Michael Workéyè (born August 1996) is a British actor. On television, he appeared in the BBC One series This is Going to Hurt (2022) and the Amazon Prime series My Lady Jane (2024).
Early life Workeye was born in central London. He graduated from the Arts Educational Schools (ArtsEd) in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Acting.
Career Workeye made his television debut in the BBC One film Sitting in Limbo. He went on the England tour of the play Drip Drip Drip. He was cast as a lead in Bolu Babalola's pilot for Channel 4 titled Big Age. He also signed with Select Model Management.
In 2022, Workeye had his first recurring role as hospital worker Ben in the BBC One miniseries This is Going to Hurt, made his feature film debut in the thriller Into the Deep, and starred in House of Ife, a play about an Ethiopian-British family, at the Bush Theatre. For his performance in the latter, Workeye received nominations for the 2022 The Stage Debut Awards and 2023 The Offies.
Workeye had a major supporting role as Archer in the 2024 Amazon Prime alternate history fantasy series My Lady Jane. He also appeared on stage in Phoebe Eclair-Powell's Shed at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. The following year, Workeye played Kae in the Black Mirror series 7 episode "Bête Noire" and Kaleb Negasi in the Disney+ mystery series The Stolen Girl. He will also appear in the Lynley revival on BBC One and play Billy in the U&Alibi series Bookish. He has an upcoming role in the Apple TV+ adaptation of Margo's Got Money Troubles.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2019 Mother Earth Lukas Short film 2020 Sauce Man Short film 2020 Brothers Mickey Short film 2022 Lions Man Short film 2022 Into the Deep Mike 2026 The Moment Josh Private HerzogPost-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2020 Sitting in Limbo Ahmed Television film 2021 Big Age Zeke Pilot 2022 This is Going to Hurt Ben 6 episodes 2024 My Lady Jane Archer 4 episodes 2025 Black Mirror Kae Episode: "Bête Noire" 2025 The Stolen Girl Kaleb Negasi 5 episodes 2025 Bookish Billy2 episodes 2025 The GirlfriendJamal KEpisode #1.5 2025 LynleyDS Tony Bekele4 episodes 2026 Margo's Got Money TroublesJB Break Clause Kas4 episodes
Stage Year Title Role Notes 2020 Drip Drip Drip Daniel Mebrahtu England tour 2022 House of Ife Yosi Bush Theatre, London 2024 Shed Mark Royal Exchange, Manchester 2025 Paldem Kevin Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2022 The Stage Debut Awards Best Performer in a Play House of Ife 2023 Offie Newcomer
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