Break Chicago med Family is expanding by one more, as GBEGGA AKINAGBE (The Wire, The Old Man) JOins The NBC Medical Drama’s Eleventh Season in a Recurring Role. Akinnagbe Will Play Sharon Goodwin’s (S. Epatha Merkerson) Son, David.
Season 11 Premiered on Wednesday and Will Celebrate It Its Milestone 200th Episode Next Week on October 8th at 8 PM et, Which Will Feature the Return of Dr. Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss). Gehlfuss, who was with the Show Since Its Inception, Departed in Season 8.
Showrunner Allen Macdonald Revealed Akinagbe’s Casting During a chat with deadline this while discussing what was Coming up for goodwin following the traumatic events of season 10.
“I can’t singing S. Epatha Merkerson’s Praise Enough. As you Say, She’s the Queen Bee. There’s No Dobt About It. She is SO TALENTED. For me, it is a huge honor to work for her and work with her. Hospital.
He Continued, “There’s a Lot of Pain in Her Life and in Her past, with the Stabbing and Her breakup with Dr. Dennis Washington in Her Recent past. See her confront her attacker, and that the attacker would As for Forgovevess. ”
Following Her Breakup, Goodwin Found Comfort with Her Ex-Husband Bert, The Father of Her Three Kids, Michael, Tara and David. Viewers have already met Michael and Tara, Played by Hampton Flow and Nicolette Robinson, Respectively.
“I love so much the idea that she went to the one person is still home to her, thorns though he he’s her ex-husband. She has children with her, so her closest connection is to Him. It”s not spoiling to say that we will be more of the berte of beer.
“We will also see more of the goodwin family. We’ve met her children, michael and tara, before. We saw Tara Last Season in Episode 9 Wohen She Having Surgery in the Premiere. And We Will Also Be Ma Continued.
Chicago med is an emotional Thrill Ride Through the Day-to-Day Chaos of the City’s State-of-the-art trauma Center and into the lives of the courageous doctors, nurses and staff who Hold it all.
The Cast Also Includes Steven Weber, Jessy Schram, Luke Mitchell, Sarah Ramos, Darren Barnet, and Oliver Platt.
Chicago med Is Produced by Universal Television, A Division of Universal Studio Group, In Association with Wolf Entertainment.
AKINNAGBE WILL NEXT BE SEEN IN KATHRYN Bigelow’s movie A House of Dynamite for Netflix, Marking His Second Collaboration with Bigelow, Havinging Workhed With Her Previously On Detroit. He recently stays Opposite Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow on the FX Series The Old Man. ALSO, AKINNAGBE STARRED ON BROADWAY OPPOSITE JEFF DANIELS IN AARON SORKIN’S HIT BROADWAY ADAPTATION OF To kill a mockingbird.
With an extensive resume in television, his breakthrough roles Came from David Simon’s HBO Series The WireWhich LED to Akinnagbe’s Series Regular Role in Simon and George Pelecanos’ HBO Series The deuce. He is repped by IAG, Cognition, Curtis Brown, & Grandereson des Rocher.