Sleeping in her dad’s guitar case as a child, being inspired to become an actor by Eddie Murphy’s performance in Beverley Hills Cop and the importance of not having something to fall back on. All this and more is discussed in this month’s episode of Regrets I’ve Had A Few with stage and screen actor, Amaka Okafor.

About Amaka Okafor

Amaka is one of the UK’s most exciting rising stars. She recently filmed the female lead in Black Rabbit, a limited series for Netflix starring Jason Bateman and Jude Law. Directed by Bateman, Justin Kurzel & Laura Linney, it will be released in late 2025. It has also been announced that Amaka will star in Secret Service for Pot Boiler and ITV opposite Gemma Arterton. 

In 2023, Amaka led the cast of Netflix/Moonage Pictures hit drama Bodies, opposite Stephen Graham; and 8-time BAFTA nominated BBC drama The Responder. In film, Amaka starred as one of the four female leads in Coky Giedroyc’s Greatest Days, the glorious Take That movie-musical. She has also built a fantastic reputation in the UK with an incredible range of standout theatre. Working with some of our finest directors and dramaturges including Robert Icke, Lyndsey Turner and Rufus Norris.