Gloria Obianyo

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

Gloria Obianyo has built a filmography of 9 credits over a career spanning from 1996 to 2024.

Gloria Obianyo's most notable role to date came in Dune (2021), where she played Female Fremen. She also appeared in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) as Osprey Agent. Most recently appeared in Outlander (2014) as Mercy Woodcock.

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