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EXCLUSIVE: Veteran talent supplier Josiah Akinyele is leaving Innovative Artists aft 17 years to modulation to management. He has joined ColorCreative, nan guidance and accumulation institution co-founded by Issa Rae, Deniese Davis, and Talitha Watkins, arsenic a manger. Akinyele will study to ColorCreative President Talitha Watkins.
The roster of clients Akinyele is bringing pinch him features a number of actors he had represented arsenic an supplier for galore years. The database includes Perry Mattfeld (Chad Powers, 99ers), Cam Gigandet (Hunting Wives), Kevin Carroll (Window’s Bay) — co-managed pinch Susanna Griffith — Yetide (American Gods), Julie Ann Emery (Better Call Saul, Preacher), Shane Paul Mcghie (The Last Shift), Michael Hyatt (Snowfall), Toby Onwumere (Matrix Revolutions, Sense8), Ali Gallo (Forever, Incoming), Bonko Khoza (The Nowhere Man), Connor Duermit (Invisible Woman), Elijah Jones III (Henry V, Crowded Room), and Benjamin Anthony Anderson (Broadway’s Stereophpnic).
ColorCreative, launched pinch a ngo to champion innovative and inclusive entertainment, besides has promoted Wyatt Allen to head moving crossed film, television, integer creators, touring and intelligence property.
Born successful Champaign, IL, to Nigerian parents, Akinyele grew up successful Nigeria earlier moving backmost to nan US to attended George Washington University.
Following internships pinch TV shaper Marty Adelstein and TV executive Michael Thorn, Akinyele sewage a occupation successful nan Innovative Artists mailroom. He roseate done nan adjunct ranks and was promoted to supplier successful 2012 erstwhile he started disconnected by signing actors retired of play schoolhouse programs.
“I americium excited for this caller section successful my life,” Akinyele said. “I person ever admired what Talitha & nan unit astatine ColorCreative has been building, and I’m excited to subordinate successful that endeavor.”
