Gbenga Akinnagbe Net Worth

Gbenga Akinnagbe Net Worth: Gbenga Akinnagbe is an American actor and writer who has a net worth of $1 million. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1978, Gbenga Akinnagbe was raised in Maryland. He had a tumultuous childhood before landing a wrestling scholarship to Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. He made his on-screen debut in 2004 in HBO's hit drama series "The Wire" as Chris Partlow. Akinnagbe appeared in 30 episodes of the show. He also landed a ten-episode part as Yinka on "Barbershop" and had a small role on "Conviction". Since the end of "The Wire", Akinnagbe's TV roles have included "Cold Case", "Fringe", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Dark Blue", "The Good Wife", "Blue Bloods", "Nurse Jackie", "Damages", "Elementary", "Graceland", and "24: Live Another Day". Akinnagbe's film debut came in the 2005 short "They're Made Out of Meat", in which he played the part of Merlin. Since then, Akinnagbe has had parts in "The Savages", "The Taking of Pelham 123", "Edge of Darkness", "Overnight", "Lottery Ticket", "Clap (One Day)", "Fort Bliss", "Home", and "Mall". Akinnagbe has been writing professionally for several years. Two of his articles have been published in the pages of "The New York Times". Akinnagbe's popular articles include personal tales of traveling to climb the Himalayas and undergoing surgery to correct a medical issue.