Emeka Menakaya

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Emeka Menakaya (born 30 April 1983; age 42) is an actor who played Tiko in the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds second season episode "Among the Lotus Eaters".

Menakaya was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to the United States after secondary school, where he attended The University of Texas at Arlington, earning a BA degree in business management. He started acting in local theatre and independent film productions during this time. In 2013, he moved to Toronto, Canada to pursue a full-time acting career.

He appeared in smaller guest roles on a number of television series, including Killjoys (with Rachael Ancheril, Aldrin Bundoc, Atticus Mitchell, and Jordana Blake), Endlings (with Oyin Oladejo and Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves), and Mayor of Kingstown (with Derek Webster).

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