Akiel Julien

Akiel Julien (born October 31, 1996) is a Grenadian-Canadian actor. He is known for his role as LaTroy in the teen drama series The Next Step, for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.

Biography
Julien was born in Grenada and grew up in Toronto, Canada. He attended Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts, where he majored in Musical Theatre and the Drama Intensive Program, graduating with honors.

Julien has appeared in Utopia Falls, The Parker Andersons, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Wayne, American Gods, What We Do in the Shadows, and The Boys. In 2022, he was named to host one of the advance gala presentations for the 10th Canadian Screen Awards.