Akeem Mair

Akeem Jamahl Mair (born September 16, 1988) is an African-American actor, currently signed with the (under Sarah Angeli) and Minc Talent (under Mariko Ballentine). Mair rose to fame after being featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which generated over 5 million views on Ellen’s Instagram page, and since then has made appearances in movie productions like Gangster City, It's on You, 417: Person with a Gun, The Kidnap, Red, Jolly Boy Friday, Life of a Villain, and Happy Birthday to name a few.
Mair has also appeared on the Ellen Show’s “Speak The Lyrics” which generated over 5 million views on Instagram and on the season finale of Iyanla’s Fix My Life on Oprah Winfrey’s network as a super fan. Apart from that, Mair has also been featured on Ad Council, Walmart, Realtor.com, and Apex Legends commercials with his brother, Wesley Mair.
==Early life and education==
Mair was born on September 16, 1988, at the Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California. His father Erol James Mair is an entrepreneur and his mother Queen Alice Mair is a public service worker. Eddie Murphy's character in the 1988 movie office hit Coming to America inspired Akeem's name. He is the oldest of four siblings.
From Kindergarten to sixth grade, Mair attended Linda Vista Elementary. From 9th to 12th grade, he attended John Marshall. In 2007, he graduated from John Marshall Fundamental High School and then went to e Pasadena City College where he majored in Business/Finance. Wishing to become an investment banker during college, he enrolled in the Ujima Program at the PCC Campus.
==Career==
Mair started working in 2009. Initially, he worked for Ralph’s grocery store as a cashier and meat clerk. In the beginning, Mair aspired to become an investment banker inspired by Micheal Douglas, it was later that he fell into acting and decided to pursue his career in the entertainment industry.
Mair signed with Central Casting and Extras Management in 2012 and landed his first significant featured role on The Mentalist in 2013. Following his appearance in the episode Black Cherry, Mair landed three additional appearances scheduled for next year, for the films Her, They Die by Dawn, and In the Name of God.
Mair has booked many primary and starring roles in several California universities and independent filmmaker productions in 2013, in addition to these supplementary roles. Popular remakes from the Los Angeles Film School, such as Good Will Hunting as Will, are among them. After that, he got featured in the Art Institute of Hollywood's short films Limbo, Silent Love, and Life of a Villain. Mair appeared in two lead parts at Columbia College of Hollywood productions: All About the Money and A Wonderful World. He landed a prominent role in Spotted as Todd, a remake of Born Fourth of July, at the University of Southern California. He earned main roles in Initiation as the BKE leader Brad, The Old College Try, and Adagio at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Apart from that, Mair has also been a part of Two New York Film Academy films featuring The Kidnap and Fine Line. He gained mass recognition in the industry after his work in Fine Line went viral. Mair has also booked some big independent films such as Red, Jolly Boy as Rich Boy, Happy Birthday, Gangster City, Another Crazy Christmas, and others. On the web, he has been involved in many web series episodes of Motivate Me, Blood of the Dead as Allistair, and on the YouTube channel called Girls going Viral.
I’m 2020-21, Mair was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which Ellen described as “the best episode she’s ever seen.” It generated over 5 million views on Ellen’s Instagram page. He has also appeared on Iyanla’s Fix My Life on Oprah’s network, Apex Legends commercial with over 1 million views on YouTube, Let’s Make A Deal with Wayne Brady, and many more. 
==Filmography==
S.No.	Title 	Year	Type 	Role
1 	Glee 	2012	TV Series 	High school student dancer
2 	The Mentalist 	2012	TV Series 	Main thug
3 	Castle 	2013	TV Series 	Club goer
4 	NCIS: Los Angeles 	2013	TV Series 	Pedestrian
5 	Monday Mornings 	2013	TV Series 	Chef/family visitor
6 	Good Will Hunting Remake: Los Angeles Film School Workshop 	2013	Short film 	Will
7 	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 	2013	TV Series 	Pedestrian
8 	Hannah and Her Sisters Remake: Los Angeles Film School Workshop	2013	Short film 	Norman
9 	Kidnap 	2013	Short video 	Kidnapper #2
10 	Fine Line 	2013	Short Film 	Joe
11 	Mysterious & Ways 	2013	Short Film 	Airplane / Terminal Passenger
12 	It's All About the Money 	2013	Short Film 	Jim
13 	Initiation 	2013	Short video 	Brad
14 	They Die by Dawn 	2013	Film 	Cowboy
15 	Her 	2013	Film 	Future Beach Goer
16 	In the Name of God 	2013	Film 	Support group member
17 	Dustland 	2013	Short Film 	Jack Ringling
18 	The John Kerwin Show 	2013	TV Series 	Self
19 	School Dance 	2014	Film 	High school student
20 	Blood of the Dead 	2014	Short Film 	Allistair
21 	Bout to Be a Riot 	2015	Short Video 	Tucker
22 	World I See 	2015	Short Video 	Klan #1
23 	The Player 	2015	TV Movie 	Henchman / Cafe Patron
24 	Motivate Me 	2015	TV Series (Short) 	Ivory / Akeem
25 	Topiary 	2015	Short Film 	The Figure
26 	The Art of Compromise 	2015	Short Film 	Jeremy
27 	Happy Birthday 	2015	Short Film 	Chirs
28 	Red 	2015	Short Film 	The Man
29 	You Can Do This Parents 	2016	Video Documentary (Short)	Walter (segment 5)
30 	Jolly Boy Friday 	2016	Short Film 	Rich boy
31 	Gangster City 	2016	Short Film 	Officer Cuneo
32 	417: Person with a Gun 	2016	Short Film 	Reece
33 	The Wokking Dead 	2016	TV Series 	Chris
34 	All I Ever Wanted 	2016	Film 	DJ
35 	Lake of Fire 	2017	Film 	Highschool student
36 	See Me 	2019	Short Film 	$ean Money-M@ker the Rapper
37 	It's on You 	TBD 	Film 	Dame
==Personal life==
Mair loves to write poetry in his spare time. His compositions are available on Poem Hunter. He is also an avid collector of Pokémon Cards. Mair is a fan of Tupac Shakur and has a wide selection of all his albums and clothes featuring him. He has been diligently following/adopting the artist's work ethic in his daily life. 
Apart from that, Mair also likes to engage in weight lifting, drawing, reading the Bible and business/finance books, and playing basketball.
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==In the media==
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==References==
==External links==
* Official Website
* Personal Website
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Category:1988 births
Category:African-American actors
Category:People from Pasadena, California
Category:African-American people