Gbenga Akinnagbe

Gbenga Akinnagbe

actor, producer, writer

Gbenga Akinnagbe was born on Dec 12, 1978 in USA. Gbenga Akinnagbe's big-screen debut came with The Wire - Season 1 directed by Joe Chappelle in 2002, strarring Chris Partlow / Officer in courtroom. Gbenga Akinnagbe is known for The Old Man directed by Jon Watts, Jeff Bridges stars as Dan Chase and John Lithgow as Harold Harper. The most recent award Gbenga Akinnagbe achieved is American Black Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Gbenga Akinnagbe plays is Starbright which will be released on Dec 31, 2023.

Olugbenga Enitan Temitope Akinnagbe is an American actor and writer, best known for his roles as Chris Partlow on the HBO series The Wire and as Larry Brown on the HBO series The Deuce. Akinnagbe was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Yoruba Nigerian parents, and was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is the second oldest of six children, with one older sister and four younger brothers, and the first in his family to be born in the United States. He attended Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School in Rockville, Maryland. He attended Bucknell University on a wrestling scholarship, and graduated in 2000 with a degree in Political Science and English. Akinnagbe's cousin is rapper Wale.

  • Birthday

    Dec 12, 1978
  • Place of Birth

    Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Also known

    겐가 아킨너베

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Awards

3 wins & 0 nominations

American Black Film Festival
2015
Knucklehead (2015)
Winner - Audience Award
Knucklehead (2015)
Dances With Films
2015
Feature
Winner - Industry Choice Award
Knucklehead (2015)
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