Johan Akan

Johan Akan (born Johan Picard, May 16, 1983 in Romans-sur-Isère) is a French model. He is particularly known for two magazine covers : the November 2010 issue of Têtu magazine, for which he appeared with Catherine Deneuve, and a November 2012 issue of the weekly magazine Les Inrockuptibles, in support of Same-sex marriage in France^[1]

Career

After studying business, Johan Akan was spotted on the street in Lyon in 2005 by makeup professional Fred Farrugia's team. He then worked with numerous photographers before working as a runway model for a John Galliano fashion show in 2006. In subsequent years, he continued to work for French and worldwide campaigns for such brands as Nivea,^[2] Scott Kay, Lerros ou Arrow.

He is selected for several magazine covers, including Têtu in 2010 and Les Inrockuptibles in 2012. Internationally, he did editorial work for such magazines as Men's Health in Germany or Dsection.^[3]

After his coming out in 2012^[4],,^[5] he became the global ambassador for Misterbnb for a year^[6],.^[7]

In 2016, the 3D model of the character Nyx Ulric Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV was based on Akan. The film was released on July 9, 2016.^[8] The actor Aaron Paul voices the character in the English version,^[9] and the actor Neil Newbon did the motion-capture acting.

References

1. "FASHION PROFILE #21: FRENCH MODEL JOHAN AKAN!". WM. October 12, 2014.
2. "Nivea For Men - Gel Q10 Réveil Express - Johan Akan - les chroniques d'Istvan". les chroniques d'Istvan.
3. "Johan Akan by Manuel Estevez for Dsection". Fashionably Male. January 26, 2012.
4. "Johan Akan : " Être gay et mannequin c'est très mal vu "". Mister10.
5. "Johan Akan: " Être gay et mannequin c'est très mal vu " [MyGayTrip]".
6. "Sous les draps avec Johan Akan, le nouveau Misterbnb - Boys - Blog Gay". Boys - Blog Gay. March 22, 2013.
7. "PHOTOS: MisterBNB's Johan Akan On Working Out, Hooking Up In Paris". Queerty.
8. "Nyx From Final Fantasy XV Based On Gay Model – Gaymer Base". gaymerbase.com.
9. "Kingslaive Final Fantasy XV is a CG film with Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones stars". TechnoBuffalo. March 31, 2016.