Micheal Ward

Not to be confused with Michael Ward.

Micheal Ward
Ward interviewed in 2019
Born1996 or 1997 (age 26–27)[1]
Spanish Town, Jamaica
Citizenship
  • Jamaica
  • United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
AwardsBritish Academy Film Award (2020)

Micheal Ward (born 1996 or 1997) is a Jamaican-born English actor and former model.[2][3] His films include Blue Story (2018) and The Old Guard (2020).[4] On television, he appeared as Jamie in the Netflix show Top Boy[2] and The A List.[5] Ward was awarded the 2020 BAFTA Rising Star Award.[6][7]

In 2022 he starred in the Sam Mendes drama Empire of Light for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

  1. ^ Ritman, Alex (30 November 2022). "'Empire of Light' Star Micheal Ward on His Dramatic Ascent and Prophetic Vision for His Career". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Alexi Duggins (21 November 2019). "Micheal Ward on gritty postcode war drama 'Blue Story': "We're not glorifying anything – we're just showing how it is"". NME. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ Wolfson, Sam (17 November 2019). "Micheal Ward: 'Everywhere I go it's good vibes'". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ "The Old Guard 2 on Netflix: Release date, cast and everything you need to know". Digital Spy. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ^ Alex Ritman (13 September 2020). "'Top Boy' Newcomer Micheal Ward on Landing the Top Role in the Drake-Revived Crime Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Baftas 2020: Micheal Ward accepts selfie challenge". BBC News.
  7. ^ Mel Evans (2 February 2020). "Top Boy's Michael Ward fans over Al Pacino and Robert De Niro after Baftas win". Metro. Retrieved 3 February 2020.