# Toheeb Jimoh
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{{short description|British actor }}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Toheeb Jimoh
| image = Toheeb Jimoh on March 20, 2023 in the Oval Office of the White House - P20230320AS-2576 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Jimoh in 2023
| image_size =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [Brixton](/source/Brixton), London, England
| alma_mater = [Guildhall School of Music and Drama](/source/Guildhall_School_of_Music_and_Drama) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2015–present
| known_for =
| notable_works = ''[Ted Lasso](/source/Ted_Lasso)''
[''The Power''](/source/The_Power_(TV_series))
[''Industry''](/source/Industry_(TV_series))
| spouse =
}}
'''Toheeb Jimoh''' is a British-Nigerian actor.[{{Cite web|last=Murray|first=Cori|date=8 June 2021|title=Meet Toheeb Jimoh, The Heartbeat of 'Ted Lasso' |url=https://www.essence.com/entertainment/meet-toheeb-jimoh-the-heartbeat-of-ted-lasso/|access-date=9 August 2021|website=Essence|language=en-US}}] He earned a [Primetime Emmy Award](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award) nomination and won both a [Screen Actors Guild Award](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award) and a [Critic's Choice Breakthrough Award](/source/Critics'_Choice_Awards) for his performance as Sam Obisanya in the [Apple TV+](/source/Apple_TV%2B) series ''[Ted Lasso](/source/Ted_Lasso)'' (2020–2023).
== Early life and education ==
Toheeb Jimoh was born in [Brixton](/source/Brixton), London,[{{Cite journal |url=https://www.port-magazine.com/issue-30/toheeb-jimoh/|title=Toheeb Jimoh|journal=Port Magazine|first=Kemi|last=Alemoru|date=26 April 2022|access-date=18 April 2023}}] South London,[{{citation |title=How Toheeb Jimoh of 'Ted Lasso' found his character's home--and his own |first=Michael |last=Ordona |location=Los Angeles Times |date=3 August 2022 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-08-03/how-toheeb-jimoh-of-ted-lasso-found-his-characters-home-and-his-own}}] to parents of Nigerian descent.[{{Cite magazine|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|date=6 August 2021|title=Ted Lasso: A Willingness to Lose Everything Provides a Needed Win|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/08/ted-lasso-dubai-air-toheeb-jimoh-sam-obisanya|access-date=9 August 2021|magazine=Vanity Fair|language=en-US}}] He moved to Nigeria as a toddler and returned to [London](/source/London) when he was seven.[{{cite web |url=https://www.thenorwoodschool.org/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=382|title=Starring Toheeb!|publisher=The Norwood School}}] before going on to train at the [Guildhall School of Music and Drama](/source/Guildhall_School_of_Music_and_Drama), graduating in 2018.[{{cite web|url=https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/drama/final_year_actors/graduates_2017_18/toheeb_jimoh/|title=Toheeb Jimoh|publisher=Guildhall School|access-date=10 September 2021|archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319155240/https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/drama/final_year_actors/graduates_2017_18/toheeb_jimoh/|url-status=dead}}]
==Career==
Jimoh, in 2020, played [Anthony Walker](/source/Murder_of_Anthony_Walker), the victim of a 2005 racist attack, in [BBC One](/source/BBC_One)'s ''Anthony'',[{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53470369|title=Anthony Walker: How a life lost in racist killing has been imagined for TV|date=23 July 2020|access-date=10 September 2021|first=Ian|last=Youngs|publisher=BBC}}] which imagines Walker's life if he had not been killed.