Gbenga Akinnagbe

Gbenga Akinnagbe, widely recognized for his performances as Chris Partlow on "The Wire" and Larry Brown on "The Deuce," has had a diverse career in acting. He also starred in the movie "Lottery Ticket" and made notable appearances on "The Good Wife" as Pastor Isaiah Easton and "24: Live Another Day" as CIA Agent Erik Ritter.

Between 2020 and 2023, Akinnagbe was featured in "The Old Man," "Evil," "FBI: Most Wanted," "Modern Love," "Wu-Tang: An American Saga," "The Blacklist," and "Power Book II: Ghost." He also has a theatre background, including a role in "To Kill a Mockingbird" as Tom Robinson in 2018, further demonstrating his versatility as a performer.

In addition to acting, Akinnagbe has founded Enitan Vintage, a Brooklyn-based company specializing in vintage furniture design with upholstered fabrics that combines antique European and Western-style pieces with African-inspired fabrics. He is also the founder of Liberated People, a clothing company that intersects art, culture, politics, and apparel through partnerships with charities like The Trayvon Martin Foundation, Black Women's Blueprint, Women's Prison Association, etc. In each collection, a certain amount of money from the apparel is donated to the corresponding charity.

Akinnagbe also serves as a board member of MoCADA: Brooklyn Museum, whose exhibitions and programs highlight pressing social-political issues facing Africa, and is the board president of Refoundry, an organization dedicated to mentoring formerly incarcerated people on their journey toward financial independence and leadership.