Michaela Coel

Michaela’s phenomenally successful and ground-breaking HBO/BBC dark comedy-drama, I MAY DESTROY YOU, which she created, wrote, co-directed, co-produced and starred in premiered in June 2020. The series won a host of prestigious awards including: two Emmys, five BAFTAs, three Royal Television Society awards, a Peabody Award, two Independent Spirit Awards and a GLAAD Award, amongst many others.

Recently, Michaela has starred in Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022), and she featured in the television series MR AND MRS SMITH for Amazon in 2024. 2025 will see Michaela starring in A24’s David Lowery-directed MOTHER MARY, alongside Anne Hathaway.

In 2018, Michaela played the lead role in BEEN SO LONG, and that year she also starred in the BBC Two/Netflix drama BLACK EARTH RISING. 2017 saw Michaela feature in series four of Charlie Brooker’s BLACK MIRROR for Netflix. Michaela had also previously appeared in the third series of BLACK MIRROR, in Joe Wright’s episode NOSEDIVE.

Michaela first came to prominence for her debut series CHEWING GUM, based on her play, CHEWING GUM DREAMS, which ran at the National Theatre in 2014. Other TV credits include: E4 comedy-drama THE ALIENS; BBC espionage drama LONDON SPY, and the C4 drama TOP BOY.

Michaela’s theatre credits include acting roles in HOME, MEDEA and BLURRED LINES, all at the National Theatre, and THREE BIRDS at the Bush Theatre and Manchester Royal Exchange.