---
name: "Tobe Nwigwe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tobe-nwigwe"
fi1m_id: "tobe-nwigwe"
imdb_id: "nm11943130"
tmdb_id: 3002060
wikidata_id: "Q104835395"
roles: []
born: "8 March 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:06:30.450368+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Tobe Nwigwe

## Identity

Tobe Nwigwe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tobe-nwigwe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tobe-nwigwe
- **IMDb ID:** nm11943130
- **TMDB ID:** 3002060
- **Wikidata ID:** Q104835395
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobe_Nwigwe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104835395, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11943130/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3002060

Actor. Born 8 March 1987 in Alief.

## Details

- **Born:** 8 March 1987, Alief
- **Active:** 2022–present
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobe_Nwigwe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104835395, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11943130/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3002060

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Mo*](https://film.one/tv/mo.md) (85)
- **Paramount+:** [*Transformers: Rise of the Beasts*](https://film.one/film/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts.md) (52)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Tobe Nwigwe is an American actor and rapper. Born Tobechukwu Dubem Nwigwe on 8 March 1987 in Alief, Houston, Texas, he is of Nigerian Igbo descent. He attended the University of North Texas, where he played American football before an injury ended his athletic career.

Nwigwe began releasing original songs and videos weekly from 2016 and has collaborated with artists including Nas and Pharrell Williams. He made his acting debut as Nick, the childhood friend of the title character, in the Netflix series *Mo* (2022–2025). He portrayed Reek in the film *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts* (2023) and contributed to its soundtrack.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tfwiki.net.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts* (2023), Fi1m 52, as Reek — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts.md)
- *Mo* (2022), Fi1m 85, as Nick — [page](https://film.one/tv/mo.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts* (2023), as Reek — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts.md)
- *Mo* (2022), series, as Nick — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/mo.md)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Grammy Award for Best New Artist 2023: Grammy Award for Best New Artist (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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