O-T Fagbenle Biography

Fast Facts

• During his free time, he often visits schools to offer free drama and music classes
• Was nominated for an Off West End Award for Best Male Performance for "The Conquest of the South Pole" in 2012
• Was named one of the Top 30 Actors to Watch by Backstage magazine in 2014
• Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2001
• Quote: "(On the realistic storytelling in "Looking"): "It's so great that we're getting to a place, slowly, where we can see beyond people's sexual preferences and see the thing that connects us all․""
• Best known for his role as Joe in "Breaking and Entering" and as Sean in "I Could Never Be Your Woman․"
• Appeared in stage productions of "Ragamuffin," "Porgy and Bess," and "Six Degrees of Separation," among others
• Wrote and performed all of the songs that his character John played on the TV series "Quarterlife" in 2008
• Was the voice of "Calico" Jack Rackham in the video game "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag․"