Full actor profile
Danai Gurira
Acting
44 known credits
2.3 popularity score 48 years
Biography
About Danai Gurira
Danai Jekesai Gurira (/dəˈnaɪ ɡʊˈrɪərə/; born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2012–2020, 2022) and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024), and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, including Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Gurira is the writer of the Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. Gurira received two nominations for The People's Choice Awards in 2019 and 2020 for her role on The Walking Dead, and she was also nominated for a 2024 Black Reel Television award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for her work on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.
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Career at a glance
Danai Gurira across film and television
44credited titles
25movie credits
19TV credits
2008–2026screen career span
Recognition
Awards received
This list may not represent every nomination or win.
Upcoming projects
Notable work
Recent movies and TV shows
The Thomas Crown Affair
New Matchbox the Movie
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Return
Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
What If...?
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
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