Interview with Actor/Entrepreneur NAKIA DILLARD (Black Lightning, The Wire, House of Cards) And Now The Wonder Years

by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor  – ORIGINALLY POSTED APRIL 26, 2020

I got a chance to finally interview actor, writer, director, and entrepreneur, Nakia Dillard, a Philly native, who I met so many years ago, I dare not say how many or it will age us both, but he was part of an outreach program called the Rainbow Company which performed original musical productions in Philly schools, run by American Music Theater Festival, directed by the late, great Ricardo Martin, and I was the assistant everything, working behind the scenes to support all cast, crew and productions.

Since then Nakia became a successful working actor who’s almost always filming something. Not to mention creating Aikan Acting Academy & Aikan Entertainment Solutions (pronounced ICAN), a school which teaches kids of all ages (even adult kids) interested in acting and the Entertainment business.

Side note: Aikan is Nakia spelled backwards 😉

In this interview Nakia and I discuss how the Rainbow Company was a fantastic starting point for him, other Rainbow Company kids still working in the industry. We talk about various roles he’s played, being Idris Elba’s dialect coach, he answers Tinsel & Tine Signature 5 Questions, we talk personal effects surrounding COVID-19 and much more…

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It truly takes a village! My brother @mrtraychaney popped in on the zoom class and dropped some jewels for the youth and adult actors! Thankyou always for the love and support to uplift the up and coming actors! Much love #thewire #blacklightning #saintsandsinners #aikanacts #zoom #actingclasses www.aikanacts.org

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