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name: "Amaka Okafor"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 November 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T22:37:00.311095+00:00"
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# Amaka Okafor

Actor. Born 3 November 1981 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 November 1981, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Sally Amaka Okafor

## Biography

Amaka Okafor is a British actress. She was born Sally Amaka Okafor on 3 November 1981 in Birmingham. She studied theatre devising at Liverpool John Moores University and began her career in community theatre, later joining the Unicorn Theatre ensemble in London for two years.

Her stage work includes appearances at the National Theatre in *Peter Pan* (2016) and as Lady Macduff in *Macbeth* (2018). She made her West End debut as Sofia in *The Son* (2019) and has performed at the Royal Court Theatre and in other productions such as *Nora: A Doll's House* (2020).

On screen, Okafor is known for her roles as Shahara Hasan in the Netflix series *Bodies* (2023), DI Deborah Barnes in the BBC series *The Responder* (2022), and Roxie in the Netflix series *Black Rabbit* (2025). She has also appeared in *Greatest Days* (2023), *Des* (2020), *Grace* (2021) and *The Split* (2018).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Black Rabbit* (2025), Fi1m 63, as Roxie — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-rabbit.md)

## Also known for

- *Bodies* (2023), Shahara Hasan
- *Des* (2020), Emily
- *Vera* (2011), Laura Whitelock
- *The Responder* (2022), DI Deborah Barnes, Debs
- *Grace* (2021), DC Emma Jane Boutwood
- *The Split* (2018), Chloe
- *National Theatre Live: Hamlet* (2015), Stage Manager / Official
- *The Bill* (1984), Ola Seeiso

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