Gbenga Akinnagbe
- Highest Rated: Goldie (2019)
- Lowest Rated: Phantom Halo (2015)
- Birthday: Dec 12, 1978
- Birthplace: Not Available
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Born in Washington, D.C., actor Gbenga Akinnagbe -- a first-generation Nigerian immigrant -- attended Bucknell University on a wrestling scholarship, where he dual-majored in English and political science, then accepted a position with a government agency but left early on to pursue his interest in drama. He began with various stage assignments in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., areas, then transitioned to film work in 2002, when HBO tapped him for the recurring role of Chris Partlow in its NARC-themed drama series The Wire; Showtime followed suit, giving Akinnagbe one of the leads in its 2005 sitcom Barbershop; unfortunately, that program failed to catch fire with the public. Akinnagbe took one of his first big-screen assignments with a supporting role in Tamara Jenkins' family-themed ensemble seriocomedy The Savages (2007).
Highest Rated Movies
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Goldie
100% -
Big Words
100% -
The Savages
89% -
Home
88%
Filmography
Movies
Rating |
Title |
Credit |
Box
|
Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
51% | The Sun Is Also a Star | Samuel Kingsley | — | 2019 |
100% | Goldie | Actor | — | 2019 |
DC Noir | Director Actor | — | 2019 | |
23% | All the Devil's Men | Samuelson | — | 2018 |
Heart, Baby! | George | — | 2018 | |
Elite squad | Samuelson | — | 2018 | |
76% | Crown Heights | Sampson | $0.3M | 2017 |
84% | Detroit | Actor | $16.8M | 2017 |
63% | Detour | Officer Mike Andrews | $145 | 2017 |
Mad Genius | Sun Mon | — | 2017 | |
29% | Independence Day: Resurgence | Agent Matthew Travis | $103.2M | 2016 |
8% | Phantom Halo | Roman | — | 2015 |
Knucklehead | Actor | — | 2015 | |
75% | Fort Bliss | Sergeant Butcher | — | 2014 |
Render To Caeser | Actor | — | 2014 | |
88% | Home | Jack | — | 2013 |
71% | Newlyweeds | Producer | — | 2013 |
100% | Big Words | James / Jayvee Da Mac | — | 2013 |
35% | Lottery Ticket | Lorenzo | $24.8M | 2010 |
56% | Edge of Darkness | Detective Darcy Jones | $43.3M | 2010 |
51% | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Wallace | $65.5M | 2009 |
89% | The Savages | Jimmy | $6.5M | 2007 |
TV
Rating |
Title |
Credit |
Year |
---|---|---|---|
92% |
The Deuce
2017
|
Larry Brown |
|
57% |
Limitless
2015-2016
|
Quentin Waters |
|
Madam Secretary
2014
|
Chris Santumari |
|
|
59% |
The Following
2013-2015
|
Tom |
|
94% |
The Good Wife
2009-2016
|
Pastor Isaiah Easton Isaiah Easton |
|
75% |
24: Live Another Day
2014
|
Erik Ritter |
|
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
|
Father Biobaku |
|
|
86% |
Graceland
2013-2015
|
Bello |
|
96% |
Elementary
2012
|
Jeremy Lopez |
|
81% |
Nurse Jackie
2009-2015
|
Kelly Slater Kelly |
|
66% |
A Gifted Man
2011-2012
|
Dr. Leo "Bax" Baxter |
|
Blue Bloods
2010
|
Pierre |
|
|
38% |
Dark Blue
2009-2010
|
Dante Rollings |
|
90% |
Fringe
2008-2013
|
Akim |
|
Cold Case
2003-2010
|
Victor Nash |
|
|
94% |
The Wire
2002-2008
|
Chris Partlow |
|
Numb3rs
2005-2010
|
Ben Ellis |
|
|
64% |
Barbershop
2005
|
Yinka |
|
Elementary
|
Jeremy Lopez |
|
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The Unknown
2012
|
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QUOTES FROM Gbenga Akinnagbe CHARACTERS
- Jack
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When a person is sick like me, like I was, I mean, sometimes you do things you don't even know you're doing. Or you forget. The yelling; talking to myself... Losing control a little. I forgot a lot. There was the fire. And fights... and... and one time when you were five... we went to the zoo...