Occupation Actress Years active 1998 – present | Name Nikki Amuka-Bird Role Actress | |
Born 10 March 1976 (age 48) ( 1976-03-10 ) Nigeria Education London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Movies and TV shows Similar People Geoffrey Streatfeild, Ramon Tikaram, Ariyon Bakare, Christina Cole, Tuppence Middleton | ||
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Nikki Amuka-Bird (born 27 February 1976) is a Nigerian-born British actress of the stage, television and film.
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- Linda bassett and nikki amuka bird on the royal court theatre
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
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Early life
Nikki Amuka-Bird was born in Delta, Nigeria, where her father still lives. She left there as a young child with her mother and was brought up in England and in Antigua. Attending boarding school in Britain, Amuka-Bird originally hoped to be a dancer. That ambition was thwarted by injury:
"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.”
She went to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and subsequently performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).
Career
Her 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); World Music (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, and Donmar Warehouse); Top Girls (Oxford Stage Company); A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest and The Servant of Two Masters (RSC); Doubt: A Parable (Tricycle Theatre).
Her film credits include The Omen (2006 remake), Cargo, Almost Heaven as well as the screen adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith's novel The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. On television, Amuka-Bird has appeared in Spooks, The Line of Beauty, The Last Enemy, Robin Hood, Torchwood, and a recurring role in the reimagined BBC apocalyptic series Survivors. In 2010 she appeared as Det. Supt Gaynor Jenkins in the BBC's Silent Witness.
She appeared in Small Island, the BBC adaptation of Andrea Levy's award-winning novel, broadcast in December 2009. In June 2016 it was announced that she and Phoebe Fox would star in the production of Zadie Smith's novel NW. It was broadcast on BBC2 on 14 November 2016 and Amuka-Bird received a BAFTA for Best Actress.
Personal life
In 2003, Amuka-Bird married actor Geoffrey Streatfeild, whom she met while touring with the RSC in Japan. They breed budgerigars.
Filmography
Actress
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I, Jack Wright (TV Series) (pre-production) as
Sally
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Here (post-production) as
Helen Harris
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Marriage Unplugged (Short) (post-production) as
Suzanna
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Rumours (post-production)
2023
E for Eileen (Video Game) (completed) as
Eileen Gray
2023
Jericho Ridge as
Deputy Tabby Temple
2023
Citadel (TV Series) as
Grace
- Secrets in Night Need Early Rains (2023) - Grace
- Tell Her Everything (2023) - Grace
- Infinite Shadows (2023) - Grace
2023
Knock at the Cabin as
Sabrina
2020
Avenue 5 (TV Series) as
Rav Mulcair
- That's Why They Call It a Missile (2022) - Rav Mulcair
- I Love Judging People (2022) - Rav Mulcair
- Intoxicating Clarity (2022) - Rav Mulcair
- Let's Play with Matches (2022) - Rav Mulcair
- How It Ends: As a Starter and a Main (2022) - Rav Mulcair
- Is It a Good Dot? (2022) - Rav Mulcair
- What an Unseasonal Delight (2022) - Rav Mulcair
- No One Wants an Argument About Reality (2022) - Rav Mulcair
- Eight Arms But No Hands (2020) - Rav Mulcair
- This Is Physically Hurting Me (2020) - Rav Mulcair
