Michaela Coel
Actor · Director · Screenplay · Writer
Born Oct 1, 1988 · Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
Active 2011–present · Awards: British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, OkayAfrica 100 Women, Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson FRSL (born October 1, 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British actress, filmmaker, and poet.
Filmography
Mother Mary (2026) — Sam AnselmThe Christophers (2026) — Lori ButlerProper Ladies (2026) — Executive ProducerBloodsport — Director · ScreenplayBlack Mirror (2011) — Shania · Airline StewardessStar Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — Resistance MonitorBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) — AnekaMr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) — BevI May Destroy You (2020) — Arabella Essiuedu · Executive Producer · Director · Writer · CreatorTop Boy (2011) — KaylaLondon Spy (2015) — JournalistChewing Gum (2015) — Tracey Gordon · Original Music Composer · CreatorBlack Earth Rising (2018) — Kate AshbyMonsters: Dark Continent (2014) — KellyNational Theatre Live: Chewing Gum Dreams (2014) — Tracey Gordon · WriterBeen So Long (2018) — SimoneNational Theatre Live: Medea (2014) — NurseThe Aliens (2016) — LilyhotNational Theatre Live: Home (2013) — Young Mum / PortugalFirst Day on Earth — Henri · Executive Producer · CreatorComedy Blaps (2011) — Tracey Gordon