UK-based Nigerian actor Tobi Bamtefa is back in the eye of the storm as Deverin “Bunny” Washington when Mayor of Kingstown returns for Season 4 on Paramount+. Bunny—part street general, part philosopher—resumes his complicated, pragmatic bromance with Jeremy Renner’s Mike McLusky, the fixer trying to keep a lid on a boiling prison town.
This year, the lid blows. With the Russian mob pushed out in Season 3, Bamtefa says the new chapter is “an escalation” that leaves Kingstown “up for grabs.” Power vacuums invite predators, and a tussle for control drags every crew and every fragile alliance into the crosshairs. Reading the scripts, he admits he was “shook,” calling the twists “wild… surprising and terrifying and beautiful—all that good juicy stuff.”
Bunny’s own arc sharpens. The drug boss with barbershop charm and battlefield instincts still wants to expand, but he’s carrying fresh scars. Bamtefa leans into what he calls the character’s “human vulnerabilities,” even when the moral compass is “dubious at best, non-existent at worst.” Losses from last season color Bunny’s choices; you’ll see how grief and ambition collide in the early episodes.
A hallmark of the performance is the voice, which is how Bunny talks, jokes, threatens, and negotiates. Bamtefa collaborates closely with the writers to shape the cadence and dialogue, giving the character a lived-in rhythm that feels both dangerous and disarmingly relatable.
Beyond Kingstown, Bamtefa has popped up swinging a sword as a knight in The Witcher and held the mic as a comedy club MC in Feel Good, building a résumé that toggles between prestige grit and off-beat charm. Born to Nigerian roots and working from the UK, he’s part of a growing wave of African talent reshaping prime-time storytelling.
Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 premieres Sunday, Oct. 26, on Paramount+. Expect gun smoke, back-room bargains, porch-side mind games—and Bunny Washington reminding everyone that in Kingstown, friendship is a currency and survival is a sport.
