Gbenga Akinnagbe
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Gbenga Akinnagbeis an American actor and writer, best known for his role as Chris Partlow on the HBO series The Wire...
NationalityNigerian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth12 December 1978
CountryNigeria
people community needs
I don't need to be someone famous or George Clooney. I don't need to be any of these people to get involved in my community or reach out to one nationally.
You want a place where you can say that this is your show that you invested in with other actors, but there's also that flexibility of being a recurring actor.
ask excited good
If the project has good writing and is something I get excited about, then I'll do the role. And if it's for TV, I'll ask myself, 'Is it a show that I'd watch?' If it's a play or movie, I'll want to know if there's a good director attached.
communication
I'm a very physical person. I'm very tactile. I wrestled in college, so a lot of my communication with the world comes through physicality - what I take in and what I put out there.
played range
I did a movie called 'The Savages' with Laura Linney and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, where I played a nurse, and it showed me in a different role from what I played on 'The Wire.' It showed my range as an actor.
When I was younger, I won a radio at a church raffle.
great
'The Wire' was a combination of great TV and great theater.
believe god
My grandmother was a Muslim. My mother is Christian. And I don't know what I am, but I believe in God.
few stuff wear
Me personally, I like to wear as few artificially made products as possible. That stuff affects us, one way or another.
best home
'Home' may be the best part and best movie I've ever had. I loved it.
Don't hesitate or talk about what you want to do. Just do it.
pain writing thinking
I like writing, and I enjoy it. It's painful. You can't get around the pain of writing. I'm still trying to balance on what I think is my creative habit. It varies, but I do know that I need to continue. It helps me with my acting, and the writing helps me be invested in a different way.
community growth intellectual
I want to work with non-profits that stimulate growth to the community. Whether it is economic growth, intellectual, or freedom.
believe i-believe i-believe-in
Even if there isn't a God, I believe in the one we've created.