British actress (b. 1976)
Nikki Amuka-Bird (born 27 February 1976) is a British actress of the stage, television, and film.
Early life
Amuka-Bird was born in Delta State , Nigeria, where her father still lives. She left there as a young child with her mother and was brought up in England, Lagos and in Antigua .[ 1] Hurtwood House in England,[ 2]
I hurt my back and at that point was deciding what to do university-wise and I thought I would try for drama college because I knew you could do some dancing there but it didn’t have to take over everything. It was only really when I went to drama college that that world [acting] opened up to me and I fell in love with it and became obsessed like everybody else.[ 3]
She attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She started her stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).[ 4] [ 5]
Acting career
Amuka-Bird's theatrical credits include Welcome to Thebes National Theatre ); Twelfth Night Bristol Old Vic , for which she won an Ian Charleson Award nomination in 2004 for playing Viola );[ 3] World Music (Crucible Theatre , Sheffield , and Donmar Warehouse ); Top Girls Oxford Stage Company ); A Midsummer Night's Dream The Tempest The Servant of Two Masters Doubt: A Parable Tricycle Theatre ).
Her film credits include The Omen Cargo Almost Heaven as well as the screen adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith 's novel The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency [ 6] Spooks The Line of Beauty The Last Enemy Robin Hood episode of Torchwood apocalyptic series Survivors Silent Witness
She appeared in Small Island Andrea Levy 's award-winning novel , broadcast in December 2009.[ 7] Phoebe Fox would star in the production of Zadie Smith 's novel NW [ 8] BBC Two on 14 November 2016[ 9] [ 10] BAFTA nomination for Best Actress .[ 11]
On Christmas Day 2017, she was heard as the voice of the Glass Woman in the Doctor Who Twice Upon a Time " broadcast on BBC One .
She is currently[when? playing the role of Rav Mulclair, Head of Judd Mission Control, in HBO's Avenue 5 The Personal History of David Copperfield Old epilepsy .
Personal life
Amuka-Bird was married to actor Geoffrey Streatfeild from 2003 to 2010.[ 12]
Filmography
Film
Television
References
^ Gray, Susan (5 January 2018). "Interview | Nikki Amuka-Bird: 'Mum was on the frontline of diversity, banging on doors' . The Guardian ^ "Hall of Fame - Alumni" . Hurtwood House . Retrieved 5 June 2023 .^ a b Bishop, Caroline (30 June 2010). "Nikki Amuka-Bird" . OfficialLondonTheatre.com . ^ Neill, Heather (10 October 2017). "Nikki Amuka-Bird interview: 'There's huge enthusiasm among actors of colour' . theartsdesk.com . ^ Wiltsher, Mary-Jane (1 November 2017). " . Phoenix . ^ "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency – Nikki Amuka Bird plays Alice Busang" . BBC Press Office. 13 March 2008.^ Flatcher, Alex (23 October 2008). "BBC One to adapt Levy's 'Small Island' . Digital Spy . ^ Onwuemezi, Natasha (10 June 2016). "Amuka-Bird and Fox to star in NW adaptation" . The Bookseller . ^ Meltzer, Tom (14 November 2016). "NW star Nikki Amuka-Bird: 'Zadie is purposefully challenging the viewer' . The Guardian . ^ Lobb, Adrian (21 November 2016). "NW Star Nikki Amuka-Bird Interview: 'Bursting through the glass ceiling can cause damage' . The Big Issue . Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. ^ Hogan, Michael (21 January 2023). "On my radar: Nikki Amuka-Bird's cultural highlights" . The Guardian . ^ Jones, Ellen E. (3 October 2017). "Nikki Amuka-Bird on plays, passion and working with Kwame Kwei-Armah" . London Evening Standard . Retrieved 3 January 2021 . ^ Squires, John (19 April 2022). " . Bloody Disgusting Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022 .
External links
Nikki Amuka-Bird at IMDb Nikki Amuka-Bird at Hamilton Hodell Talent Management.Survivors Interview Tola Ositelu, Interview with Nikki Amuka-Bird: “Our job as actors is to show the colour of our skin doesn’t matter” , Soul Culture, 17 June 2010.
Sophia A. Jackson, "Afridiziak Theatre News interview with Nikki Amuka-Bird, Welcome to Thebes" , Afridiziak Theatre News, 3 June 2010.
Radhika Sanghani, "Meet Nikki Amuka-Bird – star of BBC's gritty new Zadie Smith adaptation, NW" , The Telegraph
International National People
