Gbenga Akinnagbe Talks About A Lottery WIn!

You know Gbenga Akinnagbe from intense dramas like The Wire and The Good Wife, but he’ll definitely have you laughing in Lottery Ticket. Gbenga stopped by PIX Morning News today to chat about his latest flick, which hits theaters this Friday.

Gbenga plays Lorenzo, a thug who just got out of prison and wants a piece of a winning lotto ticket worth $370 million. The ticket’s holder, Kevin (Bow Wow), needs to evade Lorenzo and his other greedy neighbors until he can cash in his winnings. Gbenga’s fellow Lottery Ticket stars Naturi Naughton and Brandon T. Jackson (http://weblogs.wpix.com/news/local/morningnews/blogs/2010/08/brandon_t_jackson.html) have also appeared on PIX Morning News.

After graduating from Bucknell University and working for the federal government, Gbenga decided to pursue his passion for acting and began performing onstage. He starred in the hit HBO series The Wire for three seasons and appeared in a range of TV shows, from the Showtime sitcom Barbershop to drama mysteries like Numb3rs and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He now plays Pastor Isaiah Easton in The Good Wife, which will return to CBS for its second season on September 28.

You can see Gbenga in Lottery Ticket starting this Friday, August 20.