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Olugbenga Enitan Temitope "Gbenga" Akinnagbe BENG-gə ə-KEEN-ə-bay 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.
Born
Tuesday, 12 December 1978
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Asphalt City | Verdis | 2024 |
| Rob Peace | Carl Robertson | 2024 |
| Fast Charlie | Beggar | 2023 |
| The Thicket | 2023 | |
| Starbright | Peter | 2022 |
| The Old Man | Julian Carson | 2022 |
| Reopening Night | Self | 2021 |
| Passing | Dave | 2021 |
| Power Book II: Ghost | Ron Samuel Jenkins | 2020 |
| Pitch Black Panacea | Carl | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Asphalt City | Verdis | 2024 |
| Rob Peace | Carl Robertson | 2024 |
| Fast Charlie | Beggar | 2023 |
| The Thicket | 2023 | |
| Starbright | Peter | 2022 |
| The Old Man | Julian Carson | 2022 |
| Reopening Night | Self | 2021 |
| Passing | Dave | 2021 |
| Power Book II: Ghost | Ron Samuel Jenkins | 2020 |
| Pitch Black Panacea | Carl | 2020 |
| Goldie | Richard | 2020 |
| FBI: Most Wanted | James Johnson | 2020 |
| Modern Love | Jordan | 2019 |
| Evil | Lando Mutabazi | 2019 |
| Wu-Tang: An American Saga | Mook | 2019 |
| The Sun Is Also a Star | Samuel Kingsley | 2019 |
| DC Noir | Detective Mitch Brooks | 2019 |
| Egg | Wayne / Tina's husband | 2019 |
| Sleep No More | Roman | 2022 |
| Mad Genius | Sun Moon | 2018 |
| All the Devil's Men | Samuelson / Pete Samuelson | 2018 |
| The Hammer | George | 2017 |
| The Deuce | Larry Brown | 2017 |
| Crown Heights | Sampson | 2017 |
| Detroit | Aubrey Pollard, Sr. / Aubrey Pollard Sr. | 2017 |
| Genius | Earl Little | 2017 |
| Detour | Officer Mike Andrews / Michael Andrews | 2017 |
| Independence Day: Resurgence | Agent Travis / Agent Matthew Travis | 2016 |
| Paranormal Abduction | Alex Chandler | 2016 |
| Mercy Street | Saga | 2016 |
| Limitless | Quentin Walker | 2015 |
| Phantom Halo | Roman | 2015 |
| Knucklehead | Langston | 2015 |
| Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn | 2014 | |
| Madam Secretary | Chris Santumari | 2014 |
| Fort Bliss | Sgt. Butcher | 2014 |
| Mall | Michel | 2014 |
| 24: Live Another Day | Erik Ritter | 2014 |
| Render to Caesar | Dipo | 2014 |
| Home | Jack Hall | 2013 |
| The Blacklist | Boukman Baptiste | 2013 |
| Big Words | James | 2013 |
| Graceland | Jeremiah Bello | 2013 |
| The Following | Tom | 2013 |
| Children of the Wind | Narrator | 2013 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Elementary | Jeremy Lopez | 2012 |
| The Unknown | Vincent | 2012 |
| Overnight | TMJ | 2012 |
| A Gifted Man | Dr. Leo 'Bax' Baxter | 2011 |
| Brooklyn Shakara | Emeka Nwandu | 2011 |
| Blue Bloods | Pierre | 2010 |
| Chase | John Macon | 2010 |
| Lottery Ticket | Lorenzo | 2010 |
| Edge of Darkness | Detective Darcy Jones | 2010 |
| The Good Wife | Pastor Isaiah Easton | 2009 |
| Dark Blue | Dante Rollings | 2009 |
| The Taking of Pelham 123 | Wallace / Wallace, hostage | 2009 |
| Nurse Jackie | Kelly Slater | 2009 |
| Fringe | Akim | 2008 |
| The Wire: The Last Word | Self | 2007 |
| The Wire Odyssey | Himself / Self | 2007 |
| The Savages | Jimmy | 2007 |
| Damages | Walid Cooper | 2007 |
| Conviction | Calvin Wade / Gary Wade | 2006 |
| They're Made Out of Meat | Merlin | 2005 |
| Barbershop | Yinka | 2005 |
| Numb3rs | Ben Ellis | 2005 |
| Cold Case | Victor Nash '05 / '08 | 2003 |
| The Wire | Chris Partlow / Officer in courtroom | 2002 |
| 24 | Erik Ritter | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Father Biobaku / Elijah Okello | 1999 |
| CNN Newsroom | Self | 1989 |
| HBO Boxing | Self - Audience Member | 1973 |
| 60 Minutes | Self - Actor (segment "To Kill a Mockingbird") / Self - Actor (segment "To Kill a Mockingbird") (archive footage) | 1968 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| DC Noir | 2019 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Knucklehead | 2015 |
| Home | 2013 |
| Newlyweeds | 2013 |
| Children of the Wind | 2013 |
