▁It ▁was ▁during ▁his ▁early ▁years ▁that ▁he ▁discovered ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁performance ▁arts , ▁and ▁would ▁often ▁particip ate ▁in ▁school ▁plays . ▁He ▁joined ▁Bra es ide ▁School ▁( N airo bi ), ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁high - school ▁education ▁( O - level ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁joined ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁International ▁University ▁( N airo bi ), ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁with ▁a ▁B sc . ▁International ▁Business ▁Administration . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Act ing ▁His ▁first ▁big ▁break ▁on ▁Ken yan ▁television ▁came ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁" L uka ", ▁a ▁young ▁na ï ve ▁college ▁student ▁living ▁in ▁pover ty , ▁who ▁gets ▁involved ▁with ▁an ▁older ▁woman , ▁a ▁" s ug ar ▁m ummy ". ▁The ▁controvers ial ▁role ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Nick ▁Mut uma ▁has ▁also ▁cast ▁in ▁M NET s ▁first ▁Pan - A fr ican ▁drama ▁series ▁Ch anges , ▁directed ▁by ▁T osh ▁Git ong a , ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Richard , ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁who ▁lear ns ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁from ▁the ▁hospital ▁after ▁being ▁born . ▁His ▁is ▁a ▁journey ▁of ▁coming ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁seeking ▁identity . ▁Mut uma ▁retained ▁the ▁role ▁for ▁three ▁seasons . ▁ ▁His ▁break - out ▁role ▁came ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁he ▁was