Michael Obiora

Michael Obiora (born 8 October 1986) is a British actor, writer, director, and producer. Early life Michael Obiora (pronounced OH-BEE-ORA) was born on 8 October 1986 in north-west London, England, to Nigerian-Igbo parents. As a six-year-old, he was determined to become an entertainer like his idol Michael Jackson, and his mother enrolled him in drama lessons. He describes having challenging teen years, as he was badly injured, then expelled from secondary school before his GCSEs, and then his father passed away. Career At the age of nine, Obiora became the youngest actor to have appeared in Grange Hill; he played Max Abassi on the programme for five years. Just before his 18th birthday, Obiora landed a role playing the part of Gunner Jackson Clarke, a soldier in ITV's eight-part series Bombshell, starring opposite Footballers Wives star Zöe Lucker.