Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

Aqeel Ash-Shakoor

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.

Titles

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Series • 1999

FBI

Series • 2018

Chicago Med

Series • 2015

Turn of the Cheek

Movie • 2020

On Sacred Ground

Movie • 2023

Cain and Abel

Movie • 2021

These Men for Everybody

Movie • 2022

He Played Me

Movie • 2021

Hayseed

Movie • 2023