Michaela Coel

Michaela Coel, born Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson, was born on 1 October 1987 in London. The child of a family of Ghanaian origin, Coel is known as a versatile artist who masterfully blends his talents in acting, filmmaking, singing and composing.

Coel started his career at an early age and first appeared on the theater stage and in short films. Then he started appearing in television and cinema. Coel, who is interested in music as well as acting and producing, also draws attention as an artist who both sings and composes.

Coel's presence in the music world began with his first EP album, which he released at the age of 22. This work, which was released in 2007, was followed by two different LP albums in 2009 and 2011. These albums revealed the artist's musical diversity and creativity.

Sanatçının sadece sahneyle sınırlı kalmayıp yazarlık alanında da varlık göstermesi dikkat çekiyor. Coel’in kaleme aldığı kitaplar arasında 2013 yılında yayınlanan Chewing Gum Dreams ve 2021 yılında okuyucuyla buluşan Misfits: A Personal Manifesto yer alıyor. These works reveal both his artistic and intellectual depth.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 24 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self - Guest
• The Daily Show (1996)
• The Graham Norton Show (2007)
• Black Mirror (2011) — Airline Stewardess
• RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019) — Self - Guest Judge
• Black Panther: Long Live Wakanda (2022) — Aneka
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — Resistance Monitor
• Comedy Blaps (2011) — Tracey Gordon
• Mother Mary (2026) — Sam Anselm
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) — Bev
• Black Earth Rising (2018) — Kate Ashby
• London Spy (2015) — Journalist

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.