Akemi Look is an actor, independent film producer, Academy Award-shortlisted executive producer and writer.

Most recently, she is the face of KITSUNE, a lead playable character in the globally popular video game franchise Call of Duty.

As an actor, she made her television debut guest starring on HBO’s How To Make It In America and her feature film debut as the lead in The Man From Earth: Holocene. Her indie film work has been an official selection at numerous Oscar-Qualifying film festivals including Montreal World Film Festival, Slamdance, Hollyshorts, LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Urban World, and more. She has starred in award-winning indie shorts: Seppuku, Woman In Fragments, (winner of the Grand Jury Prize at China Short Film Academy Awards, and the Air Canada Short Film Award at Reel Asian Film Festival), and Carnal Orient. 

Akemi served as an executive producer of Academy Award-shortlisted and Sundance award winning documentary short We Were The Scenery and Moon Manor, an LGBTQ+ independent feature film distributed by Showtime and Good Deed Entertainment.

Her producing credits include Subliminal, a music video and short film for Grammy award winning singer-songwriter Hollis, and Roots That Reach For The Sky, an NYU MFA Thesis Film from director Jess X Snow, recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan award—currently streaming on The Criterion Channel. She is currently producing the debut feature from Jess X Snow.

Prior to acting, Akemi represented the United States as a member of Team USA on the Rhythmic Gymnastics National Team, competing at the 2002 World Championships. She trained in ballet, modern and contemporary dance at the Ailey School.

She has also starred in music videos for Miike Snow and Animal Collective, as well as national commercials for Sprint, Jeep, Toyota, and Target.

Akemi graduated from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU and studied acting in the conservatory program at the Lee Strasberg Institute in NYC.

Akemi is deeply passionate about advocating for survivors of sexual abuse and trauma informed healing modalities. She appeared on ABC’s 20/20 sharing her story as a survivor of sexual abuse.

She is a fierce advocate of Asian American stories, and co-organized rallies and healing gatherings in the wake of anti-Asian violence. She appeared in the #StopAsianHate PSA directed by Bao Nguyen alongside Olivia Munn, Ken Jeong, Simu Liu, and Lisa Ling to raise awareness.

Akemi is the co-founder and co-chair of JX - Japan Crossover and a member of the LA Next Generation Japanese American Leaders Initiative with the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles. She is of Chinese/Cantonese and Japanese descent.