Danai Jekesai Gurira (/dəˈnaɪ ɡʊˈrɪərə/; born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist. She is best known for her leading roles as Michonne in AMC's horror series The Walking Dead (2012–2020, 2022) and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024), as well as Okoye in the superhero films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Gurira is the author of the Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. Gurira received two People's Choice Award nominations in 2019 and 2020 for her role in The Walking Dead, and was also nominated for the 2024 Black Reel Television Award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for her work on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

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