Owiso Odera (March 1974 - November 3, 2016) was a Sudanese-born Kenyan
actor. He was perhaps best known for his role as Papa Tunde in the
television series The Originals. In 2015, Odera was nominated for a
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play for his
performance in Katori Hall's play Our Lady of Kibeho at the Signature
Theatre.Odera was born in Khartoum, Sudan to Kenyan mother Millicent
Obaso and father Henry Odera Oruka on March 1974.He attended St.
Mary's School, Nairobi, graduating in the class of 1991. Odera earned
a scholarship to study computer science at Earlham College in 1992. He
graduated from Earlham in 1996. He also earned a master's degree in
Fine Arts at the University of California, San Diego. He graduated
from UCSD in 2005.On stage he has performed in Katori Hall's Our Lady
of Kibeho at the Signature Theatre, Mat Smart's Samuel J. and K. with
Justin Long at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Jay O. Sanders'
Unexplored Interior at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
actor. He was perhaps best known for his role as Papa Tunde in the
television series The Originals. In 2015, Odera was nominated for a
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play for his
performance in Katori Hall's play Our Lady of Kibeho at the Signature
Theatre.Odera was born in Khartoum, Sudan to Kenyan mother Millicent
Obaso and father Henry Odera Oruka on March 1974.He attended St.
Mary's School, Nairobi, graduating in the class of 1991. Odera earned
a scholarship to study computer science at Earlham College in 1992. He
graduated from Earlham in 1996. He also earned a master's degree in
Fine Arts at the University of California, San Diego. He graduated
from UCSD in 2005.On stage he has performed in Katori Hall's Our Lady
of Kibeho at the Signature Theatre, Mat Smart's Samuel J. and K. with
Justin Long at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Jay O. Sanders'
Unexplored Interior at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
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