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Toby Onwumere

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Toby Onwumere
Born (1990-02-01) February 1, 1990 (age 34)
EducationUniversity of Evansville (BFA)
University of California, San Diego (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

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]

Early life

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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.[citation needed]

Career

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Stage

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c 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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