- Are You a Spider, Matt? (2020) - Rav Mulcair
- Was It Your Ears? (2020) - Rav Mulcair
- He's Only There to Stop His Skeleton from Falling Over (2020) - Rav Mulcair
- Wait a Minute, Then Who Was That on the Ladder? (2020) - Rav Mulcair
- I'm a Hand Model (2020) - Rav Mulcair
- And Then He's Gonna Shoot Off- (2020) - Rav Mulcair
- I Was Flying (2020) - Rav Mulcair
2022
Persuasion as
Lady Russell
2022
The Outfit as
La Fontaine
2021
Old as
Patricia
2019
Gold Digger (TV Mini Series) as
Marsha
- Her Love (2019) - Marsha
- Her Baby (2019) - Marsha
- Her Husband (2019) - Marsha
- Her Rival (2019) - Marsha
- Her Daughter (2019) - Marsha
- Her Boy (2019) - Marsha
2019
Vert (Short) as
Emelia
2019
The Personal History of David Copperfield as
Mrs. Steerforth
2019
The Laundromat as
Miranda
2018
A Private War as
Rita Williams
2018
Doctor Who: Time War (TV Series) as
Major Tamasan
- Jonah (2018) - Major Tamasan (voice)
- In the Garden of Death (2018) - Major Tamasan (voice)
- Planet of the Ogrons (2018) - Major Tamasan (voice)
- The Lords of Terror (2018) - Major Tamasan (voice)
2018
To Provide All People (TV Movie) as
A&E Consultant
2018
Hard Sun (TV Mini Series) as
Grace Morrigan
- Sun Day (2018) - Grace Morrigan
- Not the End of the World (2018) - Grace Morrigan
- Can You Hear Him Now? (2018) - Grace Morrigan
- Luke 21:25 (2018) - Grace Morrigan
- One Thousand, Eight Hundred Days (2018) - Grace Morrigan
- The Sun, the Moon, the Truth (2018) - Grace Morrigan
2017
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Helen Clay
- Twice Upon a Time (2017) - Helen Clay
2017
The Children Act as
Amadia Kalu
2016
NW (TV Movie) as
Natalie Blake
2016
Quarry (TV Series) as
Ruth
- Nuoc Chay Da Mon (2016) - Ruth
- Carnival of Souls (2016) - Ruth
- His Deeds Were Scattered (2016) - Ruth
- Coffee Blues (2016) - Ruth
- Seldom Realized (2016) - Ruth (credit only)
- A Mouthful of Splinters (2016) - Ruth (credit only)
- Figure Four (2016) - Ruth
- You Don't Miss Your Water (2016) - Ruth
2016
Denial as
Libby Holbrook
2016
The Complete Walk: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Short) as
Hippolyta
2015
Inside No. 9 (TV Series) as
Joanne
- Cold Comfort (2015) - Joanne
2015
Jupiter Ascending as
Diomika Tsing
2014
Lovesick (TV Series) as
Anna
- Anna (2014) - Anna (as Nikki Amuka Bird)
2014
The Face of an Angel as
Roxanne
2014
Death in Paradise (TV Series) as
Anna Jackson
- The Man with the Golden Gun (2014) - Anna Jackson
2014
House of Fools (TV Series) as
Fiona
- The Probation Affair (2014) - Fiona
2011
Luther (TV Series) as
DCI Erin Gray / DS Erin Gray
- Episode #3.4 (2013) - DCI Erin Gray
- Episode #3.3 (2013) - DCI Erin Gray
- Episode #3.2 (2013) - DCI Erin Gray
- Episode #3.1 (2013) - DCI Erin Gray
- Episode #2.4 (2011) - DS Erin Gray
- Episode #2.3 (2011) - DS Erin Gray
- Episode #2.2 (2011) - DS Erin Gray
- Episode #2.1 (2011) - DS Erin Gray
2013
The House and Everything (Short) as
Tash
2012
Sinbad (TV Series) as
Professor
- For Whom the Egg Shatters (2012) - Professor
2011
Coriolanus as
TV Pundit
2010
Resonance (TV Series)
- Resonance - The Morning After (Pilot) (2010)
2008
Survivors (TV Series) as
Samantha Willis
- Episode #2.3 (2010) - Samantha Willis
- Episode #1.6 (2008) - Samantha Willis
- Episode #1.4 (2008) - Samantha Willis
- Episode #1.3 (2008) - Samantha Willis
- Episode #1.1 (2008) - Samantha Willis
2005
Silent Witness (TV Series) as
Det. Supt. Gaynor Jenkins / Simone Campbell
- Voids: Part 2 (2010) - Det. Supt. Gaynor Jenkins
- Voids: Part 1 (2010) - Det. Supt. Gaynor Jenkins
- Choices: Part 2 (2005) - Simone Campbell
- Choices: Part 1 (2005) - Simone Campbell
2009
Small Island (TV Mini Series) as
Celia
2008
The Disappeared as
Shelley Cartwright
2008
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (TV Series) as
