EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated actor O.T. Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale) has joined Vincent Cassel and Felicity Jones in Eleven Missing Days, the mystery thriller inspired by Agatha Christie’s real-life disappearance. Fagbenle will portray Christie’s eccentric publisher, Allen Lane.

Directed by Bertie Ellwood, the film reunites Fagbenle with the filmmaker following their collaboration on Peacock’s comedy series The Miniature Wife. Filming is underway in the UK.

Eleven Missing Days follows the real life incident when the legendary author went missing for days, sparking an investigation that turned those closest to her into suspects. You can read more about the movie here.

Fagbenle recently appeared in Hulu’s All’s Fair, Apple TV+’s Presumed Innocent, Loot, and No Good Deed. He is also known for The Handmaid’s Tale, for portraying Barack Obama opposite Viola Davis in Showtime’s The First Lady and for creating and starring in the Channel 4/Hulu comedy Maxxx. He recently starred as Pharaoh opposite Ben Kingsley’s Moses in Amazon MGM’s Old Stories and also starred in Marvel’s Black Widow.

Fagbenle is represented by Buchwald, Entertainment 360, and Hansen Jacobson Teller Hoberman.