2026Nominee
Best Performance
Brothers Under Fire
Laird Akeo
Actor
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
November 26, 2000
Biography
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ladd Akeo and Andrea Wicklund. Laird is of Native Hawaiian descent. Growing up, he got his start acting in school productions, at the Haleakala Waldorf School. Laird graduated from Waldorf High School in 2019. He then went on to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University, pursuing a BFA degree in acting. After his first year, he dropped out to pursue acting professionally. Landing his first acting role in the film, Paradise City, directed by Chuck Russell.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2022Nominee
Best Performance
Paradise City
2026Nominee
Best Performance
Sugar Beach
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Performance
Persona
2025Highlight
Best Performance
Chaperone