Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson

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Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson
Alphonso_A%27Qen-Aten_Jackson_via_photographer_Keith_Saunders.jpg Keith Saunders
Born	Alphonso Jackson Lawton, Oklahoma
💼 Occupation	Actor, model, poet

Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson is an actor, model, poet and father of two & grandfather of two, born in Lawton, Oklahoma to parents of Caymanian and Jamaican descent (father) and African American descent (mother). Alphonso was raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia where he has appeared in numerous films, internet series and television shows ranging from extra roles, to featured and co-lead roles. In addition to acting and modeling, Alphonso occasionally uses poetry to convey his messages on anti-violence, equality and cultural awareness. In February 2022, Alphonso married nationally syndicated, hall of fame radio personality Darlene McCoy in season 2 of VH1's My Celebrity Dream Wedding.

Early life

Alphonso graduated from Bridgeport (CT) Central high school in 1995. In 1997, he attended Norwalk Community College, where he played basketball and earned All-Regional and All-Tournament honors for Region XXI. Several years after college. 8 years later in 2005, he moved to New Haven, Connecticut where he began to explore modeling and acting. In June 2009, Alphonso relocated to Atlanta, Georgia and finally decided to take acting and modeling more seriously. In March 2012, he auditioned for and booked his first co-lead role in Studio 11 Films 11Eleven11 Project short The Promise featuring LisaRaye McCoy and Mel Jackson.

Actor/Model/Poet

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	The Promise	Dre (co-lead)	Credited
2012	The Sinner II	Bruno	Credited
2013	The Tree Widow	David Kellogg	Credited
2014	Breeze	Bar Patron	Credited
2014	Wedding Wrecker	Stripper	Credited
2014	Burning Bridges	Patrick	Credited
2015	Insurgent	Dauntless Rebel	Uncredited
2015	Ant-Man	Prisoner (Extra)	Uncredited
2015	UnderHanded Truth	Orderly	Credited
2015	Fighting Over Some Kitty	Kofi	Credited
2016	Rabidus	Travis	Credited
2016	Ride Along 2	Club Patron (Extra)	Uncredited
2016	Push	Dale	Credited
2016	The Plug	Black	Credited
2016	A Trip To Jamaica	Hitman	Credited
2016	The Accountant	Prisoner (Extra)	Uncredited
2017	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	Ravager (Extra)	Uncredited
2018	The 30 Day Rule	Harrison	Credited
2018	The Shoes	Tank	Credited
2018	Escape Plan 2: Hades	Inmate (Extra)	Uncredited
2018	King Of Kings	Markus Graham (co-lead)	Credited
2019	Lock & Key	King Kwan	Credited
2019	Lock & Key 2	King Kwan	Credited
2022	The Millennial	Rukus	Credited
2022	God Of Dreams	Jo Ramsey	Credited
2022	I Wish I Never Met You	Franklin Thomas	Credited
2022	Last Seen Alive	Larry	Credited

Actor Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson volunteered to portray Marvel's X-Men character Lucas Bishop for HOSEA Feed The Hungry's 2016 Christmas food drive.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Second Generation Wayans	Breakfast Bar Patron	"Rolling With Second Gen"(Season 1, Episode 2)
2014	Single Ladies	Homeboy	"A Cut Above" (Season 3, Episode 4)
2014	Being Mary Jane	Bouncer	"Mixed Messages" (Season 1, Episode 4)
2015	The Game	Spartan Football Player	"Hashtag My Bad" (Season 9, Episode 5)
2015	LA Hair	Gocha's Eyecandy	"Shade And Betrayal" (2016)
2016	Plenty	Hood patron	(TV movie) (2016)
2016	Haves And Have Nots	Dread	"I Choose My Son" (Season 3, Episode 9)
2017	Little Women: Atlanta	Eye candy	"Spill The Tea" (Season 3, Episode 12)
2018	Black Lightning	Lieutenant Slim	(Season 1, 2 episodes) (Season 2, 2 episodes)
2022	Cobra Kai	Bouncer	(Season 5, Episode 9)

Commercials

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Never Done Getting Better	Tom Brady's teammate	FTX Crypto

Web Series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Rich Brothers	Bricks
2015	StudvilleTV	Bodyguard
2016	Upyri	General Kashik
2017	Flags On The Field	Leon
2018	Step Up - High Water	East-O's Goon

Music Videos

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	ELEVATE	Love Interest	(Reggae) Elevate
2018	Me	Energy transferrer	(Gospel)

Modeling

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Spring 2012 Fro Fashion week cover model	Cover Model
2012	Spring 2012 Fro Fashion Week	Runway Model	Fro Fashion Week (Spring 2012)
2012	Eye Candy Glam's Mother's Day Trunk Show	Co-Host	Co-host with the most part 2
2013	Fro Fashion Week	Host
2013	The Source	Print Ad	Jamaican Mango and Lime (November 2013)  (page 93)
2013	XXL	Print Ad	Jamaican Mango and Lime (Oct/Nov 2013)  (page 5)
2017	Taji Mag	Print Ad	(January 2017) Volume 10
2017	Black College Today	Print Ad	Jamaican Mango and Lime (March/April 2017)  (pages 23, 30, 31)
2017	Sophisticate's BLACK HAIR	Print Ad	Jamaican Mango and Lime (May 2017)  (pages 17, 20, 21)

External links

• Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson

• Actor Alphonso Jackson Lands Movie Role He Never Auditioned For - Rolling Out

• DUNIA Mag to be launched in 2-parts event on ‘An Evening With Isaiah Washington’: Program & Performers

• Meet Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson - Voyage ATL Magazine | ATL City Guide

• Escape Plan 2 Trailer Has Stallone on a New Break Out Mission

• Last Seen Alive

• Meet Alphonso A’Qen-Aten Jackson

• Will Last Seen Alive Be On Netflix?

• Film and TV actor from Bridgeport says it's rewarding to give back to the community

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