Michaela Coel
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Michaela Coel is a British actress with genuine international reach recognized well beyond any single market. The run of work now stretches over 13 years. 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' is where the biggest audience of the career showed up. She also headlines 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'. The first screen credit dates from 2013.
Michaela Coel
9 Movies
8 Series
Michaela Coel is a British actress with genuine international reach recognized well beyond any single market. The run of work now stretches over 13 years. 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' is where the biggest audience of the career showed up. She also headlines 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'. The first screen credit dates from 2013.
Movies
Plays Aneka
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
Plays Resistance Monitor
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Plays Sam Anselm
Mother Mary
2026
Plays Lori Butler
The Christophers
2026
Plays Kelly
Monsters: Dark Continent
2014
Plays Simone
Been So Long
2018
Plays Nurse
National Theatre Live: Medea
2014
Writer
National Theatre Live: Chewing Gum Dreams
2014
TV Shows
Creator
Plays Tracey Gordon
Chewing Gum
2015
Director
Plays Arabella Essiuedu
I May Destroy You
2020
Plays Kate Ashby
Black Earth Rising
2018
Plays Lilyhot
The Aliens
2016
Plays Kayla
Top Boy
2011
Plays Journalist
London Spy
2015
Plays Airline Stewardess
Black Mirror
2011
Plays Bev
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2024
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Mother Mary
Full Filmography
Mother Mary
Sam Anselm
2026
Film
The Christophers
Lori Butler
2026
Film
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Bev · 1 episode
2024
TV
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Aneka
2022
Film
I May Destroy You
Arabella Essiuedu · 12 episodes
2020–
TV
Black Earth Rising
Kate Ashby · 8 episodes
2018
TV
Been So Long
Simone
2018
Film
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Resistance Monitor
2017
Film
The Aliens
Lilyhot · 6 episodes
2016
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Michaela Coel and where are they from?
Michaela Coel is 37 years old, born on October 1, 1988 in Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Michaela Coel?
Michaela Coel is best known for roles in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Monsters: Dark Continent.
How many movies has Michaela Coel been in?
Over a 13-year career (since 2013), Michaela Coel has appeared in 9 movies and 8 TV shows.
What was Michaela Coel's first movie?
The career of Michaela Coel began with National Theatre Live: Home (2013).
What is Michaela Coel's most recent movie or series?
Michaela Coel's most recent release is Mother Mary, which premiered on April 16, 2026.
What TV shows has Michaela Coel appeared in?
On television, Michaela Coel has appeared in Black Mirror, The Daily Show, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Michaela Coel
1988-10-01 · Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson FRSL (born October 1, 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British actress, filmmaker, and poet. She is best known for creating and starring in the E4 sitcom Chewing Gum (2015–2017), for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, and the BBC One/HBO comedy-drama series I May Destroy You (2020), for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress in 2021. For her work on I May Destroy You, Coel was the first Black woman to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Coel is also known for her work in other Netflix productions, including guest-starring in the series Black Mirror (2016–2017), starring as Kate Ashby in the series Black Earth Rising (2018), and as Simone in the film Been So Long (2018).Michaela Coel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.