Biography
Sonequa Martin-Green is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her television roles as Michael Burnham, the main character in the streaming television series Star Trek: Discovery and as Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead. She graduated from the University of Alabama in 2007 with a degree in Theatre.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Sarah's Oil
2025
The true story of Sarah Rector, an African American born in Oklahoma Indian Territory in the early 1900s, who believes there is oil beneath the barren...

She Dances
2025
as Jamie
Harried dad Jason and teenage daughter Claire confront their fractured relationship against the unlikely backdrop of the Young Miss Southeast Regional...

My Dead Friend Zoe
2024
as Merit
Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan ...

For All Humankind
2023
as Self
Discover the story of humanity and space exploration as witnessed in the interrelated events of 1968 and 2020.

Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021
as Kamiyah James
When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the w...

The Outside Story
2021
as Isha
After locking himself out of his apartment, an introverted, heartbroken editor finds himself on an epic journey up, down and around his block with lif...

Holiday Rush
2019
as Roxy Richardson
After his sudden firing, a popular radio DJ moves in with his aunt, bringing along his four spoiled children, and a plan to return to the airwaves.

Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow
2019
as Michael Burnham
When the USS Discovery's crucial mission does not go according to plan, Burnham realizes what must ultimately be done. The crew prepares for the battl...

Shockwave Darkside
2014
as Private Lang
The nano-plague that poisoned Earth’s water supply has reached its 60-year critical mass. The Unlight enemy forced the first exodus to the moon where ...
On the Bridge
2014
as Laura
On the Bridge
2014
Writer, Executive Producer

Yelling To The Sky
2011
as Jojo Parker
As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain.

Rivers Wash Over Me
2009
as Shawna King
After his mother dies, Sequan, a sensitive teenager from Brooklyn, moves in with relatives living in a small town plagued with secrets hidden deep wit...

Toe to Toe
2009
as Tosha (as Sonequa Martin)
Out on the lacrosse pitch, wealthy but troubled Jesse and poor but driven Tosha form an easy and deep bond, but their relationship is threatened once ...

Blind Thoughts
2008
as Jenna Lopez
I-Can-D
2007
as VJ
Not Quite Right
2005
as Coco Delight