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James Akpotor

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For eighteen year old, Derek, running drugs isn't a big deal, it's just a job. But juggling a relationship, family and his 'career' isn't easy. Something has to give...
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Runners (2009)
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James Akpotor is known for The Honeymooners (2005), Meet Your Neighbours (2011) and Raw (2008).
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    Known for

    Gabrielle Union, Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, and Regina Hall in The Honeymooners (2005)
    The Honeymooners
    3.5
    • Poolhall Heavy(as James Akapotor)
    • 2005
    P.J. Gallagher, James Akpotor, Simone Kirby, and Gearoid Farrelly in Meet Your Neighbours (2011)
    Meet Your Neighbours
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Seamus
    • 2011
    Raw (2008)
    Raw
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Tiny
    Between the Canals (2011)
    Between the Canals
    5.8
    • Shafi(as James J. Akpotor)
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Smoker and the Dame Who Wore Red Shoes
      • Doctor Bungle
      • Post-production
    • To All My Darlings (2021)
      To All My Darlings
      Short
      • Pastor Moses
      • 2021
    • Sentinel (2021)
      Sentinel
      6.4
      Short
      • Paul
      • 2021
    • Elizabeth Moynihan in Bust (2019)
      Bust
      TV Mini Series
      • Tungi
      • 2019
    • Kyle Hixon in Any Given Night (2014)
      Any Given Night
      Short
      • Tiny James The Bouncer
      • 2014
    • Jack and Ralph Plan a Murder
      4.8
      • Escort
      • 2014
    • P.J. Gallagher, James Akpotor, Simone Kirby, and Gearoid Farrelly in Meet Your Neighbours (2011)
      Meet Your Neighbours
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Seamus
      • 2011
    • Between the Canals (2011)
      Between the Canals
      5.8
      • Shafi (as James J. Akpotor)
      • 2011
    • James Akpotor, Brian Fortune, Paul Butler Lennox, Andrea Coyne, Brian O'Riordan, Rory Cashin, and Lindsay Cashin in Tough Love (2011)
      Tough Love
      7.6
      Short
      • Carlos
      • 2011
    • The Holy Ghost of Oliver
      Short
      • Red Herring (as 'Tiny' James)
      • 2011
    • Raw (2008)
      Raw
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Tiny
      • 2008–2011
    • Runners (2009)
      Runners
      7.3
      Short
      • Terry's Muscle
      • 2009
    • Rory Mullen in Hotel Darklight (2009)
      Hotel Darklight
      7.6
      • The Bodyguard
      • 2009
    • Katie Kirby in Poetic Licence (2007)
      Poetic Licence
      Short
      • Anton
      • 2007
    • Prosperity (2007)
      Prosperity
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Nigerian Man
      • 2007
    • Nuts
      6.3
      Short
      • Dr. John
      • 2007

    Writer

    • P.J. Gallagher, James Akpotor, Simone Kirby, and Gearoid Farrelly in Meet Your Neighbours (2011)
      Meet Your Neighbours
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011

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    Nuts
    Full Movie 18:23
    Nuts
    Runners
    Trailer 0:39
    Runners
    Runners
    Trailer 0:39
    Runners

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    • Alternative names
      • James Akapotor

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