Aqeel Ash-Shakoor

Acting

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Aqeel Taahir Ash-Shakoor was born in Murfreesboro, NC. He is known for Law & Order: SVU Season 24 (NBC) Precinct Commander Inspector Borsits; FBI Season 5 (CBS) as Geoff, MTA Mechanic; Chicago Med Season 4 (NBC) as Shrapnel Man and Season 7 as FBI Agent Russo; The Staircase (HBO Max) as State Police 2; and A League of Their Own (Prime Original Series) as Pastor Donald Turner. In 2022, in his first major industry big screen production, Aqeel played Frank, a construction worker with great concerns, in "On Sacred Ground." In 2023, Aqeel will play James Farmer in the John Ridley directed "Shirley," based on the life of Shirley Chisholm, played by Regina King.

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Credits

Street Code Broken (2022)
as Pastor Dobbins
Fireworks Fireworks (2017)
as Mike
Tina and Lori (2021)
as Detective Bryons
On Sacred Ground (2023)
as Frank
Turn of the Cheek (2020)
as Thomas Green
Cain and Abel (2021)
as Willie
Hayseed (2023)
as Correction Officer
He Played Me (2021)
as Father
These Men for Everybody (2022)
as Lawyer
One Sweet Night (2020)
as Hewitt Watson