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Stage. Screen. References. External links. 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. Onwumere was born in Nigeria, and raised in Mansfield, Texas.
- Started His Acting Career On-Stage
- Earned His Degree in Acting
- Best Known For His Role on Netflix Series
- He Wanted The Part Without Even Having Seen The Script
- Hopes His Character Helps to Educate People
- His Parents Don’T Live in The United States
- His Father Is A Professor, and A Fan
- He appeared in A Video Short
- Looks For Roles That Are Different Than The Last
- No Mention of A Relationship
Onwumere got his break on the stage. He was with Santa Cruz Shakespeare when he took the roles as Macduff in Macbeth, and Cleton in The Liar. He also appeared in, The Taming of the Shrew and Henry V,with the same acting company. After spending some time on-stage, he began to branch out and land television roles, and his career has been moving forwa...
Onwumere holds a bachelor’s degree in acting from the University of Evansville, in Indiana, and after receiving his degree, he went on to further his education in the field and really hone in on his acting skills by getting his MFA in performance at the University of California San Diego.
Onwumere has had an array of roles and appearances in both theater and television, but to-date, he is most known for his debut role which was the role of Capheus on the popular Netflix series, Sense8. His debut was on the Christmas special of the series, which aired in December 2016. Capheus on the Netflix series, Sense8, may have been Onwumere’s f...
Onwumere knew the basis of the story behind the role he was auditioning for on Empire. He has openly admitted that he didn’t even have the script when he was interested in the role, nor had he met his counterpart to the role, Jussie Smollett, but when the two ended up meeting, they discovered they really hit it off and had a genuine chemistry that ...
Onwumere has discussed the importance of his role on Empire,and the impact he knows it has on the LGBTQ community. He believes it is important to not only educate the LGBTQ community on the status of having and living with HIV, but the community as a whole, through this series’ storytelling, which is something he says he hopes to see happen.
According to Married Divorce, although Onwumere doesn’t discuss his family much, he does say that his parents do not reside in the US with him. They live in Nigeria and he does see them when he can. Though not a lot is said about his parents, he does post occasional pictures of his family, including one of him and his mother spending Mother’s Day t...
According to Hello Beautiful, during an interview, Onwumere’s dad is a professor at the University in Imo State in Nigeria, and he’s a big fan of his son. Onmumere says his father follows the series and not only that, but his father’s students are too. When the girls recognize the name at the beginning of the credits, Onwumere’s father proudly admi...
Aside his couple of main roles, Onwumere has had other appearances in the limelight, including his appearance in the series, The Book of Dallas(2012), as well as he appeared as himself in a video short in 2017, #HappyBirthdaySense8 in 2017. And you are sure to start seeing more and more of this up and coming actor.
When asked in an interview about what he looks with his roles, he explained how he doesn’t feel like, being that his role on Empireis only his second main role, the main thing he looks for is that the role is different from the last. Diversity.
At the moment, there doesn’t appear that there is anyone in particular in Onwumere’s life. He seems to keep his personal life, personal, so if he is involved with anyone, he’s not let the cat out of the bag, yet.
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Dec 15, 2023 · Personal Life – Girlfriend, Dating. According to his biography, Toby Onwumere was born in the United States on February 1st, 1990. He is of Black ethnicity and holds American nationality. Dean Onwumere and Dubem Onwumere, his two brothers, were also reared by his parents.
Dec 6, 2020 · Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, ESSENCE caught up with Onwumere to talk about why he loves being a storyteller and what’s its like to be a straight man playing a gay, HIV-positive character on...
Dec 30, 2016 · Instead, Onwumere described it as “one of the greatest conversations, maybe two hours — we talked about art and sex and family and my life and their lives.”
Dec 29, 2021 · After first appearing in the ambitious Netflix series about eight strangers known as sensates who discover they’re mentally and emotionally linked, she reunited with creator and director Lana...
May 1, 2019 · Mariah Cooper. Published: May 1, 2019 | Last Updated: August 14, 2023. "Empire" made history on Wednesday, April 24 by featuring the first wedding between two gay, black men on primetime television. Jamal (Jussie Smollett) and Kai (Toby Onwumere) said their "I dos" for a groundbreaking scene in the episode titled "Never Doubt I Love."
