Emphasis on telling stories about empathy, advocacy, and ordinary heroism.
Talent Manager
Color Creative - Neda Niroumand
Publicist
Laurina Spencer
Tosin is an actor, writer, director and proud son of Nigerian Immigrants now living in Kansas City, where he grew up.
Tosin is also an independent filmmaker whose festival-selected films include: "The Pulpit: Prelude", a crime thriller about a persecuted Pastor, "Endowed", a parable about fatherhood, and "On Sight", a social justice police thriller. His writing centers on stories of empathy, awareness and belonging.
On TV, he’s recurring on "Lawmen: Bass Reeves" (Paramount+), “The Chi” (Showtime), “Love Is (OWN), and “Black Lightning” (CW). He also guests on "NCIS" (CBS), "Stumptown" (ABC) and was a regular on the series “Run The World” (STARZ). In film, he co-stars in the action-heist "1992" (Lionsgate), the romantic comedy “Always A Bridesmaid” (Netflix) and starred in the erotic thriller "Friend Request". He also co-leads the Black soldier story "The 24th" by Oscar-winner Kevin Willmott (2020) and appears in the Blumhouse/Amazon psychological Thriller “BlackBox”. Up next, he'll lead Tyler Perry's "Finding Joy."
Tosin graduated from the University of Kansas in 2010, where his most proud achievement was founding the "Multicultural Theatre Initiative". As Artistic Director of the MTI, he produced 4 of his own original plays. He is also a poet and an improviser who has worked with Second City, Improv Olympic and “Those People”.
The Sidney Poitlier Luminary Award
Church Hurt
The Sidney Poitier Luminary Award
Los Angeles, California
2025
Selected Finalist
Single A.F.
Coverfly Project Week
2021
Selected Finalist
Single A.F.
Gotham Project Week
2021
Quarterfinalist
Single A.F.
HollyShorts Screenwriting Competition
2021
Quarterfinalist
Single A.F.
WeScreenplay Diverse Voices
2021
Semifinalist
Single A.F.
Screencraft Comedy Competition
2021
Top 50
Single A.F.
LaunchPad Pilot Competition
2021
Top 1% in Genre/Format
Single A.F.
Coverfly
2021
College
university of kansas
Theatre
20062010
Birth Date
August 1, 1988
Current City
North Hollywood
Hometown
Leawood
Height
5'10''
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Nigerian American
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Emphasis on telling stories about empathy, advocacy, and ordinary heroism.
Talent Manager
Color Creative - Neda Niroumand
Publicist
Laurina Spencer
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