Akemnji Ndifornyen


Akemnji Ndifornyen is a British actor, writer, composer and producer, best known for the BBC series Leonardo as a young Niccolò Machiavelli. In 2019, he was awarded a BAFTA for his work on the hit BBC comedy series Famalam.

Career

Ndifornyen has appeared in the television shows Casualty, , Doctors and The Crouches. He has also starred in feature film Life and Lyrics and in the play The History Boys at the National Theatre. In 2011, he was cast as Niccolò Machiavelli in the program Leonardo. The first series of Leonardo was shot on location in South Africa throughout the second half of 2010. A second series was completed on location in Cape Town and was aired in 2012.
In 2019, Akmenji won the BAFTA for Breakthrough Talent for his work as the writer, composer and producer of the BBC Three sketch show Famalam.

Filmography