Toby Onwumere (born February 1, 1990) is a Nigerian-born American
actor known for the role of Capheus on the second season of the
Netflix original series Sense8.Onwumere was born in Nigeria, and
raised in Houston, Texas. Prior to being cast in Sense8, Onwumere
graduated from University of California, San Diego's graduate acting
program with an MFA. He completed his undergraduate acting training at
the University of Evansville in Indiana.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.Onwumere replaced British actor Aml Ameen, who
played the role of Capheus in season one of Sense8. Onwumere made his
debut as Capheus on the December 2016 Christmas special of Sense8. He
also played Kai, a war correspondent and love interest of Jamal Lyon
in the fifth season of Empire. Onwumere is set to reunite with Lana
Wachowski in the next installment of The Matrix film series.
actor known for the role of Capheus on the second season of the
Netflix original series Sense8.Onwumere was born in Nigeria, and
raised in Houston, Texas. Prior to being cast in Sense8, Onwumere
graduated from University of California, San Diego's graduate acting
program with an MFA. He completed his undergraduate acting training at
the University of Evansville in Indiana.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.Onwumere replaced British actor Aml Ameen, who
played the role of Capheus in season one of Sense8. Onwumere made his
debut as Capheus on the December 2016 Christmas special of Sense8. He
also played Kai, a war correspondent and love interest of Jamal Lyon
in the fifth season of Empire. Onwumere is set to reunite with Lana
Wachowski in the next installment of The Matrix film series.
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