetanzt Feature film     director: Till Müller-Edenborn     Episode Leading Role     ZDF     Odeon Fiction
2024
Euphorie Season 1 Series     director: Antonia-Leyla Schmidt, André Szardenings     RTL+     Zeitsprung Pictures
2024
Das Kanu des Manitu director: Michael "Bully" Herbig     Supporting Role     Herbx Film; Constantin Film
2023
Browser Ballett TV series     director: Janna Nandzik     Episode Featured Role     ZDFneo     Steinberger Silberstein GmbH
2023
I don't work here TV series     director: Arman Riahi     Leading Role     ZDFneo [de]     NEUESUPER GmbH
2023
Nächte vor Hochzeiten Feature film     director: Ingo Rasper     Supporting Role     ARD / Degeto     Fandango Film TV Internet Produktions GmbH [de]
2023
Das Schiffbruch Triptychon - Meuterei Feature film     director: Deniz Eroglu     Neuzeit Filmagentur
2022
Wrong - unzensiert TV series     director: David Helmut     Episode Leading Role     RTL+ [de]     NEUESUPER GmbH
2021
One Night Off TV movie     director: Martin Schreier     Supporting Role     Amazon Prime Video     Rat Pack Filmproduktion GmbH [de]
2020
The Kids Turned Out Fine Feature film     director: Thilo Vogt     Supporting Role     ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH

Audio

2025
Gegen den Strom (2. Teil: Der Sprung) audio     director: Amelia Umuhire     WDR/ARD
2024
Westmarkt - 4 Kilo auf Kombi und ein Raubüberfall audio     director: Volkan Türeli     WDR/ARD
2023
Playblack Radio audio     director: Jan Buck     WDR/ARD
2023
Unverpackt audio     director: Eva Solloch     WDR/ARD
2022
Emilys Reminder audio     director: Martin Zylka     WDR/ARD
2021
Vom Rauschen und Rumoren der Welt audio     director: Gerrit Booms     WDR/ARD

Awards

2026

Bayerischer Filmpreis

Kanu des Manitu

2023

Hörspiel des Jahres (ADDK)

Playblack Radio

2023

Blauer Panther "Best Actor"

I don´t work here

2022

First Steps Award

The Kids Turned Out Fine

2018

Prix Jeunesse

Goldener Elefan