Talent management firm Artists First has signed British actor, writer and director O-T Fagbenle, according to an exclusive report from Deadline. Fagbenle is best known for playing Luke Bankole in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, and the new representation deal reflects his growing profile across film, television and behind-the-camera work.

Fagbenle's recent credits include the Peacock series The Miniature Wife alongside Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen, Prime Video's The Old Stories: Moses as Pharaoh, and Hulu's All's Fair with Naomi Watts. He has also appeared in Apple TV's Presumed Innocent, the Neon comedy Splitsville, Netflix's No Good Deed, and Showtime's The First Lady, in which he played Barack Obama opposite Viola Davis. Earlier work includes Marvel's Black Widow and Netflix's animated Tomb Raider series, while he wrote, produced and starred in the Hulu/Channel 4 comedy Maxxx. He remains represented by Buchwald Talent Agency and attorney Barry Littman.