Alice Busang
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008) - Alice Busang (as Nikki Amuka Bird)
2008
The Last Enemy (TV Mini Series) as
Susan Ross
- Episode #1.3 (2008) - Susan Ross
2008
Torchwood (TV Series) as
Beth
- Sleeper (2008) - Beth
2007
The Whistleblowers (TV Series) as
Helen Errol
- Starters (2007) - Helen Errol
2007
Five Days: Revised Final Episode (Video) as
PC Simone Farnes
2007
Five Days (TV Series) as
PC Simone Farnes
- Day Seventy Nine (2007) - PC Simone Farnes
- Day Thirty Three (2007) - PC Simone Farnes
- Day Twenty Eight (2007) - PC Simone Farnes
- Day Three (2007) - PC Simone Farnes
- Day One (2007) - PC Simone Farnes
2006
Born Equal (TV Movie) as
Itshe
2006
Robin Hood (TV Series) as
Abbess
- The Tax Man Cometh (2006) - Abbess
2006
MI-5 (TV Series) as
Michelle Lopez
- World Trade (2006) - Michelle Lopez (uncredited)
2006
The Omen as
Dr. Becker
2006
The Line of Beauty (TV Mini Series) as
Rosemary Charles
- The End of the Street (2006) - Rosemary Charles
- The Love Chord (2006) - Rosemary Charles
2006
Shoot the Messenger as
Heather
2006
The True Voice of Prostitution (TV Movie)
2006
Cargo as
Subira
2005
Casualty @ Holby City (TV Series) as
Moji Muzenda
- A Great Leap Forward (2005) - Moji Muzenda
- Test Your Metal (2005) - Moji Muzenda
- Crash and Burn (2005) - Moji Muzenda
1999
Holby City (TV Series) as
Moji Muzenda / Josie Wallis / Tracy
- Test Your Metal/A Great Leap Forward (2005) - Moji Muzenda
- When That Shark Bites (2003) - Josie Wallis
- Search for the Hero (1999) - Tracy
2005
Casualty (TV Series) as
Moji Muzenda (segment "Crash and Burn")
- Teacher's Pet/Crash and Burn (2005) - Moji Muzenda (segment "Crash and Burn")
2005
Afterlife (TV Series) as
Sandra Petch
- Sleeping with the Dead (2005) - Sandra Petch
2005
Almost Heaven as
Rosie (as Nikki Amuka Bird)
2004
Murder Prevention (TV Series) as
Gemma Andrews
- Judgement Day: Part 2 (2004) - Gemma Andrews
- Judgement Day: Part 1 (2004) - Gemma Andrews
2003
Bad Girls (TV Series) as
Paula Miles / PO Miles
- Episode #6.7 (2004) - Paula Miles
- Episode #6.6 (2004) - Paula Miles (as Nikki Amuka - Bird)
- Episode #6.5 (2004) - Paula Miles (as Nikki Amuka - Bird)
- Episode #6.4 (2004) - Paula Miles
- Episode #6.3 (2004) - Paula Miles
- Episode #6.2 (2004) - Paula Miles
- Episode #5.7 (2003) - PO Miles
- Episode #5.3 (2003) - PO Miles
2003
Canterbury Tales (TV Mini Series) as
Constance Musa
- The Man of Law's Tale (2003) - Constance Musa
2002
NCS Manhunt (TV Series) as
Janice Onwaugha
- Out of Time: Part 1 (2002) - Janice Onwaugha
2000
Doctors (TV Series) as
Nurse
- Killing Me Softly (2000) - Nurse (as Nikki Amuka Bird)
2000
Safe as Houses (TV Movie) as
Carole
2000
Forgive and Forget (TV Movie) as
Nicky
1999
Grafters (TV Series) as
Martha
- Episode #2.5 (1999) - Martha (as Nicky Amuka Bird)
- Episode #2.4 (1999) - Martha (as Nicky Amuka Bird)
- Episode #2.2 (1999) - Martha (as Nicky Amuka Bird)
- Episode #2.1 (1999) - Martha (as Nicky Amuka Bird)
1999
The Bill (TV Series) as
Doreen West
- Taxed (1999) - Doreen West
Self
2019
Novels That Shaped Our World (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
- The Class Ceiling (2019) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Empire Writes Back (2019) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- A Woman's Place (2019) - Self - Narrator (voice)
2008
Torchwood Declassified (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Sleepless in Cardiff (2008) - Self
Archive Footage
2007
Five Days: Making Five Days (Video documentary short) as
PC Simone Farnes (uncredited)
2004
Bad Girls: Most Wanted (TV Movie documentary) as
P.O. Paula Miles
References
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