You may know his face, especially if you’re a Ted Lasso fan. But Toheeb Jimoh is ready to become a household name.
The 25-year-old actor is starring in the final season of the hit Apple TV+ dramedy and kicking off the premiere season of Prime Video’s new sci-fi thriller The Power simultaneously this Spring.
The Power follows an alternate reality where young women spontaneously develop the power to shoot electricity from their hands at will, giving women worldwide an unprecedented physical advantage and autonomy. Jimoh plays against an all-star cast, including Toni Collette and John Leguizamo as Tunde Ojo, an aspiring video journalist who travels the world documenting the new phenomenon and what it eventually means for the world’s power structure.
ESSENCE spoke with the actor about his journey (so far) through the industry, giving a unique voice to the experiences of British Nigerians through his roles, and landing two big roles almost instantly after drama school, and deciding how much of an “it guy” he truly wants to be.
It definitely feels like you’re everywhere right now, being on two high-profile shows on two major streaming platforms. But you’re still relatively new to the industry. Can you tell us a little bit about how you got your start?
I (begrudgingly) went to a performing arts school because my mom forced me to go to it, one that was really far from school, and none of my friends were going to this weird school.
As I got older, I just realized that I enjoyed it, and all the other things that I thought I was supposed to be doing, I wasn’t enjoying as much. I had really great teachers and one of them, in particular, pulled me into his office one day and just showed me the blueprint and gave me this pathway, and was like, “This is something you can do if you want to.” I didn’t know it was possible. I thought…
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