---
name: "Gbenga Akinnagbe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gbenga-akinnagbe"
fi1m_id: "gbenga-akinnagbe"
imdb_id: "nm1782153"
tmdb_id: 81683
wikidata_id: "Q3099987"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 December 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-03T02:21:32.424295+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gbenga Akinnagbe

## Identity

Gbenga Akinnagbe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gbenga-akinnagbe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gbenga-akinnagbe
- **IMDb ID:** nm1782153
- **TMDB ID:** 81683
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3099987
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gbenga_Akinnagbe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3099987, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1782153/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81683

Actor. Born 12 December 1978 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 December 1978, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** 겐가 아킨너베
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 90 (1), 2010s 72 (2), 2020s 76 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 75 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Comedy 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $0m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gbenga_Akinnagbe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3099987, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1782153/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81683

## Coming up

- *The Social Reckoning* (2026-10-07) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-reckoning.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Passing*](https://film.one/film/passing.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gbenga Akinnagbe is an American actor and writer. Born Olugbenga Enitan Temitope Akinnagbe on 12 December 1978 in Washington, D.C., he was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland, by Yoruba Nigerian parents. He graduated from Bucknell University in 2000 with degrees in political science and English, having attended on a wrestling scholarship.

Akinnagbe is known for his role as Chris Partlow in the HBO series *The Wire* (2002–2008) and as Larry Brown in *The Deuce* (2017–2019). His film credits include Dave in *Passing* (2021), Eustace in *The Thicket* (2024), and a role in the forthcoming *The Social Reckoning* (2026). He is the cousin of rapper Wale and has also written for *The New York Times*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *A House of Dynamite* (2025), Fi1m 73, as Major General Steven Kyle — [page](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md)
- *Passing* (2021), Fi1m 80, as Dave — [page](https://film.one/film/passing.md)
- *Modern Love* (2019), Fi1m 61, as Jordan — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md)
- *The Deuce* (2017), Fi1m 84, as Larry Brown — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-deuce.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, as Chris Partlow — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)

## Complete filmography (81)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Social Reckoning* (2026), Actor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-reckoning.md)
- *American Muscle* (2026), Actor
- *Starbright* (2026), as Peter
- *A House of Dynamite* (2025), as Major General Steven Kyle — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md)
- *Trail of Vengeance* (2025), as John Scobell
- *The Thicket* (2024), as Eustace
- *Rob Peace* (2024), as Carl
- *Asphalt City* (2024), as Verdis
- *Fast Charlie* (2023), as Beggar
- *Sleep No More* (2022), as Roman
- *The Old Man* (2022), series, as Julian Carson
- *Merry Wives* (2022), as Mister Nduka Ford
- *Passing* (2021), as Dave — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/passing.md)
- *Power Book II: Ghost* (2020), series, as Ron Samuel Jenkins
- *Pitch Black Panacea* (2020), as Carl (voice)
- *16 Bars* (2020), as Deacon
- *Goldie* (2020), as Richard
- *FBI: Most Wanted* (2020), series, as James Johnson
- *Modern Love* (2019), series, as Jordan — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md)
- *Evil* (2019), series, as Lando Mutabazi
- *Wu-Tang: An American Saga* (2019), series, as Mook
- *The Sun Is Also a Star* (2019), as Samuel Kingsley
- *DC Noir* (2019), as Detective Mitch Brooks · Director
- *Rogers and Tilden* (2019), as Marcus
- *EGG* (2019), as Wayne
- *All the Devil's Men* (2018), as Samuelson
- *The Hammer* (2017), as George
- *The Deuce* (2017), series, as Larry Brown — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-deuce.md)
- *Crown Heights* (2017), as Sampson
- *Mad Genius* (2017), as Sun Moon
- *Detroit* (2017), as Aubrey Pollard Sr.
- *Genius* (2017), series, as Earl Little
- *Detour* (2017), as Michael Andrews
- *Independence Day: Resurgence* (2016), as Agent Matthew Travis
- *Paranormal Abduction* (2016), as Alex Chandler
- *Mercy Street* (2016), series, as Saga
- *Chicago Med* (2015), series, as David Goodwin
- *Limitless* (2015), series, as Quentin Walker
- *Knucklehead* (2015), as Langston
- *Phantom Halo* (2014), as Roman
- *Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn* (2014), as Thanks
- *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, as Chris Santumari
- *Fort Bliss* (2014), as Sgt. Butcher
- *Mall* (2014), as Michel
- *Render to Caesar* (2014), as Dipo
- *Home* (2013), as Jack Hall · Executive Producer
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Boukman Baptiste — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Newlyweeds* (2013), Producer
- *Big Words* (2013), as James
- *Graceland* (2013), series, as Jeremiah Bello
- *Sweet, Sweet Country* (2013), as Ernesto
- *The Following* (2013), series, as Tom Reyes
- *The Funtime Gang* (2013), as Inmate
- *Children of the Wind* (2013), as Narrator (voice)
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Jeremy Lopez
- *The Unknown* (2012), series, as Vincent
- *Overnight* (2012), as TMJ
- *A Gifted Man* (2011), series, as Dr. Leo 'Bax' Baxter
- *Pharoahe Monch - Clap (One Day)* (2011), Actor
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Pierre
- *Chase* (2010), series, as John Macon
- *Lottery Ticket* (2010), as Lorenzo
- *Edge of Darkness* (2010), as Detective Darcy Jones
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Pastor Isaiah Easton — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Dark Blue* (2009), series, as Dante Rollings
- *Maggie Hill* (2009), as Elliot Springer
- *The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3* (2009), as Wallace, hostage
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, as Kelly Slater
- *Fringe* (2008), series, as Akim — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *The Savages* (2007), as Jimmy
- *Damages* (2007), series, as Walid Cooper — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *Conviction* (2006), series, as Calvin Wade
- *They're Made Out of Meat* (2005), as Merlin
- *Barbershop* (2005), series, as Yinka
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Ben Ellis
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Victor Nash
- *The Wire* (2002), series, as Chris Partlow — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *24* (2001), series, as Erik Ritter — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Elijah Okello, Father Biobaku
- *Check Me in Another Place*, Actor
- *Dreams of the Moon*, as Tunde

## Gallery

- ![Gbenga Akinnagbe](https://film.one/media/person/95728/gallery-97b1073bc848.jpg) Gbenga Akinnagbe — Debra Sweet, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Gbenga_Akinnagbe_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gbenga Akinnagbe](https://film.one/media/person/95728/gallery-f09b9cbd5004.jpg) Gbenga Akinnagbe — Image via TMDB

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