Takaya Abdou Lloyd is a producer, actor, writer, and director. He is of Egyptian, Okinawan, and Italian descent. Takaya works to highlight underrepresented creators and tell diverse cultural stories. On screen, he can be seen in On the Verge (Netflix) and Legion (Marvel). Takaya also created and stars in the series 'Hapa', which touches on being mixed race and highlights the Asian-American experience.
Unique traits: World Champion Ballroom and Latin Dancer Classically trained visual-artist
Summertime Dropouts
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Film
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Legion
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TV Series
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Palace
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Film
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First Step
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Film
(Short and Drama)
Actor Add a Plot »
FraXtur
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Television
by Christopher Ray/Deinstitutionalized
Supporting
A Very Good Year
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Film
(Short and Drama)
Actor A look back at the electric, brief, and fleeting relationship of a young couple.
Sandy Wexler
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Film
(Comedy)
Actor Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler) is a talented manager working in Los Angeles in the 1990s, diligently representing a group of eccentric clients on the fringes of show business. His single-minded devotion is put to the test when he falls in love with his newest client, Courtney Clarke, a tremendously talented singer whom he discovers at an amusement park. Over the course of a decade, the two of them play out a star-crossed love story. Written by Netflix; edited by Peter Victor
A Year In: Outings and Alternate Perspectives
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Television
(Adventure, Comedy and Drama)
Actor Comprised of footage taken from real life, documenting and chronicling experiences and events in the quickly evolving life of a young man. This series explores the concept of manipulating the perception and authenticity of what is being presented to viewers through two versions of the same footage captured in a single day. Written by Takaya Lloyd
Missing from Me
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Film
(Short and Drama)
Actor Add a Plot »
Lucia, Before and After
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Film
(Short and Drama)
Actor After traveling hundreds of miles, a woman must wait another twenty-four hours before she can get an abortion.
Powder
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Film
(Short, Action, Drama and Thriller)
Actor A man quietly collects what is owed before coming into contact with the voice of reason and an ethereal emergency operator in this psychological thriller.
Reclaiming Friendship Park
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Film
(Comedy and Drama)
Actor Businessman Chip Panoptic shows up at a former employee's home with a strange plan. After losing his job, his best friend, and moving from Detroit to California, Chip wants to help a group of antisocial apartment-dwellers rediscover their sense of community and the value of old-school friendship. The problem is that Chip himself has little experience in either category. This is a dramatic comedy about a man struggling to redeem himself by recapturing the spirit of his lost best friend. Written by Daniel Holland
Hapa
TV Serie
Actor
Weeklong Weekend
Actor
Wrapped
Actor
2nd Place, World Champion; Showdance, United States Dance Championships (USDC)
(2014)
1st Place, Triple Crown Gold Latin Dance Champion of Florida
(2013)
1st Place, Daliwood Film Competition, Salvador Dali Museum
(2012)
University of Central Florida
(2014-2018)