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.

Most Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Precinct Commander

FBI

as Geoff

Chicago Med

as FBI Agent Russo

On Sacred Ground

as Frank

Fireworks Fireworks

as Mike

Hayseed

as Correction Officer

He Played Me

as Father

Tina and Lori

as Detective Bryons

Cain and Abel

as Willie

Street Code Broken

as Pastor Dobbins

These Men for Everybody

as Lawyer

One Sweet Night

as Hewitt Watson

Turn of the Cheek

as Thomas Green