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
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Credits
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Eric 2024Angela★ 7
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Girl on Girl 2023★ NR
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Osprey Agent★ 7.5
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Riches 2022Young Oyin★ 6.7
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Andor 2022Snee★ 8.3
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Dune 2021Female Fremen★ 7.8
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Neoptolemus★ NR
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A Christmas Carol 2020★ 10
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The Grinning Man 2020Lady Trelaw / Quake★ 10
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Good Omens 2019Uriel★ 8
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Charmian★ 7.2
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High Life 2018Elektra★ 5.7
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Outlander 2014Mercy Woodcock★ 8.2
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Silent Witness 1996DS Blake★ 7.6