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Michaela Coel

British actress, writer and director (born 1987)

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Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson (born 1 October 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British actress, writer and television director. She is known for creating and starring in the E4 television sitcom Chewing Gum (2015–2017), for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance; and the BBC One / HBO comedy-drama series I May Destroy You (2020), for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress in 2021. For her work on I May Destroy You, Coel was the first black woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special.

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🇺🇸 Michaela Coel to Write and Direct New Version of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s ‘Bloodsport’ for A24 (2026-03-18)
The "I May Destroy You" creator also collaborated with the company on David Lowery's upcoming psychodrama "Mother Mary" and her new, now-in-production...
🇺🇸 ‘Bloodsport’ Reimagining in the Works from Michaela Coel, A24 (2026-03-18)
Jean-Claude Van Damme starred in the 1988 cult classic about a man who fights his way through an underground martial arts scene in Hong Kong....
🇺🇸 Michaela Coel to Remake Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Martial Arts Film ‘Bloodsport’ for A24 (2026-03-18)
“I May Destroy You” creator Michaela Coel is writing and directing a remake of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s martial arts classic “Bloodsport” for A24. Van ...

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