Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Gbenga Akinnagbe

 Olugbenga Enitan Temitope Akinnagbe (/'beNGg@ @'ki:n@beI/ BENGg@ @-KEEN-@; born 12 December 1978) is an American actor and writer, famous for his performances as Chris Partlow on the HBO series The Wire and as Larry Brown on the HBO show The Deuce.In 2007, Akinnagbe appeared in the film The Savages with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney, and Philip Bosco. He appeared in the remake of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three that was released by Sony in June 2009. Akinnagbe made a guest appearance on the season 10 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode entitled "Hell" in the role of Elijah Okello, a former Ugandan child soldier in New York, facing deportation. Akinnagbe's ex- The Wire castmate Robert Wisdom also appeared in that episode as Father Theo Burdett. Akinnagbe was a part of The Thin Place, a production that premiered in the world at The Intiman Theatre in Seattle in 2010. Akinnagbe played Ben Ellis in the episode "Contenders" on the TV series Numb3rs. Akinnagbe played the role of Zim in the summer 2006.

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