[{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53052678|publisher=BBC|title=Anthony Walker: TV drama imagines future life of victim of racist murder|date=15 June 2020|access-date=10 September 2021}}][{{cite web|url=http://thebritishblacklist.co.uk/tbb-talks-to-actor-toheeb-jimoh-about-almeida-theatre-production-nine-lessons-and-carols/|work=The British Black List|title=TBB Talks To ... actor Toheeb Jimoh About Almeida Theatre Production 'Nine Lessons and Carols'|date=9 December 2020|access-date=10 September 2021|first=Hannah|last=Shury-Smith}}] His portrayal was called "utterly magnetic".[ He then portrayed Marcus in the [Amazon](/source/Amazon_Prime_Video) series ''[The Feed](/source/The_Feed_(British_TV_series))''.][{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/ted-lasso-sam-actor-toheeb-jimoh-tv-shows-movies-roles/|work=Screen Rant|title=Who Plays Sam In Ted Lasso? Where You Know The Actor From|date=28 August 2021|access-date=10 September 2021|first=Rick|last=Stevenson}}]
Jimoh was in a stage production of ''[A Midsummer Night's Dream](/source/A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream)'' at the [Sheffield Crucible](/source/Sheffield_Crucible)[{{cite web|url=https://theface.com/culture/toheeb-jimoh-interview-anthony-walker-bbc-tv-series|work=The Face|title=Toheeb Jimoh: "My job was to give Anthony the best life possible"|first=Tola|last=Onanuga|date=27 July 2020|access-date=10 September 2021}}] and in 2020, was one of six performers in the [Almeida Theatre](/source/Almeida_Theatre)'s Christmas Play ''[Nine Lessons and Carols](/source/Nine_Lessons_and_Carols)'', the theatre's first production post London's [COVID-19 lockdown](/source/COVID-19_lockdown).[{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/07/nine-lessons-and-carols-almeida-theatre-london-christmas-play|work=The Guardian|title='Holding their nerve': Almeida reopens with play devised during lockdown|date=8 December 2020|access-date=10 September 2021|first=Andrew|last=Dickson}}]
When Jimoh auditioned for ''[Ted Lasso](/source/Ted_Lasso)'', the character of Sam Obisanya was written as [Ghanaian](/source/Ghanaian), but his background was changed to Nigerian to match Jimoh's own.[{{cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.com.au/entertainment/toheeb-jimoh-ted-lasso-season-two-interview-48478503|title=Toheeb Jimoh Says Ted Lasso's Most Unexpected Romance Has Been in the Works Since Season 1|date=28 August 2021|access-date=10 September 2021|work=Pop Sugar|first=Karenna|last=Meredith}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/ted-lasso-casting-international-team-1234644283/|publisher=Indie Wire|title='Ted Lasso' Casting Process Changed the International Team's Composition|first=Carlos|last=Aguilar|date=14 June 2021|access-date=10 September 2021}}] His performance has received praise, with his character called the "heartbeat" of the show.[{{cite web|url=https://www.spoilertv.com/2020/01/the-power-john-leguizamo-toheeb-jimoh.html|website=spoilertv.com|title=The Power - John Leguizamo, Toheeb Jimoh, Ria Zmitrowicz And 4 Others Join Amazon Thriller|date=14 January 2020|access-date=10 September 2021}}] He also has a small part in the [Wes Anderson](/source/Wes_Anderson) film ''[The French Dispatch](/source/The_French_Dispatch)''.[
Jimoh played [Romeo](/source/Romeo) in a summer 2023 production of ''[Romeo and Juliet](/source/Romeo_and_Juliet)'' at the [Almeida Theatre](/source/Almeida_Theatre) in London.][{{Cite web |last=Bamigboye |first=Baz |date=16 March 2023 |title=Breaking Baz: 'Ted Lasso' Star To Lead Hot London Production Of 'Romeo And Juliet' Alongside 'Red Rose' Actress Isis Hainsworth |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/ted-lasso-toheeb-jimoh-romeo-and-juliet-isis-hainsworth-london-1235301049/ |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=Deadline}}]
In 2024, Jimoh played [Hal](/source/Prince_Hal) in ''Player Kings'', an adaption of Shakespeare's ''[Henry IV part 1 and 2](/source/Henry_IV_part_1)'' by [Robert Icke](/source/Robert_Icke) which also co-stars [Ian McKellen](/source/Ian_McKellen) and [Richard Coyle](/source/Richard_Coyle).
