Amaka Okafor

Amaka Okafor

Born: November 3, 1981
in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Movies for Amaka Okafor...

Sweet Sue
Title: Sweet Sue
Character: Anita
Released: December 22, 2023
Type: Movie
Sue is back on the dating scene. She meets a mysterious biker called Ron at her brother's funeral and sparks fly. But when Ron introduces her to her social media-influence son, Anthony, Sue finds herself in an increasingly surreal battle of wills with this ambitious teenager who, despite showing no signs of talent, is convinced his dance troupe 'Electric Destiny' is tipped for stardom. Will she find the purpose and imagination to bring this little unconventional family together for a chance of happiness?
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Title: Bodies
Character: Shahara Hasan
Released: October 19, 2023
Type: TV
One victim, found dead on a London street. Four detectives, in four different time periods, must solve the mystery to protect Britain's future.
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Greatest Days
Title: Greatest Days
Character: Zoe
Released: June 16, 2023
Type: Movie
Based on the Take That musical, five best friends have the night of their lives seeing their favourite boy band in concert. Twenty-five years later, their lives have changed in many different ways as they reunite for one more epic show by their beloved band, to relight their friendship and discover that maybe their greatest days are ahead of them.
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Title: The Responder
Character: DI Deborah Barnes
Released: January 24, 2022
Type: TV
Under pressure, fraying at the edges. In relentless night-time Liverpool, copper Chris is paired with a rookie. Will they save or destroy each other?
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Upon the Edge
Title: Upon the Edge
Character: Zara
Released: September 13, 2021
Type: Movie
Sheltering beneath the streets of London, the company of a West End play find themselves isolated from their loved ones when a nearby terrorist attack cuts short their final night performance. Minds racing over past anxieties from the run, they contemplate life-and-death decisions within the claustrophobic confines of the theatre basement.
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Title: Grace
Character: DC Emma Jane Boutwood
Released: March 14, 2021
Type: TV
Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at rock bottom. He’s fixated by the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, and running enquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little prospect of success. Following another reprimand for his unorthodox police methods, Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most.
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Title: Des
Character: Emily
Released: September 14, 2020
Type: TV
The story of one of the most infamous cases in UK criminal history, that of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Told through the prism of three men, the series explores the personal and professional consequences of coming into contact with a man like Nilsen.
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National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running
Title: National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running
Character: Meredith Ikeji
Released: January 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party politics, she’s faced with an agonising decision. What’s involved in sacrificing your private life and your piece of mind for something more than a single issue? Does she dare?
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National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Title: National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Character: Lady Macduff
Released: May 10, 2018
Type: Movie
The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, directed by Rufus Norris, sees Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff return to the National Theatre to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
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Title: The Split
Character: Chloe
Released: April 24, 2018
Type: TV
The Defoes, a family of female divorce lawyers, are forced to face their past following the return of their estranged father after a 30 year absence.
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Hamlet
Title: Hamlet
Character: Guildenstern
Released: March 31, 2018
Type: Movie
Hamlet captures the Almeida Theatre's 2017 acclaimed production of William Shakespeare's great play, recorded as-live in its West End transfer on the stage of London's Harold Pinter Theatre. Robert Icke's innovative modern-dress production, featuring Andrew Scott, Juliet Stevenson, Angus Wright and Jessica Brown Findlay, has been widely acclaimed as a dazzlingly intelligent, forcefully contemporary staging. The Evening Standard hailed Andrew Scott's 'career-defining performance... he makes the most famous speeches feel fresh and unpredictable.'
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National Theatre Live: Peter Pan
Title: National Theatre Live: Peter Pan
Character: Jane
Released: June 10, 2017
Type: Movie
When Peter Pan, leader of the Lost Boys, loses his shadow, headstrong Wendy helps him to reattach it. In return, she is invited to Neverland, where Tinker Bell the Fairy, Tiger Lily and the vengeful Captain Hook await. A riot of magic, music and make-believe ensues.
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National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Title: National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Character: Stage Manager / Official
Released: October 15, 2015
Type: Movie
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
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Kicking Off
Title: Kicking Off
Character: Caroline
Released: September 30, 2015
Type: Movie
Kicking Off starts with the most important game of the season. Loyal fans Wigsy and Cliff watch in trepidation as their football team score the goal that will save them from relegation. Victory is bliss as a chorus of supporters chant and cry with elation. However, this frenzy of happiness quickly turns ugly as the referee disallows the deciding goal. With their hearts and fists pumping, adrenalin running and fury racing through their bloodstream, the fans take matters into their own hands and Cliff makes the fatal mistake of planning while intoxicated. Wigsy, a confirmed idiot, follows through with the said plan and in the darkest hours of the night he commits a crime that will cause chaos and catastrophe for him and his best mate Cliff. Kicking Off is cleverly filmed with split screen shots and slow motion montages. The characters are lovable thugs who will leave you laughing and grimacing at their lack of common sense. The beautiful game just got ugly.
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The Raft of the Medusa
Title: The Raft of the Medusa
Character: Bella
Released: April 18, 2015
Type: Movie
After months of continuous rain, all coastal areas of the UK are flooded. Bella and Jude are marooned on their flooded farm, cut off from any contact with the world outside.
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Title: Vera
Character: Laura Whitelock
Released: May 1, 2011
Type: TV
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
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Title: Grandpa in My Pocket
Character: Jasmine
Released: February 10, 2009
Type: TV
A Grandpa with a magic Shrinking Cap that only his grandson Jason knows about. When he puts the cap on Grandpa shrinks and creates comic mayhem, but somehow Grandpa and Jason always manage to save the day. It’s teamwork!
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Calculator: The Only Wise Man
Title: Calculator: The Only Wise Man
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
A miser is in search of a suitable wife, however his foul attitude and selfishness prevents him from achieving this objective. [parts 1-2]
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Title: Doctors
Character: Brianna Quinn
Released: March 27, 2000
Type: TV
Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.
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Title: Doctors
Character: Petra Keane
Released: March 27, 2000
Type: TV
Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.
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Title: The Bill
Character: Ola Seeiso
Released: October 16, 1984
Type: TV
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.