2012
The Walking Dead
She joins the series as Michonne.
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GURIRA
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Writing for the stage, commanding the screen
From Michonne and Okoye to the playwright of Eclipsed.
A storyteller on stage and screen
Danai Gurira is an actor and playwright whose work spans television, film and theatre. Viewers know her as Michonne in The Walking Dead and Okoye in Black Panther, while theatre audiences know her plays.
As Michonne, Gurira joined an ensemble navigating the aftermath of a catastrophe. As Okoye, she plays a Wakandan general whose loyalties are tested across the Black Panther films.
Her play Eclipsed centres on Liberian women during civil war and received a 2016 Tony nomination for Best Play. Her other plays include In the Continuum and The Convert.
Gurira plays Helen in Matchbox: The Movie. The links below show only films currently in the FLM.RED database, not her complete work across screen and stage.
Selected creative work
2016
Eclipsed
Her play receives a Tony nomination for Best Play.
2018
Black Panther
She plays General Okoye.
2026
Matchbox: The Movie
She plays Helen in the action adventure.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.