
Amaka Okafor
Born
1981-11-03
Place of birth
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
Biography
Sally Amaka Okafor is a British actress. She is known for her work in theatre, and her roles in the film Greatest Days (2023) as well as the BBC One series The Responder (2022) and the Netflix series Bodies (2023). Okafor was born in Birmingham to a Nigerian reggae artist father and an Indian journalist mother, and moved around the UK growing up. She studied theatre devising at Liverpool John Moores University. She began her career touring community theatre in schools, prisons, and churches, and was a member of the Unicorn Theatre ensemble in London for two years. Originally credited as Sall...
Known for

Bodies
Shahara Hasan

Des
Emily

Black Rabbit
Roxie

Vera
Laura Whitelock

The Responder
DI Deborah Barnes

The Responder
Debs

Grace
DC Emma Jane Boutwood

The Split
Chloe

National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Stage Manager / Official

Doctors
Petra Keane

Doctors
Brianna Quinn

The Bill
Ola Seeiso

Greatest Days
Zoe

Hamlet
Guildenstern

Sweet Sue
Anita