Aker Okoye

@akerokoye

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Jumped on the @awal Creator Fund panel at @greatescapefest yesterday and loveddd it!! 😆 Thank you so much @fridgeplug for hosting and @samuelpottss & @beccacbarry for being so awesome throughout! Big up @ionabielby and @gigswithglenn for all the hard work you’re putting in, it’s motivating me to do the same and I can’t wait to see what we build by September! 🤩
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I’m super excited to share that, as part of the @awal Creator Fund, I’ll be speaking at the @greatescapefest this year, highlighting the UK music and content creator industries, communities and how we can make it even better than what it is! Thank you so much @beccacbarry , @samuelpottss , @fridgeplug , @awal and @lemontankagency for believing in @ionabielby , @gigswithglenn and myself and I can’t wait to meet and build with you all!
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3 days ago
Announcing our AWAL Creator Fund grant recipients 📣👏 Congratulations to @ionabielby , @gigswithglenn , and @akerokoye ! Swipe to read more about their innovative music formats and the AWAL Creator Fund, in partnership with @lemontankagency
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4 days ago
New year, older me 😅 Thanks @thisiskvng for the video inspiration! Going to do a couple more of these and see how I feel…onto the next!
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2 months ago
We caught up with @akerokoye during our shoot with @thecoldmagazine , where he shared how he discovered Emerge, how he got into modelling, and a little about who he is beyond the clothes. This is just the beginning. 📸: @f1mxntana 🥼: @alltalk_archived
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3 months ago
Our end of year showcase in collaboration with @rnbrituk was an early Christmas gift 🙏🏾❤️ Thanks to everyone that came through. @yshraquel & @txrnerbb for bringing their gifts and all of you for making the night special. There’s is so much more to say and our recap is loading 🔊 See you all in 2026 where will have more chances to connect Photography x @visualsbystefy
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4 months ago
From nerves about being admitted to a full degree from @cambridgeuniversity . Grateful for the journey and proud of the finish. Thank you to everyone who made this possible! Onwards and upwards from here! 🎓
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5 months ago
The team had a lovely time @capitalxtra with @shaynatmarie @robbrucek . We’re still on a high from Emerge East in @barking_riverside to seeing them here in the studio we have learnt a lot. Thanks to Rhiannon for organising 🙏🏾Big up Rob and Shayna everytime. Also big @omahhoward inspired by his story 🔥🙏🏾
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
“This reminds me of the Insecure Block Party” and we can’t un-see it 👀 Thank you all for coming this is our home video dump 🫶🏽 Barking is getting sexier by the minute Thank you @curatedbyhemingway team and @barking_riverside . Shall we go again next year ?👀
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8 months ago
The word is out! Super excited to announce I’ll be hosting at #EmergeEast2025 as part of the @Barking_riverside Block Party! Bringing this back to East London, it’s a full-circle moment. This one’s for the community – a full day celebrating our culture and creativity, and it just feels right. So to all my people, you know the vibe. Pull up and link me this Saturday for a FREE day of good energy. It’s going to be special. 🗓️ When: Saturday, 6th September (I’m on 2-9PM) 📍 Where: @Barking_riverside Block Party, #EastLondon 💰 Cost: FREE Big shoutout to @curatedbyhemingway for the curation & production, and @oneroomlive for the lineup. See you there! #Community #Culture #EastLondon
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8 months ago
🩸🩸🩸 CAST REVEAL THREE 🩸🩸🩸 🩸 @akerokoye as Finlay McGowan 🩸 As for our leading man, Aker Okoye is a dynamic, award-winning Black British actor of African and Caribbean heritage. A recent graduate of the University of Cambridge, Aker began acting at the historic ADC Theatre, performing as Troy Maxson in Fences (2024). On screen, he stars in the Netflix-funded The Cost of Loving (2024), earning a Best Lead nomination at the It Takes a Village Film Awards 2025, whilst his short Benchwarmers (2023) was selected for the BAFTA-qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival. In 2025, Aker filmed his first feature, joined the National Youth Theatre, and won the Kodak/NAHEMI Award twice. He now takes on the role of Finlay in Gross Domestic Product, drawn to its darkly comic critique of how economic systems devalue human life. Photo by @paul_the_ashley
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9 months ago