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2021
| ''[The French Dispatch](/source/The_French_Dispatch)''
| Cadet 1
|
|-
| 2026
| ''[Clarissa](/source/Clarissa_(2026_film))''
| Young Peter
|
|-
| TBA
| ''[Prima Facie](/source/Prima_Facie_(film))''
|
| Post-production
|-
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019
| ''[London Kills](/source/London_Kills)''
| Leshae Hobbs
| Episode: "The Dark"
|-
| ''[The Feed](/source/The_Feed_(British_TV_series))''
| Marcus
| Recurring role, 7 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''Anthony''
| [Anthony Walker](/source/Anthony_Walker_(murder_victim))
| [BBC](/source/BBC) TV movie
|-
| 2020–2023
| ''[Ted Lasso](/source/Ted_Lasso)''[{{Cite news | title=Meet foreign celebrities with Nigerian heritage – Daily Trust |newspaper=[Daily Trust](/source/Daily_Trust)| date=21 March 2025 | url=https://dailytrust.com/meet-foreign-celebrities-with-nigerian-heritage/#google_vignette | access-date=30 June 2025}}]
| Sam Obisanya
| Recurring (S1 & 2), Main (S3)
|-
| 2023
| ''[The Power](/source/The_Power_(TV_series))''
| Tunde Ojo
| Main role
|-
|2026
|[''Industry''](/source/Industry_(TV_series))
|Kwabena Bannerman
|Recurring role
|}
=== Theatre ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2023 || ''[Romeo and Juliet](/source/Romeo_and_Juliet)'' || Romeo || [Almeida Theatre](/source/Almeida_Theatre), [West End](/source/West_End_(theatre))
|-
|2024 || ''Player Kings'' || Hal || [Manchester Opera House](/source/Manchester_Opera_House), [Manchester](/source/Manchester).
|-
|}
==Awards and nominations==
{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Project
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2"| {{center|2021}}
| [Critics' Choice Television Awards](/source/27th_Critics'_Choice_Awards)
| Breakthrough Award
| rowspan="5"| ''[Ted Lasso](/source/Ted_Lasso)''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| [{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/the-fourth-annual-celebration-of-black-cinema-and-television-to-honor-will-smith-ruth-negga-and-more-on-december-6th|title=Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Black Cinema & Television to Honor Will Smith, Ruth Negga and More on December 6th | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert|date=3 December 2021 }}]
|-
| [Screen Actors Guild Awards](/source/27th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards)
| [Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Comedy_Series)
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| [{{cite web|last1=Moreau|first1=Jordan|last2=Oganesyan|first2=Natalie|title=2021 SAG Awards: The Complete Nominations List|url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/2021-sag-nominations-list-nominees-screen-actors-guild-awards-1234897816/ |website=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|access-date=14 March 2021|date=4 February 2021}}]
|-
| rowspan="2"| {{center|2022}}
| [Primetime Emmy Awards](/source/74th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards)
| [Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Comedy_Series)
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| [{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/2022-emmy-nominations-list-1235062260/|title=Emmy Nominations: The Complete List|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|last2=Hipes|first2=Patrick|date=12 July 2022|work=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)|access-date=12 July 2022|archive-date=12 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712160512/https://deadline.com/2022/07/2022-emmy-nominations-list-1235062260/|url-status=live}}]
|-
| [Screen Actors Guild Awards](/source/28th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards)
| [Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Comedy_Series)
| {{won}}
| align="center"| [{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sag-awards-2022-nominations-list-nominees-1235073685/|title=SAG Awards: 'House of Gucci,' 'The Power of the Dog' Lead Film Nominations|first1=Hilary|last1=Lewis|first2=Tyler |last2=Coates|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|date=12 January 2022|access-date=12 January 2022}}]
|-
| rowspan="2"| {{center|2023}}
| [Black Reel Awards](/source/Black_Reel_Awards_of_2023)
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| [{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/black-reel-television-awards-announces-nominations-the-best-man-final-chapters-leads-with-18-noms-1235418181/|title=Black Reel 7th Annual Television Awards featuring Gender Neutral Categories Announces Nominations; 'The Best Man: Final Chapters' leads with 18 noms|first=Valerie|last=Complex|work=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood) |date=15 June 2023|access-date=3 July 2023}}]
|-
| [Hollywood Music in Media Awards](/source/14th_Hollywood_Music_in_Media_Awards)
| Song – Onscreen Performance (TV Show/Limited Series)
| "So Long, Farewell" {{small|(from ''[Ted Lasso](/source/Ted_Lasso)'')}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| [{{cite web|url=https://www.shootonline.com/node/97702|title=Nominations unveiled for Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2023|work=[Shoot Online](/source/Shoot_(advertising_magazine))|date=2 November 2023|access-date=3 November 2023}}]
|-
| {{center|[2024](/source/30th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards)}}
| [Screen Actors Guild Awards](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards)
| [Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Comedy_Series)
| ''[Ted Lasso](/source/Ted_Lasso)''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| [{{cite press release|url=https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-30th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awardsr|title=Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®|publisher=[Screen Actors Guild](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild) |date=10 January 2024|access-date=10 January 2024}}]
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|8504865}}
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