Toheeb Jimoh

Toheeb Jimoh

Toheeb Jimoh is a British-Nigerian actor. He earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and won both a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Critic's Choice Breakthrough Award for his performance as Sam Obisanya in the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso (2020–2023).

Early life and education

Toheeb Jimoh

Toheeb Jimoh was born in Brixton, London, 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.

Career

Toheeb Jimoh

Jimoh, in 2020, played Anthony Walker, the victim of a 2005 racist attack, in BBC One's Anthony, which imagines Walker's 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 Night's Dream at the Sheffield Crucible and in 2020, was one of six performers in the Almeida Theatre's Christmas Play Nine Lessons and Carols, the theatre's first production post London's COVID-19 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 Jimoh's 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 Alderman's 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 Shakespeare's Henry IV part 1 and 2 by Robert Icke which also co-stars Ian McKellen and Richard Coyle.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	The French Dispatch	Cadet 1
TBA	Prima Facie		Post-production
Clarissa	Young Peter	Post-production

Television

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2019</td><td>London Kills</td><td>Leshae Hobbs</td><td>Episode: "The Dark"</td></tr><tr><td>The Feed</td><td>Marcus</td><td>Recurring role, 7 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Anthony</td><td>Anthony Walker</td><td>BBC TV movie</td></tr><tr><td>2020–2023</td><td>Ted Lasso</td><td>Sam Obisanya</td><td>Recurring (S1 & 2), Main (S3)</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>The Power</td><td>Tunde Ojo</td><td>Main role</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Industry</td><td>Kwabena Bannerman</td><td>Recurring role</td></tr></tbody></table>

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	Romeo and Juliet	Romeo	Almeida Theatre, West End
2024	Player Kings	Hal	Manchester Opera House, Manchester.

Awards and nominations

Toheeb Jimoh

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Association</th><th>Category</th><th>Project</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2021</td><td>Critics' Choice Television Awards</td><td>Breakthrough Award</td><td>Ted Lasso</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Screen Actors Guild Awards</td><td>Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Primetime Emmy Awards</td><td>Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Screen Actors Guild Awards</td><td>Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Black Reel Awards</td><td>Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hollywood Music in Media Awards</td><td>Song – Onscreen Performance (TV Show/Limited Series)</td><td>"So Long, Farewell" (from Ted Lasso)</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Screen Actors Guild Awards</td><td>Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series</td><td>Ted Lasso</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>