Samira Wiley

Actor Apr 15 (age 38) Washington, District of Columbia, USA 1999–2025 (26 year career)

6.6 avg rating

Highest Rated

Love, Death & Robots

2019 · as Lt. Colby (voice)

8.2

The Handmaid's Tale

2017 · as Moira Strand

8.1

The Handmaid's Tale

2017 · as Moira Strand

8.1

Known For

Film

The Handmaid's Tale

Moira Strand

Film

Nerve

Azhar

Film

Orange Is the New Black

Poussey Washington

Film

Detroit

Vanessa

Film

Night on Earth

Self - Narrator (voice)

Film

The Sitter

Tina

Film

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Officer Alani Davis (voice)

Film

Being Flynn

Asha

Filmography

Acting (36)

Movies (13)

National Theatre Live: Blues for an Alabama Sky

2022

as Angel Allen

Breaking News in Yuba County

2021

as Jonelle

5.9

Night on Earth: Shot in the Dark

2020

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Vault

as Karyn

Social Animals

as Lana

Detroit

as Vanessa

Nerve

as Azhar

as Joyce Smith

Rob the Mob

as Agent Annie Bell

Being Flynn

as Asha

The Sitter

as Tina

Tangles

They Fight

as Ketta

Television (23)

Atomic

2025

as Cassie Elliott

6.1

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

2021

as Officer Alani Davis (voice)

7.1

Amend: The Fight for America

2021

as Self

7.1

Night on Earth

2020

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.3

Equal

2020

as Lorraine Hansberry

Love, Death & Robots

as Lt. Colby (voice)

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Explained

as Narrator (voice)

Will & Grace

as Nikki

The Handmaid's Tale

as Moira Strand

The Handmaid's Tale

as Moira Strand

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

2017

as Jessica Mathers

6.6

School of Doodle

2017

as Self

Lip Sync Battle

as Self

Trailblazer Honors

as Self - Honoree

Orange Is the New Black

2013

as Poussey Washington

7.6

Orange Is the New Black

2013

as Poussey Washington

Person of Interest

as Triage Nurse

Unforgettable

as Gina

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Michelle Thompson

7.9

Standing By