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Michael Obiora was born in North-West London to Nigerian parents. At nine years of age he landed a part in the hit children’s’ school drama, ‘Grange Hill’. Michael played ‘Max Abassi’ in the program for five years.

Michael went on to appear in such programs as ‘Doctors’, ‘The Bill’ and ‘Holby City’, but it was his role in the stage play ‘Exclude Me’ that really set the ball rolling. He completed a successful 11-week run on stage at The Chelsea Theatre. Lead roles in the award winning play ‘Fallout’ at the Royal Court Theatre and ‘Badnuff’ at The Soho Theatre soon followed.
Michael went on to appear in other popular television shows such as ‘My Family’, ‘Judge John Deed’ and ‘Sea Of Souls’.
In 2005, aged 18, Michael started a seven-month run i
Michael Obiora was born in North-West London to Nigerian parents. At nine years of age he landed a part in the hit children’s’ school drama, ‘Grange Hill’. Michael played ‘Max Abassi’ in the program for five years.

Michael went on to appear in such programs as ‘Doctors’, ‘The Bill’ and ‘Holby City’, but it was his role in the stage play ‘Exclude Me’ that really set the ball rolling. He completed a successful 11-week run on stage at The Chelsea Theatre. Lead roles in the award winning play ‘Fallout’ at the Royal Court Theatre and ‘Badnuff’ at The Soho Theatre soon followed.
Michael went on to appear in other popular television shows such as ‘My Family’, ‘Judge John Deed’ and ‘Sea Of Souls’.
In 2005, aged 18, Michael started a seven-month run in the award winning play, ‘Elmina’s Kitchen’ written by Kwame Kwei-Armah, at the Garrick Theatre. Michael was short-listed as ‘Best New Comer’ for this performance.
Before the West End run of ‘Elmina’s Kitchen’ came to an end, Michael won the part of receptionist, ‘Ben Trueman’, in the BBC1 smash, ‘Hotel Babylon’. It is for this role that Michael is most famous. The show ran for four seasons, regularly achieving figures of 6 million viewers per episode. It is one of the BBC’s most successful exports and continues to be shown in over one hundred countries including, America, Africa, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Latin America, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Australia, Israel, Pay TV in the Middle East, India, Bulgaria, Thailand, Croatia, Bahrain, Poland and Hong Kong.
As well appearing in ITV1′s ‘Afterlife,’ E4′s BAFTA winning ‘Misfits’ and giving a notable performance in ‘The Weeping Angels’ episode of BBC1′s ever-popular ‘Doctor Who’ as ‘DI Billy Shipton,’ Michael is hugely recognisable for his portrayal of outspoken nurse ‘Lloyd Asike’ in BBC1′s long running medical BAFTA award-winning drama ‘Casualty,' and the Golden Globe winning Luther.

Michael made his directorial debut with the multi-award winning Soaperstar in 2020. The film - which he also wrote and starred in - was also an official selection at the ACADEMY AWARD® qualifying Pan African Film Festival 2021.

Michael’s first novel BLACK SHOES was published in 2009. He followed this up with VIVIAN’S COUCH in 2014. ...more

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	Horse by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author), James Fouhey (Narrator), Lisa Flanagan (Narrator) 4.24 avg rating — 206,272 ratings — published 2022 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri, Todd Portnowitz, Cassandra Campbell (Narrator) 3.78 avg rating — 9,508 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Java Road by Lawrence Osborne (Goodreads Author), Michael Obiora (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.66 avg rating — 1,862 ratings — published 2022 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu, Michael Obiora (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.16 avg rating — 1,137 ratings — published 2023 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka, Michael Obiora (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.17 avg rating — 1,169 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 392 by Ashley Hickson-Lovence (Goodreads Author), Devon Anderson (Reader), Ajjaz Awad (Reader) 3.64 avg rating — 852 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plan for Chaos by John Wyndham, Michael Obiora (Goodreads Author) (Reader) 3.10 avg rating — 621 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vivian's Couch 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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We Did Ok, Kid: A Memoir

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“When Kieran turned to face him, Nathan said, 'Who says roasts are only for Sundays, eh?”
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“Concentrating on my own existence and trying to protect myself from all the invaders attempting to attack my planet. I had alienated everybody, including Safra.”
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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

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“The standard personality type for a writer is a shy megalomaniac.”
― John Lanchester

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“Concentrating on my own existence and trying to protect myself from all the invaders attempting to attack my planet. I had alienated everybody, including Safra.”
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“I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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“You must never behave as if your life belongs to a man. Do you hear me?” Aunty Ifeka said. “Your life belongs to you and you alone.”
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message 2: by Michael

Jul 27, 2009 02:18PM

Kris wrote: "I just had a giggle because I just read your post on the Music thread and afterwards I immediately saw your face on my tv. Doctor Who episode :)"

How funny! I hope you weren't freaked out!

My ranting never leads to any good!

I've got so many books to catch up on. You guys are leaving me behind!

I hope all is well! ; )

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message 1: by Kristine

Jul 27, 2009 09:28AM

I just had a giggle because I just read your post on the Music thread and afterwards I immediately saw your face on my tv. Doctor Who episode :)

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