Biography
Obioma Ugoala
Actor and writer Obioma Ugoala attended Drama Centre London. On the stage, he has performed widely with the Royal Shakespeare Company, touring with them to China and New York. In the West End, he starred in the original London companies of Frozen: The Musical as Kristoff, Hamilton as George Washington, Motown: The Musical as Smokey Robinson, and A Role to Die For as Theo. On the screen, he has appeared in the films Bob Marley: One Love and Beauty and the Beast as well as the television shows Miracle Workers: Dark Ages and Doctors.
Ugoala authored The Making of a Man (and why we're so afraid to talk about it) (Scribner UK, 2022), first published as The Problem with My Normal Penis, exploring race and masculinity in contemporary Britain. He serves as a workshop facilitator in schools and institutions, with a focus on transforming token diversity to active anti-racism. His viral video for PoliticsJOE, How to Become a True Ally, has had more than 2 million views.
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Photo by Matthew Thompson.