Gbenga Akinnagbe

Actor, Producer, Writer

Birthdate: December 12, 1978 (47 Years Old)

Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Movies

Known For

The Thicket

(2024)

Rob Peace

Carl Robertson (2024)

Asphalt City

Verdis (2024)

Passing

Dave (2021)

The Sun Is Also a Star

Samuel Kingsley (2019)

Gbenga Akinnagbe Movies

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2024 |
Rob Peace
Rob Peace
2024
Biography, Drama
Based on a true story, a brilliant young man puts his bright future at risk to help his father.
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asCarl Robertson
2024 |
The Thicket
The Thicket
2024
Crime, Drama, Western
West Texas. A boy who, after his sister is kidnapped by a violent killer known only as Cut Throat Bill, enlists a fierce bounty hunter named Reginald Jones who becomes the leader of the group of outcasts searching for the stolen girl.
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2024 |
Asphalt City
Asphalt City
2024
Drama, Thriller
Ollie Cross is a young paramedic assigned to the NYC night shift with an uncompromising and seasoned partner Gene Rutkovsky. Each 911 call is often dangerous and uncertain, putting their lives on the line every day to help others.
asVerdis
2023 |
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2023
Action, Crime, Drama
Charlie Swift is a fixer with a problem: the thug he's whacked is missing his head and Charlie will only be paid if the body can be identified. Enter Marcie Kramer, the victim's ex-wife and a woman with all the skills Charlie needs.
asBeggar
2020 |
Goldie
Goldie
2020
Drama
A teenager in a family shelter wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer. A story about displaced youth, ambition. and strength.
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asRichard
2019 |
16 Bars
16 Bars
2019
Documentary
Inmates in Virginia attempt to transcend the cycle of recidivism through an unlikely artistic collaboration behind bars with Grammy-winning hip hop artist Todd 'Speech' Thomas.
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asDeacon
2019 |
The Sun Is Also a Star
The Sun Is Also a Star
2019
Drama, Music, Romance
A hopeless romantic ambivalent about his future in medical school falls for a hard-luck young woman who doesn't believe in love.
asSamuel Kingsley
2018 |
Detour
Detour
2018
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
asOfficer Mike Andrews
2016 |
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?
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asAgent Travis
2015 |
Home
Home
2015
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Oh, a lovable misfit alien, runs away from his planet and takes shelter on Earth, where he befriends Tip, an adventurous young girl who is on a quest to find her displaced mother Lucy.
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asJack Hall
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as Dave
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as Samuel Kingsley
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as Officer Mike Andrews
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as Samuel Kingsley