Toby Onwumere

Toby Onwumere // ⓘ (born February 1, 1990) is a Nigerian and American actor known for the role of Capheus in the second season of the Netflix original series Sense8.[1][2][3]

Toby Onwumere
Born (1990-02-01) February 1, 1990
Nigeria
EducationUniversity of Evansville (BFA)
University of California, San Diego (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Early life

Onwumere was born in Nigeria, and raised in Mansfield, Texas. Before being cast in Sense8, Onwumere graduated from University of California, San Diego's graduate acting program with an MFA.[1][4] He completed his undergraduate acting training at the University of Evansville in Indiana.

Career

Stage

Onwumere has appeared on stage with Santa Cruz Shakespeare where he played Macduff in Macbeth and Cleton in The Liar. He also appeared in the previous incarnation of the festival; Shakespeare Santa Cruz where he played in The Taming of the Shrew and Henry V.

Screen

Onwumere replaced British actor Aml Ameen, who played the role of Capheus in the first season of the series Sense8, created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski.[1] Onwumere made his debut as Capheus on the December 2016 Christmas special of Sense8.[5] He also played Kai, a war correspondent and love interest of Jamal Lyon in the fifth season of Empire. Onwumere reunited with Lana Wachowski in the fourth installment of The Matrix film series in 2022.[6]

References
  1. Andreeva, Nellie; Fleming Jr, Mike (April 26, 2016). "'Sense8': Aml Ameen Replaced By Toby Onwumere In Wachowskis' Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. Miller, Liz Shannon (December 26, 2016). "Sense8: How Toby Onwumere, Season 2's New Capheus, Joined the Sensates - IndieWire". Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  3. "'Sense8: A Christmas Special' Is Coming to Netflix". The New York Times. 14 December 2016.
  4. "UCSD Theatre & Dance: Actors Showcase 2015: Toby Onwumere". Department of Theatre & Dance. University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  5. Massabrook, Nicole (2016-12-27). "'Sense8' Debuts New Capheus Actor; Fans React To Recasting". International Business Times. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  6. N'Duka, Amanda (2019-12-10). "'The Matrix 4': 'Sense8' & 'Empire' Actor Toby Onwumere Joins Sequel". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-01-13.


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