Biography
Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo(/əˈriːvoʊ/ə-REE-voh; born 8 January 1987) is a British actress and singer. Known for her work on both stage and screen, she is the recipient of several accolades and one of the few individuals nominated for an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (EGOT), winning all but the Oscar. Erivo made her West End debut in the stage musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2011). She later made her Broadway debut playing Celie in the m...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Children of Blood and Bone
2027
as Admiral Kaea
Zelie and her older brother Tzain form an alliance with the king’s daughter, Princess Amari, and son, Prince Inan, to fight back against his brutal ru...
Wicked: For Good
2025
as Elphaba
As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the f...
Wicked: For Good
2025
Songs
As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the f...
Making Wicked
2024
as Self
Return to Oz for a fantastic behind-the-scenes journey with this expansive look inside the characters, choreography, and creativity that make up the m...
Wicked
2024
as Elphaba
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University,...
Wicked
2024
Songs
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University,...
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the highly-anticipated two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
Drift
2024
as Jacqueline Kamara
After fleeing civil war in Liberia, a formerly-privileged refugee is barely scraping by in her new life in Greece when she strikes up an unexpected fr...
Drift
2024
Producer
After fleeing civil war in Liberia, a formerly-privileged refugee is barely scraping by in her new life in Greece when she strikes up an unexpected fr...
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration
2023
as Self
Cynthia Erivo, enchanting star of the stage and screen, invites you to ring in the New Year with her magnificent friends Ben Platt and Joaquina Kaluka...
Grandpa Was an Emperor
2023
Executive Producer
The documentary follows Yeshi Kassa, great-granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, as she embarks on a personal quest to discover what ha...
Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023
as Odette Raine
A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture...
Pinocchio
2022
as Blue Fairy
A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
2022
as Self
Multi-award-winning star of stage and screen Cynthia Erivo takes the Proms by storm as she sings the great American songbook of the 1950s and '60s. B...
Needle in a Timestack
2021
as Janine Mikkelsen
Nick and Janine live in bliss until her ex warps time to try to tear them apart by using Nick's old girlfriend. As Nick's memories and reality disappe...
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021
as Self
Wicked in Concert features re-imagined musical arrangements created for the event, performed by celebrity artists from the worlds of film, pop, music,...
Chaos Walking
2021
as Hildy
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting...
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
2020
as Turtleneck Superstar (voice)
Think you've got what it takes to be the boss? This interactive special puts your skills to the test and matches you up with one of 16 jobs at Baby Co...
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
2020
as Performer
You are invited to join recording artist and Broadway star Shoshana Bean and her cast of friends for a musical evening of Broadway tunes.
Harriet
2019
as Harriet Tubman
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and te...
Harriet
2019
Songs
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and te...
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
2019
as Eloise
Paulina, the reigning queen bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the arrival of Ericka,...
The Rape of Recy Taylor
2019
as Rosa Parks
Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Common in Jim Crow South, few women spoke ...
Cynthia Erivo: Live From Lincoln Center
2019
Enjoy a soulful evening of song from one of Broadway’s brightest stars. Seamlessly making the transition from the stage to the big screen, British-bor...
Widows
2018
as Belle
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt lef...
Bad Times at the El Royale
2018
as Darlene Sweet
Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful ni...
Forbidden
2018
A musical set in the North-American city of Nacirema Falls, in the country of Nacirema, which black LGBT people rule, promoting and conducting white ...
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
2017
as Self - Presenter
A star-studded tribute concert celebrating the iconic pop trio's impressive career.
Lift
2013
as Lap Dancer
One morning, in a lift at Covent Garden tube station, eight people live less than a minute of their lives together, considering how that minute might ...
Blink Speed
N/A
A young woman plagued by a rare and mysterious savant ability after a near-death experience. Her new skill may also be the key to unlocking the truth ...
Prima Facie
N/A
as Tessa
Tessa, an ambitious defense lawyer, expertly represents her clients, including those accused of sexual assault. However, she learns that the law does ...
Talent Show
N/A
Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in t...
Carrier
N/A
as Raylene
A truck driver accepts an off-the-books long-haul trucking assignment to cover for her ill father. She soon realizes that her mysterious cargo is a th...
Steel
N/A
Chronicles a self-made woman’s rise to power. It centers on Madeline Crowe, a fiercely ambitious arms dealer who seizes control of her own destiny in ...
Karoshi
N/A
Plot TBA. Described as a corporate thriller with a samurai twist. Set in a Japanese-influenced New York City and features a revenge element.
Wicked: Event Special
N/A
as Self
Live event broadcast from the Peacock Theater featuring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and special guests in celebration of the Wicked: For Good release...
Carrier
N/A
Producer
A truck driver accepts an off-the-books long-haul trucking assignment to cover for her ill father. She soon realizes that her mysterious cargo is a th...
Steel
N/A
Executive Producer
Chronicles a self-made woman’s rise to power. It centers on Madeline Crowe, a fiercely ambitious arms dealer who seizes control of her own destiny in ...
Blink Speed
N/A
Producer
A young woman plagued by a rare and mysterious savant ability after a near-death experience. Her new skill may also be the key to unlocking the truth ...
Prima Facie
N/A
Executive Producer
Tessa, an ambitious defense lawyer, expertly represents her clients, including those accused of sexual assault. However, she learns that the law does ...
Saturation Point
N/A
Producer
Dr. Jasmine Marks leads a search and rescue mission into ‘The Zone’, a section of rainforest along the equator with a climate inhospitable to intellig...