Jimmy Akingbola

Jimmy Akingbola can be seen in the coveted role of 'Geoffrey', trusted advisor to Phil and the Banks family and the link back to his humble roots in the UK in BEL-AIR, the acclaimed serialized one-hour dramatic analogue of the '90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. He has also completed filming Freegard alongside James Norton and Gemma Arterton.

His other recent credits range from EMMY nominated Most Dangerous Game for Quibi, EMMY winning Ted Lasso for Apple TV+ and for his role as arch-villain 'Baron Reiter' in Arrow (CW) he was singled out by The Hollywood Reporter as an 'iconic character' and "in their top ten major villains list". He was also seen in ITV crime thriller The Tower with Gemma Whelan, Kate and Koji with Brenda Blethyn for ITV and Britbox and In The Long Run, created by and also starring Elba for Sky One.

Additionally Jimmy set up Triforce Creative Network, which has multiple initiatives such as TriForce Short Film Festival, WriterSlam UK, and MonologueSlam UK that help to provide opportunities to discover diverse talent including actors, writers, directors and producers. Some of these initiatives have been supported by Spotlight, Equity, Channel 4. C21 Media, ITV, Sky and BBC.