---
name: "Michaela Coel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michaela-coel"
fi1m_id: "michaela-coel"
imdb_id: "nm3948190"
tmdb_id: 1368012
wikidata_id: "Q18637243"
roles: ["Actor","Writer","Director"]
born: "1 October 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-24T02:39:49.346845+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michaela Coel

## Identity

Michaela Coel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michaela-coel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michaela-coel
- **IMDb ID:** nm3948190
- **TMDB ID:** 1368012
- **Wikidata ID:** Q18637243
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaela_Coel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18637243, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3948190/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1368012

Actor and writer. Born 1 October 1988 in Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Writer, Director
- **Born:** 1 October 1988, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Michaela Ewuraba Collinson, Michaela Boakye-Collinson, Michaela-Moses Boakye-Collinson, Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 7 acting, 1 directing
- **BAFTA Television Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 76 (4), 2020s 72 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 71 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 2, Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Science Fiction 2, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,196m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaela_Coel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18637243, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3948190/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1368012

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*I May Destroy You*](https://film.one/tv/i-may-destroy-you.md) (88), [*Mother Mary*](https://film.one/film/mother-mary.md) (58)
- **Disney+:** [*The Christophers*](https://film.one/film/the-christophers.md) (74), [*Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*](https://film.one/film/black-panther-wakanda-forever.md) (66)
- **Netflix:** [*Top Boy*](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md) (81)
- **Apple TV:** [*Chewing Gum*](https://film.one/tv/chewing-gum.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michaela Coel is a British actress, writer and director. Born Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson on 1 October 1987 in London, she trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

She created and starred in the E4 sitcom *Chewing Gum* (2015–2017) and the BBC One/HBO series *I May Destroy You* (2020). For the latter she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and became the first Black woman to win a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series. Her film credits include *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* (2022) and *The Christophers* (2025), in which she plays Lori Butler.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Performed in (7) — the average rests on these

- *Mother Mary* (2026), Fi1m 58, as Sam Anselm — [page](https://film.one/film/mother-mary.md)
- *The Christophers* (2026), Fi1m 74, as Lori Butler — [page](https://film.one/film/the-christophers.md)
- *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* (2022), Fi1m 66, as Aneka — [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther-wakanda-forever.md)
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), Fi1m 76, as Resistance Monitor — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *Chewing Gum* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Tracey Gordon — [page](https://film.one/tv/chewing-gum.md)
- *London Spy* (2015), Fi1m 70, as Journalist — [page](https://film.one/tv/london-spy.md)
- *Top Boy* (2011), Fi1m 81, as Kayla — [page](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md)

### Directed (1)

- *I May Destroy You* (2020), Fi1m 88, as Arabella Essiuedu — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-may-destroy-you.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mother Mary* (2026), as Sam Anselm — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/mother-mary.md)
- *Proper Ladies* (2026), Executive Producer
- *The Christophers* (2026), as Lori Butler — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-christophers.md)
- *Babygirl* (2024), Thanks — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/babygirl.md)
- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2024), series, as Bev — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/mr-and-mrs-smith.md)
- *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* (2022), as Aneka — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther-wakanda-forever.md)
- *I May Destroy You* (2020), series, as Arabella Essiuedu · Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/i-may-destroy-you.md)
- *Been So Long* (2018), as Simone
- *Black Earth Rising* (2018), series, as Kate Ashby
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), as Resistance Monitor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *The Aliens* (2016), series, as Lilyhot
- *London Spy* (2015), series, as Journalist — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/london-spy.md)
- *Chewing Gum* (2015), series, as Tracey Gordon · Original Music Composer, Creator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/chewing-gum.md)
- *Monsters: Dark Continent* (2014), as Kelly
- *National Theatre Live: Medea* (2014), as Nurse
- *National Theatre Live: Chewing Gum Dreams* (2014), as Tracey Gordon · Writer
- *National Theatre Live: Home* (2013), as Young Mum / Portugal
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Airline Stewardess, Shania — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Comedy Blaps* (2011), series, as Tracey Gordon
- *Top Boy* (2011), series, as Kayla — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md)
- *Bloodsport*, Director, Screenplay
- *First Day on Earth*, series, as Henri · Executive Producer, Creator

## Gallery

- ![Michaela Coel at TIFF 2025 in Toronto, Canada for the world premier of the film, "The Christophers" at the Princess of Wales Theatre / Visa Screening Room. Sept](https://film.one/media/person/6770/gallery-d09b43170081.jpg) Michaela Coel at TIFF 2025 in Toronto, Canada for the world premier of the film, "The Christophers" at the Princess of Wales Theatre / Visa Screening Room. Sept — Valery Santillana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Michaela_Coel_-_TIFF_2025_-_Toronto%2C_Canada.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Michaela Coel](https://film.one/media/person/6770/gallery-964be7b826f0.png) Michaela Coel — Peabody Awards, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Michaela_Coel_Peabody_Awards%2C_June_2021.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Michaela Coel](https://film.one/media/person/6770/gallery-e427e52df6f2.jpg) Michaela Coel — Image via TMDB
- ![Michaela Coel](https://film.one/media/person/6770/gallery-f61fa8709eed.jpg) Michaela Coel — Image via TMDB
- ![Michaela Coel](https://film.one/media/person/6770/gallery-170ffcbbcab3.jpg) Michaela Coel — Image via TMDB
- ![Michaela Coel](https://film.one/media/person/6770/gallery-2d02123c0683.jpg) Michaela Coel — Image via TMDB
- ![Michaela Coel](https://film.one/media/person/6770/gallery-d68df959a011.jpg) Michaela Coel — Image via TMDB
- ![Michaela Coel](https://film.one/media/person/6770/gallery-782de9f813f0.jpg) Michaela Coel — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### BAFTA Television Awards — 1 won

- 2016: Best Female Comedy Performance (won)

### Other awards — 3 won

- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 2022: Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (won)
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award 2022: Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award (won)
- OkayAfrica 100 Women 2017: OkayAfrica 100 Women (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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