
Gloria Obianyo
Actress
Born: September 21, 1995 (30 years old)
Place of birth: Lewisham, London, England, UK
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
Filmography (11)
- A Christmas Carol (2020, ★ 9.9)
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023, ★ 7.5)
- Dune (2021, ★ 7.8)
- National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra (2018, ★ 7.2)
- Good Omens (2019, ★ 8)
- Outlander (2014, ★ 8.2)
- Eric (2024, ★ 7)
- Silent Witness (1996, ★ 7.5)
- Andor (2022, ★ 8.3)
- High Life (2018, ★ 5.7)
- Riches (2022, ★ 5.8)