Ann Akin
Biography
Ann Akin, also credited as Ann Akinjirin, is a British actress and theater maker. Born in London, she started performing as a child with Saturday classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, later studying at the BRIT School and training at the Drama Centre London. In 2013 she founded her own theater company, Harts, and served as its artistic director. Her early screen work included episodes of EastEnders, Law & Order: UK and The Delivery Man, and she became a regular on the BBC sketch series The Javone Prince Show. She played DS Vanessa Ekwensi in the crime drama Strike from 2018, the year her first named film role came in King of Thieves, and later appeared in Trigonometry, I May Destroy You and Moon Knight. Her film work includes Old Guy (2024) and Dreamers.
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 10 years2014 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024Old GuyIMDb rating 5.3
- 2018All the Devil's MenIMDb rating 5.2
- 2018King of ThievesIMDb rating 5.6
- 2014Down DogIMDb rating 5.1
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Behind the camera
Akinjirin founded the theater company Harts in 2013 and served as its artistic director, a behind-the-scenes role alongside her acting work.
Early training
Akinjirin began performing training at age 11 with Saturday classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, then moved to the BRIT School at 16.
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Worked with
Ann Akin made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Ray Winstone's page
Lucy Liu's page
William Fichtner's page
All films by James Marsh
All films by Simon West
Matthew HopeDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Matthew Hope
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