Born in Boston, Massachusetts; now living in Brooklyn, New York. Highly versatile, Emeka Nwafor excels in Drama & Comedy. He has played classical love lorn characters such as Haemon in "Antigone" to 3 card monte hustler Lincoln in "TopDog/UnderDog" to the resilient hero Ben in "Night of the Living Dead: Live!" Having a fantastic background in Theatre, Emeka is becoming much more immersed in Film & Television.
2019 was an exciting year having done amazing shoots for Samsung, Swiffer & multiple NBC spots! Other commercial projects for Emeka include Facebook, Edible Arrangements, TheKnot.com, Anheuser-Busch, Century 21 Dept. store & BET. Emeka is signed with The Talent Express & has been working with Take 3 Talent for some time; he is looking forward to making strides in his career.
He has taken classes in Improvisation at UCB, along with Comedy Writing w/ Stephen Rosenfield, Monologue Method w/ Bobby Holder & On Camera Intensives w/ Susanne Scheel. He writes original material along with producing & directing short films. He loves staying active with sports, drawing & other recreational activities. Always striving to be the best he can be, Emeka aims to stand out from the crowd & consistently work on his craft.