Alex Akers

Alex Akers is a Voice Talent with SPRQ Media.

Akers has been acting since he was 10 years old, beginning his career at the Northwest Louisiana Gilbert and Sullivan Society's production of H.M.S. Pinafore. From there, he continued acting, culminating in his B.A. in Musical Theatre Performance: Acting and Directing with an Emphasis in Stage Combat from St. Mary's University of Minnesota. During his time at SMUMN, he met his now-wife, Taylor Leone, a fellow actor and Minnesota-native, and decided to remain in Minnesota full-time since 2014. Some acting credits include Lord Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet, East, Randy, and Dave in the first international cast of Almost, Maine, performed at the TARA Arts Theatre in London, England, Michael James Flaherty in Playboy of the Western World as directed by Patrick Sutton, then-Executive Director of the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland, the Irish National School of Acting, the Nasty Interesting Man in Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, and his radio-play debut in Mystery of the Puzzling Patient at Theatre du Mississippi in Winona, MN, where he served as musical talent for all the commercial jingles throughout the production.

Akers currently lives in Shreveport, Louisiana, but eagerly awaits his return home to the Twin Cities Metro in Summer 2025 with his spouse and their corgi, Appa. In his professional life, Akers is an ex-attorney turned history teacher. He is currently preparing to pursue his Ph.D. in American Political Development.