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Born in London, England, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje split his time as a youth between the UK and Nigeria. After earning a Masters from London's prestigious…more

Born

8/22/1967, London, England

Birth Name

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Gender

Male

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Star (4)

Role
- Lost
  Mr. Eko
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Cost of Living
    11/1/06
  - S 3: Ep 3 Further Instructions
    10/18/06
  - S 2: Ep 23 Live Together, Die Alone (1)
    5/24/06
  - S 2: Ep 24 Live Together, Die Alone (2)
    5/24/06
  - S 2: Ep 22 Three Minutes
    5/17/06
  - + 16 More Credits
- OZ
  Prisoner #93A234 Simon Adebisi (episodes 1-32)
  - S 6: Ep 7 Junkyard Dawgs
    2/16/03
  - S 6: Ep 5 4 Giveness
    2/2/03
  - S 6: Ep 4 A Failure to Communicate
    1/26/03
  - S 6: Ep 3 Sonata de Oz
    1/19/03
  - S 6: Ep 2 See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil
    1/12/03
  - + 33 More Credits
- Linc's
  Winston Iwelu
  - S 2: Ep 22 People Like Us
    2/13/00
  - S 2: Ep 21 East Meets West
    2/6/00
  - S 2: Ep 20 I Just Want to Testify
    1/30/00
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Music in Me
    1/23/00
  - S 2: Ep 18 A Dry White Season
    1/16/00
  - + 32 More Credits
- OZ
  Simon Adebisi
  - S 2: Ep 8 Escape from Oz
    8/31/98
  - S 2: Ep 7 Animal Farm
    8/24/98
  - S 2: Ep 6 Strange Bedfellows
    8/17/98
  - S 2: Ep 5 Family Bizness
    8/10/98
  - S 2: Ep 4 Losing Your Appeal
    8/3/98
  - + 11 More Credits
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Role
- Lost
  Mr. Eko
  - S 2: Ep 3 Orientation
    10/5/05
  - S 2: Ep 2 Adrift
    9/28/05
Guest Star (8)

Role
- Monk
  Samuel Waingaya
  - S 8: Ep 2 Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man
    8/14/09
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 10 January 16, 2007
    1/16/07
  - S 1: Ep 102 November 8, 2006
    11/8/06
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 43 November 2, 2006
    11/2/06
- Richard & Judy
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 13 Wednesday 5th July
    7/5/06
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 11 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Drew Lachey, Chamillionaire ft. Lil' Flip
    1/18/06
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold
  Ambassador Odeku
  - S 1: Ep 5 Fallout
    10/13/97
- Cracker (US)
  Man with Amnesia
  - S 1: Ep 3 Madwoman
    10/2/97
- New York Undercover
  Cliff Ramsey
  - S 1: Ep 25 Downtown Girl
    5/4/95

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje News

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'Darlton' Tells Us What's Next for Lost

By Kevin Kelly, Mar 01, 2010

The show’s producers, writers, and cast members teased and dropped hints at the PaleyFest in LA last weekend. read more
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Lost actor arrested

By Colin Mahan, Sep 05, 2006

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- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje name means the following: Ade is "the crown", Wale means "to arrive", and when combined it means "the crown has arrived". Akin is "warrior" and Agbaje is "prosperity and wealth".
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- Adewale along with the rest of the Lost cast, won the award from the Screen Actors Guild in the category of Outstanding performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2006.
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- When Adewale was just 6 weeks old, both he and his four sisters were relocated from North London to Nigeria where they were raised by a foster family while their parents established their careers.
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- Akinnuoye-Agbaje: I'm of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe. Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
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- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (on his first scene in Lost): They gave me a stick and said, 'Knock those three guys out.' There's no better way to make an entrance.
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- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (referring to his younger castmates on Lost): I kind of feel for the people on the show who are just coming into the business and this is their first gig. They've got a big letdown coming.
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