Micheal Ward facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Micheal Ward
Ward at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Born	1996/1997 (age 27–28) Spanish Town, Jamaica
Citizenship	Jamaica United Kingdom
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present
Awards	British Academy Film Award (2020)

Micheal Ward is a talented actor from Jamaica and the UK. He was born in 1996 or 1997. Micheal won the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2020, which is a big honor for new actors. He has appeared in several popular movies and TV shows.

Some of his well-known roles include the drama Empire of Light (2022), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA award. He also acted in films like Blue Story (2018) and The Old Guard (2020). On television, he starred in the BBC series The A List (2018) and the Netflix crime drama Top Boy (2019–2022). He also received a BAFTA nomination for his role in the BBC series Small Axe (2020).

Early Life and Background

Micheal Ward was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica. His mother, Keisha, was 18 years old at the time. He has three sisters. When Micheal was two years old, his father passed away in a car accident.

At the age of four, Micheal moved to Hackney, East London, with his mother and sister. They received help from his aunt and uncle, who owned a Caribbean restaurant in Chadwell Heath. Later, his family moved to Romford. Micheal attended Chadwell Heath Academy. After leaving sixth form, he studied performing arts at Epping Forest College. As a teenager, he delivered food for his aunt's restaurant and later worked at a bookmakers shop.

Micheal Ward's Acting Journey

Starting Out: Modeling and First Roles (2016–2018)

Micheal Ward began his career while he was still in college. He signed with a talent agency, which helped him get roles in music videos. He appeared in videos for artists like Lily Allen and Tom Walker. When he was seventeen, Micheal won the Face of JD Sports modeling competition.

He has since modeled for many different brands. In August 2020, he was chosen by Virgil Abloh to model for Louis Vuitton's menswear campaign. Micheal made his first movie appearance in Brotherhood in 2016. He also starred in the first season of the teen thriller The A List on BBC iPlayer in 2018. He later returned for the second season, which was shown on Netflix.

Breakthrough Roles: Top Boy and More (2019–2022)

Micheal Ward's career really took off in 2019. He played the character Jamie in Netflix's new season of Top Boy. In the same year, he also had a main role in the film Blue Story. This movie was highly praised by critics. For his performance in Blue Story, Micheal won the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

In 2020, Ward appeared in Steve McQueen's Small Axe: Lovers Rock. This role earned him a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Ward starred alongside famous actors like Olivia Colman and Colin Firth in Sam Mendes' 2022 film Empire of Light. The movie was released in the USA in December 2022 and in the UK in January 2023. In January 2023, Micheal was considered for the best supporting actor category at the 76th British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. In December 2022, he was cast in Jeymes Samuel's movie The Book of Clarence.

Recent Projects (2023–Present)

In 2024, Micheal appeared with Bill Nighy in the film The Beautiful Game. In 2025, he acted in the film Eddington, directed by Ari Aster.

Personal Life and Interests

Micheal Ward is a big fan of the football club Arsenal. He went to school with English professional footballer Rhian Brewster. In 2020, Micheal was named on Forbes' 30 under 30 list, which highlights young successful people. He became a British citizen in 2015.

Film and Television Appearances

Movies

TV Shows

Music Videos

Awards and Recognitions

Micheal Ward has received several awards and nominations for his acting work:

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  Ward in 2019.

See also

• List of British actors