Laird Akeo

Actor · Born November 26, 2000 (25) · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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.

What are Laird Akeo's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

32%

Morality

27%

Survival

23%

Bonds

11%

Society

8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3

Dark

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Heavy

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Allyas Zack in 7000 Miles (2023)
Heroas Jake in Chaperone (2024)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

2

Dread

2

Hopeful

1

Thrilling

1

Warm

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Hopeful2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Laird Akeo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+

Subscription and free streaming for Laird Akeo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

7 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Sugar Beach(2025)
as Matthew
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Brothers Under Fire(2026)
as Marco
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Chaperone(2024)
as Jake
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Persona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Miles Elys
7000 Miles(2023)
as Zack
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Paradise City(2022)
as Koa
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Sex Lives of College Girls(2021)
Show 1 episode · as JJ
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 44^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 7 titles from 2021 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Brothers Under Fire (2026)

$45K worldwide

Highest rated

Chaperone (2024)

Midcredits 47^th

Film career

2022Screen debut· Paradise City

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting7 of 7 · 52^nd

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Laird Akeo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47^th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

44^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

55^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

75^th and up2
50^th to 74^th1
25^th to 49^th1
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

Divisive1
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser1
Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Sugar Beach (2025)

99^th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Chaperone (2024)

Midcredits 47^th · 44% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Laird Akeo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laird Akeo's MovieCove titles; Bryan Spicer shares the most, 2.

Bryan Spicer2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Spicer