« It was a pretty surreal thing, » the 40-year-old English actor, who plays Rick Mason in the highly anticipated Black Widow, told Page Six. « And to be honest, I’m not even entirely sure it’s completely sunk in yet.
» I’m still processing it. People keep asking me, ‘Are you ready for this?’ I say, ‘I don’t know what to prepare for, so yes.’ Anyway, I’m enjoying the ride. «
» Free things are one of my favorite things in the world, ”he jokes. « Put it in the article: ‘Send O-T good quality free stuff. »
« I’m here for this. » I really haven’t had a flood of it yet. But I think it will come; they treat you very well. ”
For Fagbenle, who started his career on stage, entering the big world of the MCU was a bit of a shock.
“ I came out of the theater, ”he explains. “When I was picked up from the set in a car for the first time, I was totally amazed that something like this could be used. I was so used to taking buses and checking [the timetables] all for many, many years to go to work. All that stuff that comes with TV and movie life really feels like a blessing upon a blessing. ”
While Fagbenle has taken on a high profile role as Barack Obama in Showtime’s upcoming » The First Lady « , his is Most famous television work Stateside probably his role as Luke Bankole, June Osborne’s husband in « The Handmaid’s Tale ». « It’s great to be part of a progressive conversation, » he says of the show. “One thing I love about it is that there are no easy answers. Even dealing with trauma: we see that everyone has trauma in a different way, it’s not a cookie cutter. It’s just wonderful to be part of a work of art that is so important to so many people. ”
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