Alex Akpobome is an American actor. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he was academically-averse and prone to disciplinary action in his early years but passionately committed to skateboarding, which nurtured an independent spirit and resiliency that benefits him in his work today. After attending drama school in London in his twenties, Akpobome returned to LA and spent years grinding on the audition circuit before landing recurring roles on hit TV series. He is known for BET's Twenties (2020-2021), Apple TV+'s For All Mankind (2021), HBO's Industry (2022), and Peacock's Based on a True Story (2023).
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Cast Credits
Based on a True Story (2023)
Guest starring as Ryan
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: National Geographic (Jun 8, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: The Survivor (Jun 8, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: BDE (Jun 8, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: The Great American Artform (Jun 8, 2023)
Industry (2020)
Starring as Danny Van Deventer
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Jerusalem (Sep 19, 2022)
- Episode 2x07: Lone Wolf and Cub (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: Short to the Point of Pain (Sep 5, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Kitchen Season (Aug 29, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: There Are Some Women… (Aug 22, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: The Fool (Aug 15, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: The Giant Squid (Aug 8, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: Daddy (Aug 1, 2022)
Twenties (2020)
Guest starring as Ben
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Living the Dream (Apr 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: What Would Todd Do? (Apr 8, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Redemption Song (Apr 1, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (Mar 25, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: You Know How I Like It (Mar 18, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Happy Place (Mar 11, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: I've Got the World on a String (Mar 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 4, 2020) [Co-Star]
For All Mankind (2019)
Guest starring as Paul DeWeese
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: The Grey (Apr 23, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: The Weight (Mar 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: Pathfinder (Mar 12, 2021) [Co-Star]