Toby Onwumere

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Summary

Toby Onwumere is an actor known for Sense8, Empire, and The Matrix Resurrections. His screen roles include Capheus, a Nairobi bus driver who considers political office, and Kai, a journalist living with HIV. In an interview about Empire, Onwumere said he welcomed playing a gay character and valued that Kai’s HIV status was not his whole identity; he said the role could help change how viewers see people living with HIV. No public statements on party politics, DEI, or activism are on record.