Born: April
12, 1999
Birthplace: Lambeth, London, England
Zodiac Sign:
Aries
Akai Osei is a British actor,
dancer, presenter, and musician.
Osei is best known for
winning the first series of Got to Dance in February 2010.
He joined the acting scene
shortly after winning Got to Dance.
He appears in the film
StreetDance 3D alongside Diversity, George Sampson, and Flawless, and its
sequel, StreetDance 2.
Osei also appeared in Boy Blue
Entertainment’s Street dance hip-hop show Pied Piper – A Hip-Hop Dance
Revolution.
Osei appeared in the music
video for the N-Dubz song "We Dance On" in 2010, the central theme on
the soundtrack for StreetDance 3D.
He also appeared in the Ministry of Sound Street Dance 2010 CD advert.
Osei joined the cast of Into the Hoods and Blue Peter in mid-2010.
Osei was also featured in the
annual dance show "Streets Ahead" in London in 2010, which featured
many dance crews and schools, including Peridot.
He is featured in the song by
Wretch 32, Unorthodox, featuring Example.
In July 2011, Akai was a
judge on a talent show on Disney Channel called Shake It Up Dance Dance.
His most recent work was
starring in CBBC's 4 O'Clock Club playing Josh's cousin, Nero.
From Series 4 to Series 7, he stars as the show's main character as previously a series regular in the third series. He also made a guest appearance in Series 8
His character was left in the fourth episode of Season 7 because his character moved to America with his temporal guardian and his girlfriend. Still, he returned as a guest appearance in Series 8 and the Flashbacks for Series 7 and 8 (2018–2020).