Gbenga Akinnagbe

ActorDirectorCrewProducer Dec 12 (age 47) Washington, District of Columbia, USA 1999–2026 (27 year career)

6.5 avg rating

Highest Rated

The Wire

2002 · as Chris Partlow

8.6

The Wire

2002 · as Chris Partlow

8.6

Chicago Med

2015 · as David Goodwin

8.3

Known For

Film

The Wire

Chris Partlow

Film

Detroit

Aubrey Pollard Sr.

Film

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Wallace, hostage

Film

Edge of Darkness

Detective Darcy Jones

Film

Independence Day: Resurgence

Agent Matthew Travis

Film

The Deuce

Larry Brown

Film

A House of Dynamite

Major General Steven Kyle

Film

The Sun Is Also a Star

Samuel Kingsley

Filmography

Acting (86)

Movies (51)

Starbright

2026

as Peter

7.4

The Social Reckoning

2026 Upcoming

Oct 7

American Muscle

2026

A House of Dynamite

2025

as Major General Steven Kyle

Trail of Vengeance

as John Scobell

The Thicket

as Eustace

Asphalt City

as Verdis

Rob Peace

as Carl

Fast Charlie

as Beggar

Merry Wives

as Mister Nduka Ford

Sleep No More

as Roman

Passing

as Dave

Reopening Night

as Self

Goldie

as Richard

Pitch Black Panacea

as Carl (voice)

16 Bars

as Deacon

EGG

2019

as Wayne

5.4

The Sun Is Also a Star

2019

as Samuel Kingsley

7.0

DC Noir

2019

as Detective Mitch Brooks

3.2

Rogers and Tilden

2019

as Marcus

All the Devil's Men

2018

as Samuelson

5.7

Detroit

2017

as Aubrey Pollard Sr.

Mad Genius

as Sun Moon

Crown Heights

as Sampson

The Hammer

as George

Detour

as Michael Andrews

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

as Agent Matthew Travis

Paranormal Abduction

as Alex Chandler

Knucklehead

as Langston

Fort Bliss

as Sgt. Butcher

Phantom Halo

as Roman

Mall

as Michel

Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn

2014

5.9

Render to Caesar

2014

as Dipo

Big Words

as James

Home

as Jack Hall

Children of the Wind

as Narrator (voice)

Sweet, Sweet Country

2013

as Ernesto

The Funtime Gang

2013

as Inmate

Overnight

2012

as TMJ

4.5

Pharoahe Monch - Clap (One Day)

2011

Edge of Darkness

2010

as Detective Darcy Jones

6.4

Lottery Ticket

2010

as Lorenzo

5.6

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

as Wallace, hostage

6.4

Maggie Hill

2009

as Elliot Springer

The Savages

2007

as Jimmy

6.9

The Wire: The Last Word

as Self

The Wire Odyssey

as Self

They're Made Out of Meat

2005

as Merlin

6.4

Check Me in Another Place

Dreams of the Moon

as Tunde

Television (35)

The Old Man

as Julian Carson

The Old Man

as Julian Carson

FBI: Most Wanted

as James Johnson

Power Book II: Ghost

as Ron Samuel Jenkins

Evil

as Lando Mutabazi

Modern Love

as Jordan

Wu-Tang: An American Saga

as Mook

Genius

as Earl Little

The Deuce

as Larry Brown

The Deuce

as Larry Brown

Mercy Street

as Saga

Chicago Med

as David Goodwin

Limitless

as Quentin Walker

Madam Secretary

as Chris Santumari

The Blacklist

as Boukman Baptiste

The Following

as Tom Reyes

Graceland

as Jeremiah Bello

Elementary

as Jeremy Lopez

The Unknown

as Vincent

A Gifted Man

2011

as Dr. Leo 'Bax' Baxter

Blue Bloods

as Pierre

Chase

as John Macon

The Good Wife

as Pastor Isaiah Easton

Nurse Jackie

as Kelly Slater

Dark Blue

as Dante Rollings

Fringe

as Akim

Damages

as Walid Cooper

Conviction

as Calvin Wade

Numb3rs

as Ben Ellis

Barbershop

as Yinka

Cold Case

as Victor Nash

The Wire

as Chris Partlow

The Wire

as Chris Partlow

as Erik Ritter

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Elijah Okello

7.9

Crew (4)

Movies (4)

DC Noir

2019

Director

3.2

Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn

Thanks

Newlyweeds

Producer

Home

Executive Producer