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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
By · August 6, 2009October 29, 2020
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Man of Style

Adewale began his career as a model before taking on Hollywood.

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Up Close and Personal

Despite his parents’ wishes for him to become the first lawyer in his family, Adewale stopped studying law to pursue his creative passion.

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Lost

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Lost

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Beachside Brother

The London native keeps it hot and sexy on the shore.

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Out of Africa

Adewale’s Nigerian roots have helped him when portraying African characters.

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The Perfect Gentleman

“People are always shocked when they meet me because I’m nothing like the intimidating characters I play.”

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Bad Boy Charm

“If you don’t want to cheat your audience you really have to live with and become the character you’re bringing to life,” says Adewale.

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All Eyes On Me

“I’m a physical, athletic guy, so it makes sense that a casting director would try to cast me in roles that play up that part of me,” Adewale says.

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Happy People

“What makes me smile is when I see other people happy,” admits Adewale.

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Good Karma

Adewale is a Buddhist and says one of its most profound principles is that for every cause there is an effect.

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Me, Myself and I

“I am not married nor do I have any children because I wanted to focus on my career and not have to worry about leaving my family six months to a year because I’m another country working.”

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Leading Man

Some might remember Adewale from his leading role in Mary J. Blige’s video for her song “Love No Limit.”

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Good Natured

Adewale says by nature he is a very laid-back and happy guy who’s nothing like his murderous character Majestic in the 50 Cent biopic “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.”

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Armed and Dangerous

Adewale plays the larger-than-life Heavy Duty in the film “G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra.”

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Action Heroes

Adewale says that the “G.I. Joe” cast is a true reflection of the world together with an ensemble cast of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

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‘Lost’ and Found

Adewale costarred on the mysterious hit series “Lost” as Ecko.

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