Ivan Mbakop
Actor and cinematographer · Yaoundé, Cameroon
Ivan Mbakop, an American actor, film director and application designer, was born on October 15, in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He is the first of three boys, and the son of a Supreme Court Justice and a High School Vice Principal. Securing acceptance at an HBCU, he flew to the States to attend Tuskegee University. As he completed his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, he married his college crush in 1999 and relocated to Atlanta, GA. He ran into the arts quite by accident, walking into a dance & drama class his wife was attending. Some of his first acting gigs were commercials for Cox Communications and Coca Cola. He later appeared in a music video for Canton Jones Kingdom Business (2009) and a lead theatrical performance for Christmas in Cambridge that same year. His role in Baby Mama's Club (2010) closed out 2010 as being a very successful year for his acting repertoire. He took a hiatus from the stage to focus on his business. Seven years and a few business ventures later, he returned with a strong Directorial debut in Victus (2017), a project he created the idea for, would be one of many to come. Following soon after was a television debut in Valor , Season 1 Episode 5 (2017) as Negotiator. He is gaining momentum in the industry not only as a new talent to look out for, but also as a technologically innovative producer. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife April Mbakop and 4 children.
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- Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Actor and cinematographer
- 7 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Known for
What are Ivan Mbakop's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
Moods and endings
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Where can I watch Ivan Mbakop's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Ivan Mbakop'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
10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Parish(2024)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Lawmen: Bass Reeves(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Hunther (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Millennial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Hawkeye(2021)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Red Notice(2021)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Reminiscence(2021)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Our Dream Wedding(2021)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Good Lord Bird(2020)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Bricked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Career shape
Star power in the 75th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles from 2019 to 2024.
Film career
- 2021Screen debut· Reminiscence
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