Toheeb Jimoh

Toheeb Gbolabo O Jimoh born 15 April 1997 is an English actor He earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance as Sam Obisanya in the Apple TV series Ted Lasso 20202023 He is also known for his roles in the BBC One biographical film Anthony 2020 and the Amazon Prime series The Power 2023 Jimoh was born on 15 April 1997 in Brixton South London to parents of Nigerian descent He moved to Nigeria as a toddler and returned to London when he was seven He attended The Norwood School before going on to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama graduating in 2018 Jimoh was a relative newcomer to acting when he was cast to play Anthony Walker the victim of a 2005 racist attack in BBC Ones Anthony which imagines Walkers life if he had not been killed His portrayal was called utterly magnetic He then portrayed Marcus in the Amazon series The Feed Jimoh was in a stage production of A Midsummer Nights Dream at the Sheffield Crucible and in 2020 was one of six performers in the Almeida Theatres Christmas Play Nine Lessons and Carols the theatres first production post Londons COVID19 lockdown When Jimoh auditioned for Ted Lasso the character of Sam Obisanya was written as Ghanaian but his background was changed to Nigerian to match Jimohs own His performance has received praise with his character called the heartbeat of the show Jimoh portrays another Nigerian character journalist Tunde in the Amazon thriller series The Power based on Naomi Aldermans novel of the same name He also has a small part in the Wes Anderson film The French Dispatch Jimoh played Romeo in a summer 2023 production of Romeo and Juliet at the Almeida Theatre in London In 2024 Jimoh played Hal in Player Kings an adaption of Shakespeares Henry IV part 1 and 2 by Robert Icke which also costars Ian McKellen and Richard Coyle