Owiso Odera

Owiso Odera (March 1974 - November 3, 2016) was a Sudanese-born Kenyan actor known for his role as Papa Tunde in the television series The Originals. He attended St. Mary's School in Nairobi and earned a scholarship to study computer science at Earlham College. Odera graduated from Earlham in 1996 and later obtained a master's degree from the graduate acting program at the University of California, San Diego. He received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for his performance in Katori Hall's play Our Lady of Kibeho at the Signature Theatre. Odera also appeared in Mat Smart's Samuel J. and K. at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and Jay O. Sanders' Unexplored I. He passed away on November 3, 2016.