---
name: "Micheal Ward"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/micheal-ward"
fi1m_id: "micheal-ward"
imdb_id: "nm7906702"
tmdb_id: 2380397
wikidata_id: "Q84315205"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 November 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-03T02:43:10.364957+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."
---

# Micheal Ward

## Identity

Micheal Ward

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/micheal-ward
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** micheal-ward
- **IMDb ID:** nm7906702
- **TMDB ID:** 2380397
- **Wikidata ID:** Q84315205
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micheal_Ward, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84315205, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7906702/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2380397

Actor. Born 18 November 1997 in Spanish Town, Jamaica.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 November 1997, Spanish Town, Jamaica
- **Active:** 2020–present
- **Also known as:** 마이클 워드
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 70 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Romance 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $25m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micheal_Ward, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84315205, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7906702/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2380397

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Eddington*](https://film.one/film/eddington.md) (64)

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

## Biography

Micheal Ward is a British actor and model. Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, he began his career in modelling, winning the Face of JD Sports competition, and appeared in music videos before moving into acting.

His screen credits include the films *Blue Story* (2019), *The Old Guard* (2020), *Empire of Light* (2022), *The Beautiful Game* (2024) and *Eddington* (2025), in which he played Michael Cooke. On television he has appeared in *The A List* (2018) and as Jamie in *Top Boy* (2019–2022). He also featured in Steve McQueen’s *Small Axe: Lovers Rock* (2020). Ward received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2020 and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for *Empire of Light*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Eddington* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Michael Cooke — [page](https://film.one/film/eddington.md)
- *Empire of Light* (2022), Fi1m 54, as Stephen — [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-light.md)
- *Small Axe* (2020), Fi1m 88, as Franklyn — [page](https://film.one/tv/small-axe.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Eddington* (2025), as Michael Cooke — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/eddington.md)
- *The Beautiful Game* (2024), as Vinny
- *Bob Marley: One Love* (2024), as The Shooter (uncredited) — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/bob-marley-one-love.md)
- *The Book of Clarence* (2024), as Judas
- *Good Intentions* (2023), as Sef
- *Empire of Light* (2022), as Stephen — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-light.md)
- *Beauty* (2022), as Cain
- *Small Axe* (2020), series, as Franklyn — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/small-axe.md)
- *Good Thanks, You?* (2020), as Lewis
- *The Old Guard* (2020), as Lykon
- *Blue Story* (2019), as Marco
- *Top Boy* (2019), series, as Jamie
- *The A List* (2018), series, as Brendan
- *Brotherhood* (2016), as The Supporting Artists

## Gallery

- ![Micheal Ward](https://film.one/media/person/8089/gallery-fe007454515d.jpg) Micheal Ward — W!ZARD Radio Media, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Micheal_Ward_on_W%21ZARD_Radio_Media.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022](https://film.one/media/person/8089/gallery-f0132e24ffc1.jpg) Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2823_of_33%29_%2852448063369%29.jpg/1280px-EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2823_of_33%29_%2852448063369%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022](https://film.one/media/person/8089/gallery-c6e8dfc34cd5.jpg) Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2824_of_33%29_%2852447791361%29.jpg/1280px-EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2824_of_33%29_%2852447791361%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022](https://film.one/media/person/8089/gallery-2805b21f04be.jpg) Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2824_of_33%29_%2852447791361%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022](https://film.one/media/person/8089/gallery-bbba7de3587c.jpg) Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2827_of_33%29_%2852447267037%29.jpg/1280px-EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2827_of_33%29_%2852447267037%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022](https://film.one/media/person/8089/gallery-850da3dde45b.jpg) Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2828_of_33%29_%2852448236005%29.jpg/1280px-EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2828_of_33%29_%2852448236005%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2023: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Empire of Light*

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

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