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name: "Jimmy Akingbola"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jimmy-akingbola"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 April 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-17T01:50:40.228385+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jimmy Akingbola

Actor. Born 1 April 1978 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 April 1978, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2010–present

## Biography

Jimmy Akingbola is a Nigerian-British actor known for work in theatre, television and film. He trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London and began his career on stage, including a TMA Award-winning performance in *Blue/Orange* and the lead role in a Frantic Assembly production of *Othello*. He was the first black actor to play Jimmy Porter in *Look Back in Anger*.

On television he played PC Neil Parker in *Holby Blue* (2007–2008) and Antoine Malick in *Holby City* (2011–2016). He appeared as Mick in the BBC sitcom *Rev.* (2010–2014), for which he received a BEFFTA Award, and has had roles in *Arrow* (2015–2016) as Baron Reiter, *Ted Lasso* (2020) and *Bel-Air* (2022–) as Geoffrey Thompson. He has also presented and produced programmes including *Sorry, I Didn't Know*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Ted Lasso* (2020), Fi1m 78, as Ollie — [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *Rev.* (2010), Fi1m 82, as Mick — [page](https://film.one/tv/rev.md)

## Also known for

- *Arrow* (2012), Baron Reiter
- *Scorpion* (2014), Jelani
- *NCIS* (2003), Liberian Ambassador Gabriel Moore
- *Spectral* (2016), Sgt. Steve McFadden
- *MacGyver* (2016), Joseph
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Terrance Jackson
- *Bel-Air* (2022), Geoffrey Thompson
- *Rogue Agent* (2022), Andrew

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