Aqeel Taahir Ash-Shakoor was born in Murfreesboro, NC and relocated to Michigan in 2013. Aqeel's first acting role was in 2010, when he played lead as Jesus Christ, in a church play titled, "I'll Rise Again," at the C.S. Brown Cultural Arts Center located in Winton, NC. In April 2015, Aqeel landed his first commercial in a principal role from his own self submitting. In May of 2015, Aqeel landed his first ever modeling job with the well-known Mid-West Fashion show, "Walk Fashion Show." Since then, Aqeel has filmed numerous local and national commercials, feature films and short films. He has also co-starred on Chicago Med and been featured on shows, Chicago Med and The Chi.In 2019, Aqeel landed his first two lead role feature films, "Turn of The Cheek" a faith-based film aimed at forgiveness and "Cain and Abel" an upbeat edgy drama. Both set for to be released in 2020. Aqeel has been cast as a lead actor as Captain David Snyder in the new police TV drama series, "The Thin Blue Line," based in Columbus, Ohio. He has also recently been cast in a supporting role in the new TV series, "Smokin' Good," Detroit, MI and other projects.