Aqeel Ash-Shakoor
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
On Sacred Ground
as Frank 2023
Tina and Lori
as Detective Bryons 2021
Turn of the Cheek
as Thomas Green 2020
These Men for Everybody
as Lawyer 2022
He Played Me
as Father 2021
Cain and Abel
as Willie 2021
Street Code Broken
as Pastor Dobbins 2022
Hayseed
as Correction Officer 2023
One Sweet Night
as Hewitt Watson 2020