Adewale Akinnuoye
Adewale Akinnuoye (Role) : Agbaje Mr. Eko
Birthday : August-22-1967
Birthplace : London, England
Birth Name : Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
AKA : Adewale Akinnuoye Agbage
Recent Role : Himself on e-Talk Daily
Gender : Male
Akinnuoye-Agbaje took birth in Islington, London. His parents were natives of Nigeria. But, they moved to London before his birth. He has four siblings, all are sisters. He speaks English, Italian, Yorùbá and Swahili very fluently. Akinnuoye-Agbaje received Master of Laws from King’s College London. The meaning of his name is broken down as: Ade- the crown, wale- has come home, Akin- warrior, nuoye- of chieftaincy, Agbaje prosperity and wealth. He’s an American actor, solicitor and former fashion model.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje made his first appearance on Dawn Penn’s video for her 1994 hit “No, No, No (You Don’t Love me)”. He next appeared in the video for the Pet Shop Boys’ hit song “Jealousy”, playing the part of a roguish adulterer.
He is best known for his appearance on the HBO prison series ‘Oz’. Akinnuoye-Agbaje appeared as ‘Mr. Eko’ on ABC’s survivor drama ‘Lost’. Akinnuoye-Agbaje appeared as a deposed African dictator on ‘The Bourne Identity’. He has stated that he would direct a movie about his life story.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje is a Buddhist. On September 2, 2006, Police arrested him for disobeying a police officer and driving a motor vehicle without a license. He got released after six hours on bail. He later proved that he had a license so all the blames were cleared off.
Ones who can’t pronounce his name properly often call him “Triple A”. His family calls him “Wálé”. At school, he was called “Wally Badger”.
His other acting credits include ‘Congo’, ‘Delta of Venus’, ‘Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls’, ‘Legionnaire’, ‘The Mummy Returns’, ‘Lip Service’, ‘The Bourne Identity’, ‘Unstoppable’, Mistress of Spices, On the One and ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’.
Role on ‘Lost’
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje appears as Mr. Eko on ‘Lost’. He’s first seen in the episode entitled ‘Adrift’. He belongs to Nigeria. Professionally, he’s a Roman Catholic Priest and former drug dealer. We see him landing with the tail section survivors in the ocean. He’s among the major star cast of ‘Lost’ with vast significance in plotline.
