In addition to his most famous role in London's Burning, Onwukwe has frequently appeared on television in, among others, Waiting for God, Casualty, Holby City, The Bill, Inspector Morse, Coronation Street, Between the Lines, Delta Wave.
Onwukwe has also worked in various schools across the country, appeared in theatrical productions, recorded several radio plays and narrated audio books including Karen Jennings's An Island[1] and Laura Shepherd-Robinson's Blood and Sugar.
[3] In 2019, he performed for the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place in a new play by Robin French, Crooked Dances.
[4] Onwukwe appears in the 2021 ITV drama series Professor T as the father of Detective Constable Lisa Donckers.
His character is suffering, somewhat ironically, with a form of memory impairment, mistaking his daughter for his wife.