Shaquille Ali-Yebuah (born 26 May 1995) is a British actor.

Early life

Ali-Yebuah is from London. He trained with

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Career

In 2013, Ali-Yebuah was cast to play a young

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's ''What Does the K Stand For?'', and also appeared in

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's '' In and Out of the Kitchen'', also distributed by the same network. He went on to pursue numerous British television roles, including

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's ''Dixi'', ''

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'', '' You, Me, and the Apocalypse'', and a

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advert for the 2014 FIFA World Cup as part of the "Winner Stays On" campaign, which ended up being the highest viewed commercial on

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with over 118 million views and racked up 20 million views within 4 days. In 2017, he appeared in a

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entitled '' iBoy'', an action thriller also starring Miranda Richardson,

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and

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. As well, he appeared in '' The Children Act'', a film directed by

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and featuring Emma Thompson, as well as '' Social Suicide'' and a role in '' Solo: A Star Wars Story''. 2020 saw him appear in '' The First Team'', a football based comedy series from the creators of ''

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'', portraying the role of Benji Achebe, a young footballer on the fringes of the first team squad in love with the trappings of being a footballer. In 2021, he became the face of UK Mobile operator O2’s latest television advert

References

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