Michael Workéyè

Workeye was born in central London. He graduated from the Arts Educational Schools (ArtsEd) in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Acting.^[1][2]

Workeye made his television debut in the BBC One film Sitting in Limbo.^[3] He went on the England tour of the play Drip Drip Drip.^[4] He was cast as a lead in Bolu Babalola's pilot for Channel 4 titled Big Age.^[5] He also signed with Select Model Management.^[6]

In 2022, Workeye had his first recurring role as hospital worker Ben in the BBC One miniseries This is Going to Hurt,^[7][8] made his feature film debut in the thriller Into the Deep,^[9] and starred in House of Ife, a play about an Ethiopian-British family, at the Bush Theatre.^[10] For his performance in the latter, Workeye received nominations at The Stage Debut Awards and The Offies.

Workeye had a major supporting role as Archer in the 2024 Amazon Prime alternate history fantasy series My Lady Jane.^[11][12] He also appeared on stage in Phoebe Eclair-Powell's Shed at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.^[13] The following year, Workeye played Kae in the Black Mirror series 7 episode "Bête Noire"^[14] and Kaleb Negasi in the Disney+ mystery series The Stolen Girl.^[15] He will also appear in the Lynley revival on BBC One and play Billy in the U&Alibi series Bookish. He has an upcoming role in the Apple TV+ adaptation of Margo's Got Money Troubles.^[16]