Akinnagbe Biography
Gbenga Akinnagbe is a writer and actor from the United States and of Nigerian descent who is famous for his appearances as Larry Brown in The Deuce and Chris Partlow in The Wire.
How old is Akinnagbe? Age
Born Olugbenga Enitan Temitope Akinnagbe, the actor is 45 years old as of 12 December 2023. He was born in 1978 in Washington, D.C., United States.
Akinnagbe Childhood, Family – Education
Larry is the son of Yoruba Nigerian parents. He is the first member of his family to be born in the United States and the second oldest of six children—there being an elder sister and four younger brothers. He went to Rockville, Maryland’s Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School. On a wrestling scholarship, he attended Bucknell University, where he earned a degree in English and Political Science in 2000. Rapper Wale is the cousin of Akinnagbe.
Akinnagbe Net Worth
Gbenga has made a good fortune of $2 million from his acting career.
Akinnagbe Height
Akinnagbe stands ta a height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m).
Akinnagbe role on Independence Day: Resurgence
Akinnagbe appeared in Independence Day: Resurgence as Matthew Travis. The former president of the United States, Thomas Whitmore, was put under the protection of agent Matthew Travis of the Secret Service.
For almost four years, Agent Travis was part of Thomas Whitmore’s security detail, tending to the former President’s mental health issues following his telepathic encounter with an alien during the War of 1996. Though it was seen as a “babysitting job,” Travis took pride in working for the guy who led the rebellion. Earth Space Defense made the decision in 2016 to launch a kamikaze attack against the Harvester Queen’s ship using a tug that was laden with fusion missiles and a human pilot.
Whitmore offered to fill the position, but Patricia, his daughter, urged Travis to keep her father from doing so. Whitmore persuaded Travis to accept the assignment after addressing him as a friend and father, enabling him to operate the tug in order to save his daughter.
Akinnagbe role on The Old Man
Akinnagbe appeared as Julian Carson in the American drama thriller television series The Old Man. Dan Chase is an Afghanistan veteran and former CIA agent who has spent thirty years living off the grid in Vermont. Chase hides after killing an intruder who breaks into his house. Zoe McDonald, who he rents a room from, ends up being his forced traveling companion.
Harold Harper, the FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, is brought in to capture Chase because to their convoluted history during the Soviet-Afghan War. Alongside Harper are his protégés, Julian Carson, a hitman Harper recruited to assassinate Chase, FBI agent Angela Adams, and CIA officer Raymond Waters.
Akinnagbe role on The Deuce
Akinnagbe plays pornstar Larry Brown, a former pimp, in the film The Deuce. He makes appearances in both the show’s first and second seasons. In the years 2017 to 2018, he acted in 17 episodes. He also collaborated with George Pelecanos and David Simon, the co-creators of The Deuce, on their previous television series The Wire, in which he played Chris Partlow, an enforcer for a narcotics organization.
“A violent and keen-eyed pimp” is how Larry describes himself. Darlene and Barbara are his stable. In the first season, Larry is seen to be quite domineering and to use intimidation against Darlene.
Akinnagbe 24: Live Another Day
In 24: Live Another Day, Akinnagbe portrayed Erik Ritter, a CIA spy. On Day 9, Erik Ritter held the position of top CIA field operator at the agency’s London, England station. After Kate Morgan was demoted, Ritter was supposed to take over, but he collaborated with her to apprehend Jack Bauer. Ritter took over as interim Station Chief after his boss Steve Navarro stole the Defense override module, and he managed the effort to keep the United States and China from going to war.
Jack Bauer is wanted by both the Russian and American governments; Erik and the CIA team are pursuing him. Bauer is captured by Ritter and held until he is transferred to CIA Headquarters. They find out that Derrick Yates, the guy who invented the override gadget that could take over any defense system, is the target of Bauer’s pursuit. They believe Yates is examining Lt. Chris Tanner, the drone pilot who was set up to kill four soldiers.
Following a confrontation, they find Tanner’s flight key, which indicates that Margot Al-Harazi has taken control of his drone. Ritter managed to flee the building before the drone detonated it, accompanied by Navarro and a team from the CIA.
Ritter and Kate apprehend Ian and Margot Al-Harazi, who were persuaded that Heller had passed away. They discover that Navarro’s hitman, James Harman, and their colleague, Jordan Reed, were both discovered dead. After Navarro is exposed as having sold secrets to China and framing Kate’s husband Adam for it, he is appointed as the acting chief of staff. Ritter alerts Jack to the fact that Navarro has been trained to withstand increased interrogation methods and will remove him if he goes too far.
Some of Akinnagbe Acting Credits
Movies
♦ 2023 – Fast Charlie
♦ 2021 – Passing
♦ 2020 – 16 Bars
♦ 2020 – Pitch Black Panacea
♦ 2019 – Goldie
♦ 2019 – Rogers and Tilden
♦ 2019 – DC Noir
♦ 2019 – The Sun Is Also a Star
♦ 2018 – Egg
♦ 2018 – All the Devil’s Men
♦ 2017 – Crown Heights
♦ 2017 – Detroit
♦ 2017 – Mindhack
♦ 2017 – Heart, Baby
♦ 2016 – Detour
♦ 2016 – Independence Day: Resurgence
TV Shows
♦ 2023 – Power Book II: Ghost
♦ 2022 – The Blacklist
♦ 2022 – The Old Man
♦ 2021–23 – Wu-Tang: An American Saga
♦ 2021 – FBI: Most Wanted
♦ 2021 – Modern Love
♦ 2020 – Evil
♦ 2017–18 – The Deuce
♦ 2017 – Mercy Street
♦ 2016 – Madam Secretary
♦ 2015–16 – Limitless
♦ 2015 – The Following
♦ 2014 – 24: Live Another Day
♦ 2013 – Graceland
♦ 2013 – The Funtime Gang
♦ 2012–14 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
♦ 2012 – The Unknown
♦ 2012 – Damages
♦ 2012 – Elementary
♦ 2011–12 – Nurse Jackie
♦ 2011 – Blue Bloods
♦ 2011 – Chase