Acting
Dec 31, 1990
Akeem van Flodrop
Acting
Biography
Akeem van Flodrop (born July 14, 1991, in Würselen) is a German actor. Akeem van Flodrop grew up in North Rhine-Westphalia and developed an early interest in acting, driven in particular by questions regarding social representation in film and television. He first gained attention through roles in productions such as *One Night Off*, *The Kids Turned Out Fine*, and the series *Wrong – unzensiert*. Van Flodrop became known to a wider audience through the comedy series *I Don’t Work Here*, in which he portrayed the lead character, Dawit. The series humorously explores everyday racism and social tensions. For his performance, he was awarded the *Blauer Panther – TV & Streaming Award* in the "Best Actor" category in 2023. This was followed by further roles in feature films and television productions.
Feature Films (7)
This anti-coming-of-age film follows Generation Y characters as they chase the desire for radical self-realisation.
The Kids Turned Out Fine
Abahachi, the Apache chief, and his white blood brother Ranger fight tirelessly for peace and justice - but a new, up-and-coming gang is making life particularly difficult for them! They lure Abahachi and Ranger into a trap in order to get their hands on the legendary “Canoe of Manitou”.
Manitou's Canoe
Mutiny: Some caregivers party in a New Year’s Eve nursing home. Boarding: A Congolese family living in Germany is visited by a pretend social worker. Adrift: A man crushed by his community wanders in the medieval German countryside. Spanning three interlinked but stylistically distinct films, the triptych navigates the metaphoric and literal topographies of shipwreck as both rupture and reckoning, building a suggestive meditation on exile, identity, and the fractured condition of modern belonging.
The Shipwrecked Triptych
A 24-year-old music enthusiast Noah looks after his baby overnight for the first time.
One Night Off
Horst Schlämmer is back—and he's fed up. People all over Germany are in a bad mood. So he leaves Grevenbroich and sets off in search of happiness. It must be somewhere!
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
Television & Series (4)
Sixteen-year-old Mila returns from a psychiatric clinic after an alleged suicide attempt. She finds herself caught in a love triangle between Ali and Jannis and is drawn into a dangerous world of drugs and violence.
Euphorie
The SOKO Köln investigates the cathedral city with humor and often with hard work. Their cases take them into a variety of environments, from the Cologne clique to the terraced housing estates on the outskirts of the city.