Miriam Nyarko

Miriam Nyarko is a young and upcoming, London-based actress/r&b singer-songwriter with an extensive amount of both Film, TV and Theatre credits. She has featured in multiple West End and nationwide musicals and theater products including working three times with the Royal Shakespeare Company (both at the Cambridge Theatre in London and at the prestigious RSC Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon). Most recently, Miriam was cast in The Royal Shakespeare Company's - 'The Magician's Elephant', an original musical, premiering in Winter of 2021. Miriam's character, Adele the Brave, will mark her third outing with the theatre company and her second as the original cast of a musical. She will reunite with director Sarah Tipple and star alongside Jack Wolfe and Forbes Masson. The musical is adapted from the book by Kate DiCamillo. Since an early age, Miriam has radiated an interest in both singing and acting, as well as being an exceptional dancer. She made her West End debut as 'Young Nala' in The Lion King and has since featured in many musicals since, including: the RSC's Matilda the Musical and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Miriam isn't just musical, however, and she showed this through her exquisite portrayal of Rebecca Gibbs in an adaptation of 'Our Town' which played at the Regents Open Air Theatre in 2019. The show featured no musical numbers, which showed Miriam's raw acting talent. In 2019, Miriam also made her TV debut as 'Miri' in CBBC's Almost Never (one of the platform's most watched shows EVER). Miriam has described her character as 'bubbly and someone who always has a smile on her face'. The show follows the rivalry of two bands as they compete to release music and head to #1 on the UK music charts. It has featured stars such as JLS' Aston Merrygold, The Pussycat Dolls' Kimberly Wyatt & Love Island's Amber Davies. The critically acclaimed show has just entered it's third season and is expected to be renewed soon, as well as appearing on streaming platforms (other than BBC iPlayer where all episodes are available) later this year. From summer of 2019 through to the beginning of 2020, she worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company (for the second time) to portray Lisa James as part of the Original Cast of The Boy in the Dress: The Musical - with music and lyrics by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, as well as an adaptation by Mark Ravenhill. Miriam played Lisa James in the World Premiere of the musical in the world renowned RSC Theatre, in Stratford-Upon-Avon. As well as her acting credits, Miriam is also an R&B Singer/Songwriter who released her first single in 2019 and is continuing to work passionately on her music career (whilst balancing her presence in the acting world). 'Step by Step' was recorded at the world-renowned Metropolis Studios (which has hosted artists such as Queen, Prince & George Michael). Step by Step is available to stream wherever you get your music. As well as balancing all of her extensive talents and extra-curricular activities, Miriam is also active on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube where she can be seen posting regular vlogs, Q&A's and exclusive Almost Never Behind-The-Scenes content (her social media platforms are linked below).