Cast & creator

Nikki Amuka-Bird

1976-02-27 (age 50) Delta State, NigeriaIMDb

Best known for Death in Paradise, Silent Witness, Spooks

Nikki Amuka-Bird (born 27 February 1976) is a Nigerian-born British actress of the stage, television, and film.

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1996–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.3

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 7.4

Death in Paradise

Anna Jackson · 2011

★ 7.6

Silent Witness

Det. Supt. Gaynor Jenkins · 1996

★ 7.7

Spooks

Michelle Lopez · 2002

★ 7.3

Torchwood

Beth · 2006

★ 8.1

Inside No. 9

Joanne · 2014

Across film & television

Filmography (57)

Showing 57 of 57 credits

Series

★ 7.4

Death in Paradise

Anna Jackson

2011

Series

★ 7.6

Silent Witness

Det. Supt. Gaynor Jenkins

1996

Series

★ 7.7

Spooks

Michelle Lopez

2002

Series

★ 7.3

Torchwood

Beth

2006

Series

★ 8.1

Inside No. 9

Joanne

2014

Series

★ 6.9

Citadel

Grace Helgoff

2023

Series

★ 7.9

Luther

Erin Gray

2010

Series

★ 7.6

Bad Girls

PO Miles

1999

Series

★ 7.6

Bad Girls

Paula Miles

1999

Movie

★ 6.2

Knock at the Cabin

Sabrina

2023

Movie

★ 5.5

Jupiter Ascending

Diomika Tsing

2015

Series

★ 6.6

Avenue 5

Rav Mulcair

2020

Movie

★ 6.3

Old

Patricia

2021

Series

★ 7.2

Lovesick

Anna Leslie

2014

Movie

★ 6.0

The Laundromat

Miranda

2019

Series

★ 7.3

Quarry

Ruth

2016

Series

★ 7.2

Afterlife

2005

Movie

★ 7.1

The Outfit

Violet LaFontaine

2022

Movie

★ 6.5

Here

Helen Harris

2024

Series

★ 6.9

Canterbury Tales

Constance Musa

2003

Series

★ 5.4

I, Jack Wright

Sally Wright

2025

Movie

★ 5.6

The Omen

Dr. Becker

2006

Series

★ 5.4

Gold Digger

Marsha Okello

2019

Series

★ 7.1

Survivors

Samantha Willis

2008

Series

★ 6.8

The Last Enemy

Susan Ross

2008

Series

★ 6.8

The Line of Beauty

Rosemary Charles

2006

Movie

★ 6.6

The Children Act

Amadia Kalu

2018

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Movie

★ 6.4

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Mrs. Steerforth

2019

Movie

★ 6.8

A Private War

Rita Williams

2018

Series

★ 5.6

Sinbad

Professor

2012

Series

★ 6.3

Hard Sun

Grace Morrigan

2018

Movie

★ 6.1

Persuasion

Lady Russell

2022

Series

★ 4.5

Grafters

Martha

1998

Series

★ 6.7

Murder Prevention

Gemma Andrews

2004

Movie

★ 6.8

Denial

Libby Holbrook

2016

Movie

Clarissa

Sally

2026

Movie

★ 5.0

The Face of an Angel

Roxanne

2014

Series

Play for Today

Maggie Bray

2025

Movie

★ 4.8

Rumours

Cardosa Dewindt

2024

Movie

★ 8.0

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

The Glass Woman

2017

Movie

★ 4.6

Marriage Unplugged

Suzanna

2024

Movie

★ 5.8

Coriolanus

TV Pundit

2011

Movie

★ 5.5

Forgive and Forget

Nicky

2000

Movie

★ 8.0

To Provide All People

A&E Consultant

2018

Movie

★ 7.5

Vert

Emelia

2020

Movie

★ 5.0

Born Equal

Itshe

2006

Movie

★ 5.7

The Disappeared

Shelley Cartwright

2008

Movie

★ 1.0

The Academy of Armando

Self

2025

Movie

★ 7.0

A Knock at the Door

Maggie Bray

2025

Movie

★ 5.4

Shoot the Messenger

Heather

2006

Movie

★ 6.2

Jericho Ridge

Tabby

2024

Series

The Novels That Shaped Our World

2019

Series

Cold Comfort

Joanne

Movie

★ 4.9

Cargo

Subira

2006

Movie

The Breakdown of a Toxic Relationship as told by Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable Heritage

2025

Movie

★ 8.2

NW

Natalie

2016

Movie

★ 1.0

E for Eileen

Eileen Gray

2024