Toby Onwumere
Toby Onwumere (born February 1, 1990) is a Nigerian American actor known for the role of Capheus on the second season of the Netflix original series "Sense8". Early life. Onwumere was born in Nigeria, and raised in Mansfield, 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. 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 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 reunited with Lana Wachowski in the fourth installment of "The Matrix" film series in 2022.