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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, English actor

Born
August 22, 1967
Age in 2026
59
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1967

About Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (; Yoruba: [ādéwálé ākĩ́nùójè āɡ͡bádʒé]; born 22 August 1967) is a British actor. On television, he is best known for his roles as Simon Adebisi in Oz (1997–2000), Mr. Eko in Lost (2005–2006), and Alamo Brown in Euphoria (2026). Notable film roles include Hitu in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Lock-Nah in The Mummy Returns (2001), Nykwana Wombosi in The Bourne Identity (2002), Heavy Duty in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Kurse in Thor: The Dark World (2013), Dave Duerson in Concussion (2015), and Killer Croc in Suicide Squad (2016). Akinnuoye-Agbaje's feature directorial debut, Farming, had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. On March 17, 2017, he was awarded an Honorary PhD by Princess Anne, Chancellor of the University of London.

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The world when Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje was born

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje was born in 1967. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1967

  • #1 song"To Sir with Love" – Lulu
  • Top movieIn the Heat of the Night
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookOne Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Super Bowl — Green Bay Packers defeat Kansas City Chiefs
  • Top headlineSummer of Love transforms counterculture
  • Technology milestoneFirst heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard
  • Defining fadHippie culture and psychedelia
  • Notable inventionFirst handheld calculator
  • World population3.49 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
  • U.S. population198.7M

1967 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19672026
Gas$0.33$3.45/gal
Average home$14,800$435,000
Average income$9,800$67,500
Minimum wage$1.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.22$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population198.7M341 million

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