Amara Okereke

Biography

Amarachi Weruche A. Okereke, born on November 27, 1996, is a Nigerian-English actress. She rose to prominence through her theatre work, including a West End debut in 13 at the Apollo Theatre in 2012. After graduating from the Arts Educational School in 2018, Okereke won Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Cosette in Les Misérables. She has also appeared in the 2024 Amazon Prime series The Morning After and 2025 films In the Lost Lands and The Choral.