Aqeel Ash-Shakoor

Biography

Aqeel Taahir Ash-Shakoor was born in Murfreesboro, NC. He is known for Law & Order: SVU Season 24 (NBC) Precinct Commander Inspector Borsits; FBI Season 5 (CBS) as Geoff, MTA Mechanic; Chicago Med Season 4 (NBC) as Shrapnel Man and Season 7 as FBI Agent Russo; The Staircase (HBO Max) as State Police 2; and A League of Their Own (Prime Original Series) as Pastor Donald Turner.

In 2022, in his first major industry big screen production, Aqeel played Frank, a construction worker with great concerns, in "On Sacred Ground." In 2023, Aqeel will play James Farmer in the John Ridley directed "Shirley," based on the life of Shirley Chisholm, played by Regina King.

Known For

He Played Me

One Sweet Night

Tina and Lori

Cain and Abel

Street Code Broken

Fireworks Fireworks

These Men for Everybody

Filmography

2023 Hayseed

as Correction Officer

2023 On Sacred Ground

as Frank

2022 Street Code Broken

as Pastor Dobbins

2022 These Men for Everybody

as Lawyer

2021 Cain and Abel

as Willie

2021 He Played Me

as Father

2021 Tina and Lori

as Detective Bryons

2021 Jumanji: Level One

as Jumanji (voice)

2020 Turn of the Cheek

as Thomas Green

2020 One Sweet Night

as Hewitt Watson

2018 FBI

as Geoff

2017 Fireworks Fireworks

as Mike

2015 Chicago Med

as FBI Agent Russo

1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Precinct Commander