Jamal Akakpo

Jamal Akakpo is a Ghanaian-American filmmaker and actor from Chicago. As a storyteller shaped by the city he calls home, Jamal creates with intention, spotlighting mental health within the Black community. He wrote and directed the acclaimed short film Somewhere in the Grey and has appeared in HBO’s Watchmen and CW’s Black Lightning. Talk to Somebody is his most personal work yet, rooted in lived experience and emotional truth.