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Gbenga Akinnagbe

Actor | Producer | Writer

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Speaks fluent Spanish. See more trivia »

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in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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2013/I Home (post-production)
Jack Hall
 
2013 Fort Bliss (post-production)
Sgt. Butcher
 
2013 Mall (post-production)
 
2013 The Funtime Gang (TV movie) (completed)
Inmate
 
2013 Render to Caesar (completed)
Dipo
 
2013 Sweet, Sweet Country (short) (completed)
Ernesto
 
2013 Big Words
James
 
2012 Elementary (TV series)
Jeremy Lopez
– The Leviathan (2012) … Jeremy Lopez
 
2009-2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Elijah Okello / Priest
– Dreams Deferred (2012) … Priest
– Hell (2009) … Elijah Okello
 
2012 Damages (TV series)
Walid Cooper
– But You Don't Do That Anymore (2012) … Walid Cooper
– I Like Your Chair (2012) … Walid Cooper
– There's Something Wrong with Me (2012) … Walid Cooper
– Have You Met the Eel Yet? (2012) … Walid Cooper
 
2011-2012 Nurse Jackie (TV series)
Kelly Slater
– The Wall (2012) … Kelly Slater
– ...Deaf Blind Tumor Pee-Test (2011) … Kelly Slater
– Batting Practice (2011) … Kelly Slater
– Fuck the Lemurs (2011) … Kelly Slater
– Have You Met Ms. Jones? (2011) … Kelly Slater
See all 8 episodes »
 
2012/I Overnight
TMJ
 
2012 The Unknown (TV series)
Vincent
– Life Sentence (2012) … Vincent
 
2011 A Gifted Man (TV series)
Dr. Leo 'Bax' Baxter
– In Case of Discomfort (2011) … Dr. Leo 'Bax' Baxter
– In Case of All Hell Breaking Loose (2011) … Dr. Leo 'Bax' Baxter
 
2011 Brooklyn Shakara (TV series)
Emeka Nwandu
– Pilot (2011) … Emeka Nwandu
 
2011 Chase (TV series)
John Macon
– The Man at the Altar (2011) … John Macon
 
2011 Blue Bloods (TV series)
Pierre
– All That Glitters (2011) … Pierre
 
2010-2011 The Good Wife (TV series)
Pastor Isaiah Easton
– Ham Sandwich (2011) … Pastor Isaiah Easton
– Bad Girls (2010) … Pastor Isaiah Easton
– Running (2010) … Pastor Isaiah Easton
– Boom (2010) … Pastor Isaiah Easton
– Heart (2010) … Pastor Isaiah Easton
 
2011 Red & Blue Marbles
Cabal
 
2010/I Lottery Ticket
Lorenzo
 
2010 Edge of Darkness
Detective Darcy Jones
 
2010 The Somnambulist
Alex Chandler
 
2009 Dark Blue (TV series)
Dante Rollings
– August (2009) … Dante Rollings
 
2009 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Wallace
 
2009 Fringe (TV series)
Akim
– The No-Brainer (2009) … Akim
 
2009 Maggie Hill (TV movie)
Elliot Springer
 
2008 Cold Case (TV series)
'08 / Victor Nash '05
– Street Money (2008) … Victor Nash '05 / '08
 
2002-2008 The Wire (TV series)
Chris Partlow / Officer in courtroom
– -30- (2008) … Chris Partlow
– Late Editions (2008) … Chris Partlow
– Clarifications (2008) … Chris Partlow
– Took (2008) … Chris Partlow (credit only)
– The Dickensian Aspect (2008) … Chris Partlow
See all 30 episodes »
 
2007 Numb3rs (TV series)
Ben Ellis
– Contenders (2007) … Ben Ellis
 
2007 The Savages
Jimmy
 
2007 Man-Up (video short)
Q
 
2006 Conviction (TV series)
Calvin Wade / Gary Wade
– 180.80 (2006) … Calvin Wade
– Hostage (2006) … Gary Wade
 
2005 Barbershop (TV series)
Yinka
– Crimes of the Heart (2005) … Yinka
– The Politics of Money (2005) … Yinka
– Debates and Dead People (2005) … Yinka
– Family Bussiness (2005) … Yinka
– A Black Man Invented the Stop Light (2005) … Yinka
See all 10 episodes »
 
2005 They're Made Out of Meat (short)
Merlin
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2013 Sweet, Sweet Country (short) (producer) (completed)
 
2013 Newlyweeds (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2012 The Unknown (TV series)
– Life Sentence (2012)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2009-2011 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 June 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Straight from the Horses Mouth (video)
Himself
 
2007 The Wire: The Last Word (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Wire Odyssey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Wire: It's All Connected (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Barbershop: A Little Off the Top (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in "The Oedipus Plays" (The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA). August 2001 See more »

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Trivia:

Speaks fluent Spanish. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius