O-T Fagbenle
Biography
O-T Fagbenle is a British actor, writer, and director. Born in London, he began acting at 14 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He graduated early to debut in Les Blancs at the Royal Exchange Theatre in 2001. He built a stage career with roles in Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Six Degrees of Separation, winning an M.E.N. Theatre Award. On screen, he appeared in I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007), Double Wedding (2010), and Black Widow (2021). He is best known for playing Lucas Bankole in The Handmaid's Tale, which earned him an Emmy nomination, and for portraying Barack Obama in The First Lady. He also wrote, directed, composed, and starred in the series Maxxx.
45years old
Turns 46 on January 22in 73 days
- Born London
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Olatunde Olateju Olaolorun Fagbenle (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 18 years2007 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025SplitsvilleIMDb rating 6.4
- 2021Black WidowIMDb rating 6.6
- 2016Looking: The MovieIMDb rating 7.5
- 2010Double WeddingIMDb rating 5.6
- 2007I Could Never Be Your WomanIMDb rating 5.9
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A first
Fagbenle made history in April 2020. With his show Maxxx on Hulu, he was the first to write, direct, compose, star in and executive produce a TV series opening episode on a major US network.
First role
Fagbenle began acting at 14 with the Ritual Theatre Arts, which gave him the lead in a Macbeth adaptation that played international venues and London's Bloomsbury Theatre.
Early training
Fagbenle studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, leaving early so he could make his graduate debut in 2001 at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre in Les Blancs.
Beyond film
Fagbenle starred in the NBC drama Quarterlife, and he also composed the music and wrote the lyrics for several of its songs. Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick created the show.
Beyond film
In 2011, Fagbenle helped write "Storm" for Tyga, a Grammy nominated artist, for the Black Thoughts Vol. 2 mixtape. The song got more than 8 million hits on worldstarhiphop.com.
O-T Fagbenle movies on Netflix
Worked with
O-T Fagbenle made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Paul Rudd's page
William Hurt's page
Scarlett Johansson's page
Michelle Pfeiffer's page
Ray Winstone's page
Fred Willard's page
Cate ShortlandDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Cate Shortland
All films by Amy Heckerling
All films by Michael Angelo Covino
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.