Akai Osei

@Actors, Timeline and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Akai Osei is a British teenage actor, dancer, rapper, and singer London Black Actors Black Singers British Dancers Film & Theater Personalities Actors Rappers Aries Celebrities Akai Osei is a British teenage actor, dancer, rapper, and singer, best recognised as winner of the first series of the British dance competition ‘Got to Dance.’ He started dancing professionally as a toddler; he reportedly draws inspiration from Michael Jackson, Chris Brown, Diversity, and Flawless. After ‘Got to Dance’ in 2010, Osei forayed into acting in films and television. He featured in minor roles in British films like the 3D dance comedy-drama ‘StreetDance 3D’ and its sequel ‘StreetDance 2,’ and the 3D children's adventure comedy ‘Horrid Henry: The Movie,’ before landing up with the lead role of Jaden in the film ‘All Stars.’ He performed as Nero Johnson, in series 3 of the British comedy drama and musical children's TV series ‘4 O'Clock Club,’ and since series 4, his character has been evolved into an important one. He has presented the popular British children's entertainment TV program ‘Friday Download.’ He has also appeared as a regular cast member of a spin off from ‘4 O'Clock Club’ titled ‘4 O'Clock Files,’ and as a contestant on the children's game show ‘Horrible Histories: Gory Games.’ Other endeavours of Osei include featuring in the songs ‘Unorthodox’ by Wretch 32, and ‘We Dance On’ by ‘N-Dubz.’

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Birthday: April 12, 1999 Nationality: British Famous: Black Actors, Black Singers, Dancers, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Rappers Group of people: Black Men City/State: London Siblings: Ashanti Osei-Mansfield Known as: Akai Milan Osei-Mansfield Information Detail Birthday April 12, 1999 Nationality British Famous Black Actors, Black Singers, Dancers, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Rappers Group of people Black Men City/State London Siblings Ashanti Osei-Mansfield Known as Akai Milan Osei-Mansfield Birth Place Lambeth, London Gender Male Father Rico Mansfield Mother Jennifer Osei Sun Sign Aries Born in Lambeth, London Famous as Actor Socials http://www.twitter.com/akaiofficial/

Lambeth, London

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Not much information is available regarding romantic associations and dating status of this talented performer who presently resides in London. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born Akai Milan Osei-Mansfield on April 12, 1999, in Lambeth, London, UK, to Rico Mansfield and Jennifer Osei. He has a sister called Ashanti Osei-Mansfield. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

There is hardly any information on his early life and education except the fact that he got into dancing at a very early age, and started dancing professionally as a toddler. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

At around 10, Osei took part in the first series of the British dance competition ‘Got to Dance,’ originally titled ‘Just Dance.’ The show was aired on Sky 1 in the UK and Ireland. The auditions of its premiere series took place in London, Manchester and Edinburgh during October 2009. The competition was held in January-February 2010 with Davina McCall as presenter and Ashley Banjo, Adam Garcia, and Kimberly Wyatt as judges. Unsplash Career

On February 14, 2010, Osei left behind other contestants, including Matthew Koon, The Box, Emily, MJ Latin, and Jukebox Juniors, to emerge as the winner of the first series of ‘Got to Dance’ earning a prize money of £100,000. Unsplash Career

Following this success and early recognition, he stepped into the world of acting. He featured as Dancing Kid in ‘Shopping Mall’ along with George Sampson and members of the dance groups ‘Diversity’ and ‘Flawless’ in the British 3D dance comedy-drama film ‘StreetDance 3D,’ also known as ‘StreetDance.’ Unsplash Career

Osei featured in the music video of the eleventh overall single of the British hip hop group ‘N-Dubz’ titled ‘We Dance On,’ which released on May 20, 2010. The song was marked as the lead single of the group’s third studio album, ‘Love.Live.Life,’ and also included as the second single of the soundtrack of the film ‘StreetDance 3D.’ Unsplash Career

‘StreetDance 3D’ released on May 21, 2010, in the UK. It emerged as the highest grossing UK production released that year earning £11 million at the box-office against a budget of £3.5 million. Unsplash Career

Information	Detail
Birthday	April 12, 1999
Nationality	British
Famous	Black Actors, Black Singers, Dancers, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Rappers
Group of people	Black Men
City/State	London
Siblings	Ashanti Osei-Mansfield
Known as	Akai Milan Osei-Mansfield
Birth Place	Lambeth, London
Gender	Male
Father	Rico Mansfield
Mother	Jennifer Osei
Sun Sign	Aries
Born in	Lambeth, London
Famous as	Actor
Socials	http://www.twitter.com/akaiofficial/

Akai Osei

British

Apr 12, 1999

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Lambeth, London