In real life, O-T Fagbenle is quick to laugh, which is a departure from the characters that have put the actor on the map. Since 2017, the native Brit has played the perpetually worried husband of June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) on The Handmaid's Tale. He next took on the challenge of portraying Barack…

EXCLUSIVE: Neon and Topic Studios have wrapped on their comedy Splitsville, directed by and starring The Climb‘s Michael Angelo Covino, adding Nicholas Braun (Succession), David Castañeda (The Umbrella Academy), and O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale) to the cast. Details as to the trio’s roles are…

Emmy Award nominees Denis Leary (Rescue Me, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll) and O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid's Tale, Black Widow) are rounding out the cast of the Netflix 8-episode series No Good Deed, starring Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow. Leary plays Mikey, an intense ex-con whose debts have driven him to…

EXCLUSIVE: Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World), Peter Sarsgaard (Dopesick), and O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid's Tale) have joined the main cast of Presumed Innocent, Apple TV+'s upcoming limited series from David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV, where the company is based…

Viola Davis has hit back at criticism of her portrayal of Michelle Obama in Showtime’s The First Lady by decrying critics as “absolutely serving no purpose.” In a hard-hitting interview with the BBC’s Today program, the Oscar-winner described the criticism of the way in which she portrays the former POTUS’ wife as…

Writer, director and actor O-T Fagbenle is a busy man. Emmy-nominated for his supporting role as Luke Bankole in The Handmaid's Tale, Fagbenle most recently starred opposite Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh in Marvel's Black Widow. He also stars as Barack Obama in Showtime's anthology series The First Lady…

With the theocratic and militant Taliban reasserting control in Afghanistan, the deep political and cultural divisions here in America taking on a blatant insurgent form, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, The Handmaid’s Tale seems more apposite than perhaps ever before. Attaining 21 Emmy nominations for its fourth…

EXCLUSIVE: O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale) is set for a recurring role in Apple TV+’s limited series WeCrashed, starring Jared Leto, Anne Hathaway and America Ferrera. Crazy Stupid Love helmers John Requa and Glenn Ficarra direct. Created and written by showrunners Lee Eisenberg and Drew Crevello, WeCrashed is…

O-T Fagbenle is set to play President Barack Obama opposite Viola Davis’ Michelle Obama in Showtime's anthology series The First Lady, headlined by Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Davis executive produces, the series, directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier and produced by Lionsgate TV and…

Check out a new trailer from Maxxx, British comedy written, co-directed, executive produced by The Handmaid's Tale's O-T Fagbenle, who also stars alongside Law & Order: SVU's Christopher Meloni, Helen Monks, and supermodel Jourdan Dunn. Set to make its US debut July 28 on Hulu, the six-part series centers around a…

EXCLUSIVE: O-T Fagbenle's British comedy Maxxx, which also stars Law & Order: SVU's Christopher Meloni, is heading to Hulu on June 2. The streamer acquired the six-part series from All3Media International. Somewhat interestingly, it will premiere all episodes of the show before the show completes its full run in the…

EXCLUSIVE: O-T Fagbenle has joined Marvel's Black Widow in a leading role opposite Scarlett Johansson. Fagbenle joins previously announced castmembers David Harbour, Florence Pugh, and Rachel Weisz. Production will reportedly start this June in London. Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland (Lore) is directing the…