| Gbenga Akinnagbe | |
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 Chris Partlow on The Wire, played by Akinnagbe |
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| Born | December 12, 1978 Washington, D.C. USA |
Gbenga Akinnagbe (born December 12, 1978) is an American actor, best known for his role on the HBO original series The Wire as Chris Partlow. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) On the fictional television drama The Wire, the Stanfield Organization is a criminal organization led by Marlo Stanfield.
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Biography
Early life
Born in Washington, D.C. to Nigerian parents and raised in Montgomery County, Maryland, Akinnagbe was in and out of trouble as a youth. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Montgomery County of the US state of Maryland is situated just north of Washington D He is the second oldest of six children, one older sister and four younger brothers. It wasn’t until he joined the wrestling team in his junior year of high school that he gained focus in his life. He attended Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School in Rockville, Maryland. Colonel Zadok A Magruder High School (#510 is a secondary public school located in Rockville ( Montgomery County) Maryland. Rockville is the County seat of Montgomery County Maryland, United States. Gbenga attended Bucknell University on a wrestling scholarship and majored in Political Science and English. Bucknell University is a Private university located along the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the He was a star wrestler in college and a champion all-state and all-conference competitor in high school. He is related to DC rapper Wale. Wale Folarin, better known simply as Wale (pronounced wah-lay (born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin) is a Hip hop artist from Washington D
After graduating, his next move was working at the Corporation for National Service, the federal agency in Washington D. The Corporation for National and Community Service, or CNCS was created as an Independent agency of the United States Government by The National and Community Service Trust C. that administers Americorps and other volunteer programs. A year later, while sitting in his cubicle at work, Gbenga decided that he wanted to break from the monotony of a standard 9 to 5 job and learn about acting.
Acting
He bought books and deeply researched his future profession. After attending many auditions, Gbenga earned a role at the Shakespeare Theater in D. C. , and later worked his way into various productions in the area, performing for crowds at the prestigious Kennedy Theater and Shakespeare in the Park. Shakespeare in the Park is a concept used across the world as a form of free public presentation of William Shakespeare's works While taking acting classes in New Jersey, Gbenga was invited to audition for a recurring role on The Wire. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. He earned the part of Chris Partlow for the series. Chris Partlow is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Gbenga Akinnagbe. He also played "Yinka" in BarberShop: The Series. Barbershop The Series is an American sitcom for the Showtime cable network, which made its debut in the fall of In the summer of 2006, Gbenga performed the role of "Zim" in the NYC Fringe Festival's "Outstanding Play" award-winning production of "Modern Missionary". [1] In 2007, Gbenga appeared in the film The Savages with Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney, and Philip Bosco. The Savages is a 2007 American Comedy - Drama film written and directed by Tamara Jenkins. He is currently working on a remake of the classic, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, set to come out in the late July of 2009
References
External links
- Gbenga Akinnagbe at the Internet Movie Database
- Gbenga Akinnagbe at Allmovie
- Gbenga Akinnagbe interview on HoboTrashcan.com
- Gbenga Akinnagbe interview on thaformula.com
- Gbenga bio from HBO's The Wire Website
- Insomniac Magazine Interview by Dirty Angel November 17, 2006, Retrieved February 26, 2007
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