Micheal Ward

Micheal Ward is a Jamaican-born British actor. He has appeared in various British films and television series such as Blue Story (as Marco), Top Boy (as Jamie),[1] The A List (as Brendan),[2] and The Old Guard (as Lykon).[3] Before pursuing acting, he was a model.[1][4] Ward was awarded the BAFTA Rising Star Award at the 2020 BAFTA Awards.[5][6]

For people named Michael Ward, see Michael Ward (disambiguation).

Micheal Ward
Ward interviewed in 2019
Born
Spanish Town, Jamaica
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present
AwardsBritish Academy Film Award (2020)

Early life

Ward was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica and raised in Romford, East London.[7][8][9] He attended Chadwell Heath Academy and then went on to study performing arts at Epping Forest College.[10][11][1]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Brotherhood The Supporting Artists
2019 Blue Story Marco
2020 The Old Guard Lykon
2020 Good Thanks, You? Lewis Short film
2020 Looking Back Barnabas Short film
2021 Beauty Upcoming

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2018, 2021 The A List Brendan Main role (series 1)
Guest role (series 2)
2019 Top Boy Jamie Main role (series 3)
2020 Small Axe: Lovers Rock Franklyn Anthology series

Music videos
Song Year Artist Notes
"Blessings" 2017 Tom Walker
"Trigger Bang" 2018 Lily Allen feat. Giggs
"Black" 2019 Dave

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 RTS Programme Awards Actor (Male) Top Boy Nominated [12]
National Film Awards UK Best Newcomer Blue Story Nominated
Outstanding Performance Nominated [13]
NME Awards Best Film Actor Won [14]
British Academy Film Awards Rising Star Award N/A Won
2021 British Academy Television Awards Best Supporting Actor Small Axe Pending [15]

References
  1. Alexi Duggins (21 November 2019). "Micheal Ward on gritty postcode war drama 'Blue Story': "We're not glorifying anything – we're just showing how it is"". NME. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. Alex Ritman (13 September 2020). "'Top Boy' Newcomer Micheal Ward on Landing the Top Role in the Drake-Revived Crime Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. "The Old Guard 2 on Netflix: Release date, cast and everything you need to know". Digital Spy. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. Wolfson, Sam (17 November 2019). "Micheal Ward: 'Everywhere I go it's good vibes'" – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. "Baftas 2020: Micheal Ward accepts selfie challenge". BBC News.
  6. Mel Evans (2 February 2020). "Top Boy's Michael Ward fans over Al Pacino and Robert De Niro after Baftas win". Metro. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. Clemenson, Matthew. "Romford actor Micheal Ward nominated for Rising Star Bafta award after starring roles in Top Boy and Blue Story". Romford Recorder.
  8. Jackson, Kevin (13 January 2020). "Rising Star". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. Leigh, Danny (16 March 2020). ""I Need to Be in This": Rising Star Micheal Ward on Starring in Steve McQueen's New Series". Vogue. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  10. "Embassy Cinema: The Restoration Project". Chadwell Heath South Residents' Association. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  11. "Burning Bright" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  12. "Winners of the RTS Programme Awards 2020 announced". RTS. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  13. Coleman, Lucy (January 2020). "National Film Academy reveals 2020 National Film Awards UK nominations". Chelsea Monthly. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  14. "'Blue Story' wins Best Film and Micheal Ward wins Best Film Actor at NME Awards 2020". NME. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  15. "Television - 2020". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 26 February 2021.


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