Rowland Akinduro

A versatile, and deeply committed actor, Rowland Akinduro is proving to be one to watch. He was born Rowland Stanley Oladele Akinduro in Vienna, Austria to Eva (Hein) Akinduro who worked as a secretary, and Henry Bamikole Akinduro, a DJ. He migrated with his mother to the United States at the age of 5. Akinduro was raised by his mother and step-father, Rene Simpkins, in the small city of Yucca Valley near Joshua Tree, California where his love for performance art was sparked early on. As an adult, he moved to the Coachella Valley attending College of the Desert to pursue his goals of acting, music and computer science. Rowland always dreamed of getting married in Hawaii and did just that to his wife Abigael Akinduro. Together, they have 3 boys: Rayden, Jace and Saber. With several national commercial appearances for companies like Ford, Vivo and At&t, a national television debut on White Famous (2017), performances at the (2016) McCallum Theater and a residency as a talk show host at the (2016-2018) Indio Performing Arts Center, Rowland is perpetually doing his best to balance artistic integrity with commercial success.