Siriboe was born in Los Angeles California He is of Ghanaian descent He is the middle child and has two brothers actors Kwame Boateng and Kwesi Boakye As a model he signed with Wilhelmina Models In film Siriboe debuted playing supporting role in the 2008 comedydrama The Longshots He later has appeared in films Prom 2011 Whiplash 2014 and Straight Outta Compton 2015 On television he gueststarred on Lincoln Heights and CSI Crime Scene Investigation From 2014 2015 he had a recurring role in the MTV comedydrama series Awkward In 2016 Siriboe was casted as a lead character in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar Later that year he was cast in romanticcomedy film Girl Trip