Akende Munalula

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Akende Munalula
Born
Lusaka, Zambia
Alma mater Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatres
Occupation(s)Producer, actor, writer, rapper, poet
Years active1989–present
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Children2
Website www.akende.com

Akende Munalula, is a Zambian actor, writer, producer, rapper and poet. [1] [2] He is best known for the roles in the films Boo 2! A Madea Halloween , Unexpected Guests and television serials Counterpart and The Salon. [3] [4] [5]

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Personal life

He was abandoned by his biological British father in Lusaka, Zambia when he was just three months old. After that, he and his brothers were raised by his mother alone. His mother worked as a typist. When he was eight, het met his stepfather, a Welsh artist who taught art at the International School of Lusaka. During this period, he visited library more often and became a fluent reader. Therefore, he became interested in writing and won several awards for the English language in high school. [6]

He is married and the couple has two children. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. [6]

Career

After high school life, he moved to advertising, and worked as a successful copywriter for more than ten years. Then he moved to performance stage and became a rapper, where he produced two successful albums including: "A.S.H. RISEN". But in 2012, he left Zambia and settled in Toronto, Canada for about six months. Then in 2012 he joined the Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatres and studied drama. [7] He graduated from the academy in 2014. In 2015, he joined the Screen Actors Guild, SAG-AFTRA to become a professional actor. [6] In the same year, he wrote and starred in the short film City of Dreams. The film made its premier at the Action On Film festival. After the success, he appeared in few more short films such as Tear Jerker, The Incision, The Hitchhiker, Primers, Prayers of a Pessimist and Rayven Choi. [8]

He has acted in number of international television serials and films such as Deputy, Counterpart, Tyler Perry's Boo 2: A Madea Halloween. In the film Boo 2, he played the role "Calvin". [9] The film became a huge blockbuster hit as well. He also acted in the independent production The New 30, which was later nominated for Emmy Awards. In 2019, he returned Zambia to attend the launching of the Filmmakers Guild of Zambia with Lawrence Thompson and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Then he conducted teaching acting classes to actors and teaching Directing Actors to young directors from Southern Africa at the MultiChoice Talent Factory. [6] In 2020, he appeared in the serial The Salon.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2014JusticeMilton Justice, producer, writerShort film
2014The IncisionChansaShort film
2014The HitchhikerDeathShort film
2016Tear JerkerPaulShort film
2016PrimerJames WhitikerShort film
2016Prayers of a PessimistDetective ColdenShort film
2016The Perfect PlanAgent R., producer, writerFilm
2016Rayven ChoiDorian GloverShort film
2016City of DreamsTom, producer, writerShort film
2017The New 30KelvinTV series
2017 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween CalvinFilm
2017A Teen's Survival Guide 4 When ish Happens: The All-StarRonnieShort film
2018 Counterpart PascalTV series
2018MuzoMartinTV movie
2019Cheating DeathAngel of DeathVideo
2019Cheating DeathAngel of DeathTV Mini Series
2019The ReaperKellyShort film
2020Where Butterflies PerishActor, Co-producerShort film
2020The Long Road HomeHenryShort film
2020The SalonAbimbolaTV series
2017Unexpected GuestsPeter ShanFilm
TBDLife of RileyJeremyShort film
TBDCoercionDevTV series

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