Ako directed and co-wrote the short film "I'm in the corner with the bluebells" part of the international shorts competition at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
He also recently played esteemed British actor Lenny Henry's brother in Fences in the West End.
[1] In December 2017 he played "Nicely-Nicely Johnson" in Guys and Dolls at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.
On 9 December 2020, he played "Papa Who" in NBC's live production of Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical!
alongside Matthew Morrison, Denis O'Hare, Booboo Stewart and Amelia Minto, who played The Grinch, Old Max, Young Max and Cindy Lou Who, respectively.