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Gloria Obianyo

Gloria Obianyo

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

Known for

Girl on Girl
Girl on Girl
2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023 • Osprey Agent
Dune
Dune
2021 • Female Fremen
National Theatre Live: Paradise
National Theatre Live: Paradise
2021 • Neoptolemus
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
2020
The Grinning Man
The Grinning Man
2020 • Lady Trelaw / Quake
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
2018 • Charmian
High Life
High Life
2018 • Elektra

Full filmography

Dune
Dune
2021 • Female Fremen
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The Grinning Man
The Grinning Man
2020 • Lady Trelaw / Quake
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High Life
High Life
2018 • Elektra
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Gloria Obianyo – Biography, Known For & Filmography