Gloria Obianyo

Biography

Gloria is a Rose-Bruford trained, award-winning actor. Theatre credits include Paradise (National Theatre), for which she won first prize in the Ian Charleson Awards 2022, The Clinic (Almeida Theatre), Next Please: The Keyworker’s Cycle (Almeida Theatre), Maryland (Royal Court), A Christmas Carol (Old Vic), Girl from the North Country (Gielgud), Anthony & Cleopatra (National Theatre), Fanny and Alexander (Old Vic). Most recently Gloria played Cordelia in Yael Farber’s production of King Lear at the Almeida; her performance was singled out for praise. TV and film credits include series 1 and 2 of Good Omens for BBC/Amazon, Murder is Easy for the BBC, Outlander for Starz, Eric opposite Benedict Cumberbatch for Netflix, the feature films High Life, appearing alongside Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning and Dune. Gloria played a supporting lead role in The Road Trip for Paramount+ in 2024 and recurs in A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, a four-part serial for ITV, released March 2025. WINNER – First prize, Ian Charleson Awards 2022

Movies & TV Shows

1. Dune (2021) — Female Fremen
2. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) — Osprey Agent
3. Outlander (2014) — Mercy Woodcock
4. Good Omens (2019) — Uriel
5. Andor (2022) — Snee
6. High Life (2018) — Elektra
7. Eric (2024) — Angela
8. Silent Witness (1996) — DS Blake
9. National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra (2018) — Charmian
10. Riches (2022) — Young Oyin
11. A Christmas Carol (2020)
12. Girl on Girl (2023)
13. The Grinning Man (2020) — Lady Trelaw / Quake
14. National Theatre Live: Paradise (2021) — Neoptolemus