Akemnji Ndifornyen is a British actor, writer, composer and producer, known for the

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series ''

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, as well as appearing in the BBC soap opera ''

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from 2004 to 2005. In 2019, he was awarded a BAFTA for his work on the hit

comedy series ''

Famalam ''Famalam'' is a British Sketch comedy, sketch show starring primarily black British comedians. The Television pilot, pilot first aired in September 2017, with the first series starting in April 2018. A second and third series were then released ...

''.

Career

Ndifornyen has appeared in the television shows ''

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'', '' Law & Order: UK'', ''

'' as

and ''

The Crouches ''The Crouches'' is a sitcom that aired on BBC One between 2003 and 2005. It starred Rudolph Walker, Robbie Gee, Jo Martin and Mona Hammond. Plot Childhood sweethearts Roly Crouch (Robbie Gee) and Natalie (Jo Martin) have been married for 18 year ...

''. He has also starred in feature film ''

Life and Lyrics ''Life and Lyrics'' is a 2006 British film directed by Richard Laxton and starring Ashley Walters, a former member of the garage band So Solid Crew. A variation on the ''Romeo and Juliet'' theme, it is set in modern-day South London. It tell ...

'' and in the play ''

The History Boys ''The History Boys'' is a play by British playwright Alan Bennett. The play premiered at the Royal National Theatre in London on 18 May 2004. Its Broadway debut was on 23 April 2006 at the Broadhurst Theatre where 185 performances were staged be ...

'' at the National Theatre. In 2011, he was cast as

in the program ''

''. The first series of ''Leonardo'' was shot on location in

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throughout the second half of 2010. A second series was completed on location in

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and was aired in 2012. In 2019, Akmenji won the BAFTA for Breakthrough Talent for his work as the writer, composer and producer of the

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sketch show ''

''. It was announced in 2022 that Famalam comedian

Gbemisola Ikumelo Gbemisola Ikumelo is a British actress, comedian and writer. She has won a BAFTA award for her short ''Brain in Gear'' and best female comedy performance from the Royal Television Society for her role in her show ''Famalam''. Life and career Ikum ...

would be starring in a new BBC series titled "Black Ops" with actor Hammed Animashaun and Ndifornyen. She plays a woman who signs up to be a community police officer to improve her community, but she and her partner get involved with gang leader Ndifornyen over six episodes. The series is destined for terrestrial channel BBC1 and streaming via the BBC's iplayer.

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