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Akende Munalula

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Akende Munalula
LIFE OF RILEY, a modern love story with a twist. Riley, a woman haunted by her past, falls in love with a successful Dominican architect where a seemingly innocent event threatens to pull the very foundation of their lives apart.

Cast: Lisa Datz as Riley Taylor Sergio Carlo as Juan Carlos Silas Weir Mitchell as Simon Dionne Gipson as Danielle Akende Munalula as Jeremy
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Life of Riley (2023)
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Akende Munalula has acted opposite Stephen Dorff in DEPUTY on FOX, JK Simmons in COUNTERPART on STARZ Network, Tyler Perry in Tyler Perry's Boo2: A Madea Halloween, and in other independent productions such as the Emmy nominated digital series, The New 30, about a group of friends navigating life in their 40's. He can also be seen in The Salon coming later in 2020.

Akende has been a professional actor since 2015 when he joined the Screen Actors Guild, SAG-AFTRA. In 2015, he wrote and starred in City of Dreams, which premiered at the Action On Film festival. He also appeared in shorts like Tear Jerker, The Incision, and others. Before that Akende spent two years from 2012 to 2014 at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting.

Akende uses his writing passion to develop scripts for television and film. Using his connection to Africa he wants to bring African stories to a worldwide audience and to show a different side of the continent that is missing in scripted shows today.

With his experience in acting and writing, Akende dedicates his spare time to coaching youths in his home country of Zambia who wish to pursue their acting and writing dreams. He started thinkPURPOSE as a means to give back to those in need.

Akende, a father of two, lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
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    Known for

    Tyler Perry in Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
    Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
    4.0
    • Calvin
    • 2017
    J.K. Simmons in Counterpart (2017)
    Counterpart
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Pascal
    The New 30 (2017)
    The New 30
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Kelvin
    The Incision (2014)
    The Incision
    4.7
    Short
    • Chansa(as Richard Akende)
    • 2014

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    Actor



    • Fallen
      • Agent Mitchell Haskins
      • Post-production
    • Coercion
      • Dev
      • In Development
      • TV Series



    • Sardinia (2024)
      Sardinia
      8.0
      Short
      • Donatello
      • 2024
    • Sergio Carlo and Lisa Datz in Life of Riley (2023)
      Life of Riley
      Short
      • Jeremy
      • 2023
    • Les Experts : Vegas (2021)
      Les Experts : Vegas
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Cowgirl's Father
      • 2021
    • Jeanette O'Connor, Kate Linder, Harry Shearer, Sam Rubin, Chala Savino, Gail Bearden, Luis Jose Lopez, Jennifer Lee Weaver, Anthony Tai, Candy Washington, Eddie Buck, Vanessa Garcia, Tommy Geraci, Akende Munalula, Derek Warburton, and Mason Grammer in The Salon (2020)
      The Salon
      TV Series
      • Abimbola
      • 2020
    • Kasuba Mukuka in The Long Road Home (2020)
      The Long Road Home
      Short
      • Henry
      • 2020
    • Where Butterflies Perish (2020)
      Where Butterflies Perish
      Short
      • 2020
    • Christopher Davison in The Reaper (2019)
      The Reaper
      Short
      • Kelly
      • 2019
    • Cheating Death (2019)
      Cheating Death
      TV Mini Series
      • Angel of Death
      • 2019
    • Cheating Death
      Video
      • Angel of Death
      • 2019
    • Muzo (2018)
      Muzo
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Martin
      • 2018
    • J.K. Simmons in Counterpart (2017)
      Counterpart
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Pascal
      • 2018
    • A Teen's Survival Guide 4 When ish Happens: The All-Star (2017)
      A Teen's Survival Guide 4 When ish Happens: The All-Star
      Short
      • Ronnie
      • 2017
    • Unexpected Guests
      • Peter Shan (as Richard Munalula)
      • 2017
    • Tyler Perry in Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
      Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
      4.0
      • Calvin
      • 2017
    • The New 30 (2017)
      The New 30
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Kelvin
      • 2017

    Producer



    • Where Butterflies Perish (2020)
      Where Butterflies Perish
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2020
    • City of Dreams (2016)
      City of Dreams
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • The Perfect Plan (2016)
      The Perfect Plan
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Akende Munalula in Justice (2014)
      Justice
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014

    Writer



    • City of Dreams (2016)
      City of Dreams
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • The Perfect Plan (2016)
      The Perfect Plan
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Akende Munalula in Justice (2014)
      Justice
      Short
      • additional material & dialogue
      • 2014

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    Akende Munalula Reel 2017
    Akende Munalula Reel 2017
    Demo Reel 1:46
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    Life of Riley_A film by Lisa Datz_Trailer
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    Life of Riley_A film by Lisa Datz_Trailer

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      • Richard Akende

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