Sheila is an Olivier-award winning actor, writer and musician, who was named an MBE in 2019 for her services to drama.

She is currently co-writing a pilot with Gina Prince-Bythewood for Gina’s original series (Apple/Skydance). She is also writing and co-directing a feature produced by Ascendant Fox (BOILING POINT) pitted to go into production in 2025, as well as developing her own original TV series and her first short, BLOB (prod. Rasp Films).

Her debut play, Anguis, opened at the Edinburgh Fringe and she’s currently developing a play THE LOST SUPREME with Conch Studios.

Sheila’s screen credits include: Woman King (Sony), The Underground Railroad (Amazon), The Irregulars (Netflix) and The Pale Horse (BBC and Amazon). Her stage work includes the all female production of the Tempest at the Donmar Warehouse, Othello at Shakespeare’s Globe, Girl from the North Country at Old Vic and then Noel Coward Theatres (Winner: the Best Supporting Actress in a Musical award at the 2018 Oliviers, The Critics’ Circle Award for Most Promising Newcomer and the Clarence Derwent Award and nominated for the Evening Standard Award’s Emerging Talent Category and for What’s On Stage Award’s Best Supporting Actress in a Play).

(Sheila’s acting agent is Lucy Middleweek at Middleweek Newton Management.)