Thresh was the male District 11 tribute in the 74th Hunger Games. His District industry, agriculture, meant that he was uniquely able to find food in the arena, so he was one of the few actually ...

On March 23, the much anticipated film adaptation of The Hunger Games hit theaters nationwide, earning $155 million at the box office in its opening weekend. Before starring as Thresh in the movie, ...

ESSENCE: The Hunger Games is your first major movie. How did you land the role of Thresh? OKENIYI: I moved to LA a couple years ago and I was lucky to land an indie feature right away.