Michaela Coel

Michaela Coel established her distinct voice and talent with her acclaimed one-woman show, ‘Chewing Gum Dreams’, which originated as her senior graduation project at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2012. The play garnered significant attention, leading to productions at The Yard Theatre, Bush Theatre in 2013, Royal Theatre Holland, and Royal Exchange Theatre, before transferring to the National Theatre in 2014. This critical success paved the way for the Channel 4 sitcom ‘Chewing Gum’, which premiered in 2015. Coel not only created and wrote the series but also starred in it, earning her a BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance and a BAFTA for Breakthrough Talent for writing in 2016.

In 2024, she earned another Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Donald Glover’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’. Her upcoming projects include starring in David Lowery’s feature film ‘Mother Mary’ and her new 10-part BBC series ‘First Day on Earth’, which she is writing, starring in, and executive producing, with filming scheduled for 2025.