Micheal Ward Early life
Micheal Ward was born in Spanish Town , Jamaica[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Ward then moved to Hackney , east London, with his mother and sister at the age of four, with the help of his aunt and uncle who ran a Caribbean restaurant in Chadwell Heath .[ 16] Romford .[ 17] Chadwell Heath Academy and then studied performing arts at Epping Forest College after dropping out of sixth form.[ 8] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
Career
Ward in 2019 Ward began his career while he was at college when he signed with the talent agency.[ 18] Lily Allen and Tom Walker .[ 21] JD Sports modelling competition.[ 22] Virgil Abloh to model for Louis Vuitton 's AW20 menswear campaign in August 2020.[ 23] Brotherhood [ 24] The A List BBC iPlayer in 2018[ 25] Netflix .
Filmography
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2018, 2021
The A List Brendan
Main role (series 1)
2019–2022
Top Boy Jamie
Main role (series 3-4)
2020
Small Axe Lovers Rock Franklyn
Anthology series
References
↑ Ritman, Alex (30 November 2022). " . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 10 January 2023 . ↑ Wolfson, Sam (17 November 2019). "Micheal Ward: 'Everywhere I go it's good vibes' . The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com. ↑ Leigh, Danny (16 March 2020). " . Vogue . Retrieved 16 February 2026 . ↑ "Baftas 2020: Micheal Ward accepts selfie challenge" . BBC News .↑ Mel Evans (2 February 2020). "Top Boy's Michael Ward fans over Al Pacino and Robert De Niro after Baftas win" . Metro . Retrieved 3 February 2020 . 1 2 "Baftas 2023: The nominees and winners in full" . BBC News . 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023 .↑ "The Old Guard 2 on Netflix: Release date, cast and everything you need to know" . Digital Spy . 16 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020 .1 2 Alexi Duggins (21 November 2019). "Micheal Ward on gritty postcode war drama 'Blue Story': "We're not glorifying anything – we're just showing how it is" . NME . Retrieved 3 February 2020 . ↑ Alex Ritman (13 September 2020). " . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 3 February 2020 . 1 2 "BAFTA TV 2021: The Winners and Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards" . www.bafta.org . 28 April 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022 .↑ Badshah, Nadeem (25 July 2025). "Top Boy actor Micheal Ward charged with rape and sexual assault" . The Guardian . Retrieved 26 July 2025 . ↑ Clemenson, Matthew. "Romford actor Micheal Ward nominated for Rising Star Bafta award after starring roles in Top Boy and Blue Story" . Romford Recorder . Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. 1 2 Reel Talk with actor Michael Ward , retrieved 22 March 2022 ↑ "Micheal Ward's mum reveals A-list supporters after tears at the Baftas" . 3 February 2020.↑ " . Vogue . 16 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2022 .1 2 Dean, Jonathan. "Lovers Rock star Micheal Ward on how black culture is portrayed on screen" . The Times ISSN 0140-0460 . Retrieved 17 March 2022 . ↑ Jackson, Kevin (13 January 2020). "Rising Star" . Jamaica Observer . Retrieved 15 February 2021 . 1 2 Joseph, Chanté (14 March 2022). "Micheal Ward on returning to Top Boy and rubbing shoulders with Quentin Tarantino" . British GQ . Retrieved 22 March 2022 . ↑ Burgum, Becky (29 January 2020). "Top Boy's Micheal Ward Opens Up About Texting Drake And Fangirling On Set" . ELLE . Retrieved 22 March 2022 . ↑ " . Vogue . 16 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2022 .↑ Burgum, Becky (29 January 2020). "Top Boy's Micheal Ward Opens Up About Texting Drake And Fangirling On Set" . ELLE . Retrieved 18 March 2022 . ↑ McRae, Phoebe (3 February 2020). "Micheal Ward Started His Career as a Model" . POPSUGAR Celebrity UK . Retrieved 17 March 2022 . ↑ "Michael Ward Looks Sharp in Louis Vuitton's FW20 Menswear Campaign" . Wonderland . 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2022 .↑ Bell, Delano George (20 June 2020). "Jamaican-Born Actor, Micheal Ward, Stars in Cannes-Selected Film "Lover's Rock" . Jamaicans.com . Retrieved 19 March 2022 . ↑ Sophie. "The Top 10 Actors and Characters of The A List (Ranked Cast in 2021) | Series with Sophie" . serieswithsophie.com . Retrieved 17 March 2022 . ↑ "Top Boy's back: Kano, Ashley Walters and Micheal Ward spill the new series' secrets" . Time Out Worldwide . 29 August 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2022 .↑ Johnston, Kathleen (2 December 2019). "Inside the controversy around this year's most vital film, Blue Story" . British GQ . Retrieved 22 March 2022 . ↑ Ritman, Alex (5 February 2020). "BAFTA Rising Star Winner Micheal Ward on the "Best Weekend" of His Life (and Waking Up in His Bow Tie)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 17 March 2022 . ↑ Adejobi, Alicia (22 November 2020). "Small Axe Lovers Rock: Micheal Ward on importance of Black love" . Retrieved 17 March 2022 . ↑ Kroll, Justin (27 July 2021). "Sam Mendes Sets 'Small Axe: Lovers Rock's Micheal Ward To Star Opposite Olivia Colman in Searchlight's 'Empire Of Light' . Deadline . Retrieved 17 March 2022 . ↑ Heath, Paul (14 November 2022). "Sam Mendes' film Empire of Light Gets a Full Trailer" . The Hollywood News . Retrieved 17 November 2022 . ↑ "Longlists, 2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards" . BAFTA.org . 6 January 2023.↑ Kit, Borys (5 December 2022). "Benedict Cumberbatch, James McAvoy, RJ Cyler, Anna Diop Join Jeymes Samuel's Book of Clarence (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 7 December 2022 . ↑ Grater, Tom (3 August 2021). "Micheal Ward & Bill Nighy Starring In Soccer Pic 'The Beautiful Game' For Netflix & Blueprint" . Deadline . Retrieved 22 March 2022 . ↑ "Eddington" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 26 July 2025 .↑ "Micheal Ward: 'Everywhere I go it's good vibes' . the Guardian . 17 November 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022 .↑ "Head to Head: Micheal Ward x Rhian Brewster Interview | GAFFER" . gaffer.online . Retrieved 22 March 2022 .↑ "30 Under 30 Europe 2020: Entertainment" . Forbes . Retrieved 22 March 2022 .↑ Youngs, Ian (25 July 2025). "Top Boy actor Micheal Ward charged with rape. He will appear in court on 25th August 2025" . BBC . Retrieved 25 July 2025 . ↑ "Micheal Ward- Winner's Acceptance Speech, EE Rising Star Award, EE British Academy Film Awards in 2020" . www.bafta.org . 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023 .↑ "Television - 2020" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 26 February 2021 .↑ Coleman, Lucy (January 2020). "National Film Academy reveals 2020 National Film Awards UK nominations" . Chelsea Monthly . Retrieved 28 April 2021 . ↑ " . NME . 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021 .↑ "Winners of the RTS Programme Awards 2020 announced" . RTS . 17 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021 .
