Akiel Julien (born October 31, 1996) is a Grenadian-Canadian actor. He is known for his role as LaTroy in the teen drama series The Next Step, for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.Greg David, "Cardinal, Letterkenny and Kim’s Convenience top 2018 Canadian Screen Award nominees". TV, eh?, January 16, 2018.
Biography Julien was born in Grenada and grew up in Toronto, Canada. He attended Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts, where he majored in Musical Theatre and the Drama Intensive Program, graduating with honors.
Julien has appeared in Utopia Falls, The Parker Andersons, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Wayne, American Gods, What We Do in the Shadows, and The Boys.Karu F. Daniels, "Hulu launches ’Utopia Falls,' the very first hip hop sci-fi series". New York Daily News, February 15, 2020.Scott D. Pierce, "BYUtv says it will consider airing shows with LGBTQ characters". Salt Lake Tribune, April 14, 2021. In 2022, he was named to host one of the advance gala presentations for the 10th Canadian Screen Awards."Prix Écrans canadiens : Laurence Leboeuf animera la remise de prix des Arts cinématographiques". CTVM, March 15, 2022.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2024Code 8: Part IIShanePost-production
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2016–2018 The Next StepLaTroy35 episodes2018In ContemptKelvinEpisode: "BLM, Part One"2018Frankie Drake MysteriesGeraldEpisode: "Emancipation Day"2019WayneGill2 episodes2019American GodsCowboy #3Episode: "Donar the Great"2019What We Do in the ShadowsDancerEpisode: "The Trial"2019 The BoysDeeaygoEpisode: "Get Some"2020Utopia FallsBohdi 210 episodes2021 The Parker AndersonsNick Anderson2022Revenge of the Black Best FriendKorreyEpisode: "Thug Race"2024Beyond Black BeautyAlvin Shipp
Awards and nominations AwardsYearCategoryWorkResultCanadian Screen Awards2017Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or SeriesThe Next Step
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