- Born
- Birth nameAdewale Rotimi O. C. E. Akinnuoye Agbaje
- Nicknames
- Triple A
- Wally
- Height1.86 m
- Born and raised in London, England, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje began his career as a model in Milan. He graduated with a masters degree in Law from London's prestigious Kings College, before moving to Los Angeles to make the transition to acting. Fluent in several languages, including English, Italian, Yoruba and Swahili, he is best known for his roles in the movies Congo (1995) and Le Retour de la momie (2001), and the HBO series Oz (1997).- IMDb mini biography by: Nichol
- RelativesSibling(Sibling)
- Due to his tall frame, powerful-looking physique and deep voice, he often plays sinister, imposing characters of criminal or military backgrounds
- He is fluent in several languages including Italian, Yoruba, Swahili, and (of course) English. He can "get along" in a few other languages, including French.
- Has a masters in Law from the University of London, but took a different career path when bitten by the acting bug.
- The son of immigrants from Nigeria, he has played almost entirely African characters despite having been born and raised in England. He usually employs a deep, Nigerian timber while acting, while off-screen he has a very British, somewhat Cockney accent.
- Had a successful career as a model in Milan and Paris, before pursuing acting.
- Full name is pronounced like a-de-wall-e a-key-new-ye ag-ba-he.
- I've never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up. I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself, trust in your abilities and you're the author of your own destiny. Coming to this show is the opposite." - talking about "Lost
- The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.
- 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." - on his younger cast mates on "Lost
- They gave me a stick and said, 'Knock those three guys out.' There's no better way to make an entrance. - when asked if he was made to feel like the "new kid on the block" when joining Lost
- When a star character on a hit show chooses to leave there's always speculation as to whether or not they've done this or that or not gotten along with this or that person. Straight up: it was probably one of the best relationships I've ever had in terms of developing a character, and I think the character will be a testament to that. -on working on Lost : Les Disparus (2004)
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