Samira Wiley

Biography

Career Overview

Samira Wiley has 28 screen credits in a career dating back to 1999. Signature works include The Handmaid's Tale, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, They Fight. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

28

Birth Date

1987-04-15 00:00:00

Birth Place

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Known For

• 

  The Handmaid's Tale
• 

  Blade Runner: Black Lotus
• 

  They Fight
• 

  Atomic
• 

  Tangles
• The Let Go

Frequent Collaborators

• Elisabeth Moss (1 collaborations)
• Yvonne Strahovski (1 collaborations)
• Jessica Henwick (1 collaborations)
• Will Yun Lee (1 collaborations)
• Wes Bentley (1 collaborations)
• André Holland (1 collaborations)
• Wendell Pierce (1 collaborations)
• Toussaint Francois Battiste (1 collaborations)
• Anthony B. Jenkins (1 collaborations)
• Mykelti Williamson (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (27 credits)

  • Tangles

    Donimo (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2027
  • The Let Go

    Chick

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • They Fight

    Ketta

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Atomic

    Cassie Elliott

    actor

    actors

    - The Path of Totality (2025) ... Cassie Elliott actor actors

    - Little Boy (2025) ... Cassie Elliott actor actors

    - The End of Days (2025) ... Cassie Elliott actor actors

    - Baal (2025) ... Cassie Elliott actor actors

    - Al Britani (2025) ... Cassie Elliott actor actors
    2025
  • National Theatre Live: Blues for an Alabama Sky

    Angel Allen

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Blade Runner: Black Lotus

    Officer Alani Davis (voice)

    actor

    actors

    - Time to Die (2022) ... Officer Alani Davis (voice) actor actors

    - Artificial Souls (2022) ... Officer Alani Davis (voice) actor actors

    - All the Best Memories (2022) ... Officer Alani Davis (voice) actor actors

    - Clair de Lune (2022) ... Officer Alani Davis (voice) actor actors

    - Free Will (2022) ... Officer Alani Davis (voice) actor actors
    2021
  • Breaking News in Yuba County

    Jonelle

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Night on Earth: Shot in the Dark

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Vault

    Karyn

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Tamron Hall

    - Samira Wiley and Mena Suvari (2021) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2019
  • Love, Death & Robots

    - LUCKY 13 (2019) ... Lt. Colby (voice) actor actors
    2019
  • Social Animals

    Lana

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Detroit

    Vanessa

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Handmaid's Tale

    Moira Strand

    actor

    actors

    - The Handmaid's Tale (2025) ... Moira Strand actor actors

    - Execution (2025) ... Moira Strand actor actors

    - Exodus (2025) ... Moira Strand actor actors

    - Shattered (2025) ... Moira Strand actor actors

    - Surprise (2025) ... Moira Strand actor actors
    2017
  • Will & Grace

    - Jack's Big Gay Wedding (2019) ... Nikki actor actors

    - The Things We Do for Love (2019) ... Nikki actor actors

    - Conscious Coupling (2019) ... Nikki actor actors
    2017
  • 37

    Joyce Smith

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Nerve

    Azhar

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Rob the Mob

    Agent Annie Bell

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Aubrey Plaza, Samira Wiley, Neil Gaiman (2016) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • Orange Is the New Black

    - Toast Can't Never Be Bread Again (2016) ... Poussey Washington actor actors

    - The Animals (2016) ... Poussey Washington actor actors

    - People Persons (2016) ... Poussey Washington actor actors

    - Bunny, Skull, Bunny, Skull (2016) ... Poussey Washington actor actors

    - Turn Table Turn (2016) ... Poussey Washington actor actors
    2013
  • Being Flynn

    Asha

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Sitter

    Tina

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Person of Interest

    - Many Happy Returns (2012) ... Triage Nurse actor actors
    2011
  • Unforgettable

    - Heroes (2011) ... Gina actor actors

    - Pilot (2011) ... Gina actor actors
    2011
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    - The Handmaid's Tale (2021) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2009
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - Chris Rock; Samira Wiley; Morray (2021) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2003
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    - Perverted Justice (2015) ... Michelle Thompson actor actors
    1999

• creators (1 credits)

  • Atomic

    creator

    creators
    2025