Obiora was born on 8 October 1986 in north-west London, England, to Nigerian-Igbo parents. As a six-year-old, Obiora was determined to become an entertainer like his idol Michael Jackson, and his mother enrolled him in drama lessons. At the age of nine, he became the youngest actor to have appeared in Grange Hill; he played Max Abassi on the programme for five years. Just before his 18th birthday Obiora landed a role playing the part of Gunner Jackson Clarke, a soldier in ITV's eight-part series Bombshell, starring opposite Footballers Wives star Zöe Lucker. Shortly after filming Bombshell, Obirora started a seven-month run in the playElmina's Kitchen, written by Kwame Kwei-Armah, at the Garrick Theatre. He also had a role in the stage playExclude Me, completing a successful 11-week run on stage at The Chelsea Theatre, and lead roles in the play Fallout at the Royal Court Theatre and Badnuff at The Soho Theatre. Obiora has had television roles in My Family, Judge John Deed, Misfits, Sea of Souls, ITV1's Afterlife, Doctor Who, Doctors, Powers, The Bill and Holby City. He was in four episodes of EastEnders, the first episode airing on 11 June 2009, in which he played playboy footballer, Ellis Prince. Obiora played receptionist Ben Trueman in the BBC Onedrama seriesHotel Babylon, which was cancelled after its fourth series. He joined the cast of the long-running BAFTA winning medical dramaCasualty for its 26th season playing the part of Lloyd Asike, a nurse. He spent two years on the show. Michael was part of an international ensemble that formed the cast of Sky Atlantic's 2015 epic eleven-part crime thriller, Fortitude. On 18 January 2017 Obiora made an appearance in Midsomer Murders on Itv as Oliver Marcet in the episode "Red in Tooth and Claw"
Personal life
Michael married his long-term partner in a beach wedding ceremony on 20 September 2014 in the Seychelles. Obiora is a sports and fitness enthusiast and is a keen Arsenal fan. He has written a novel, Black Shoes, that was released in e-book format in 2009. Michael published his second novel Vivian's Couch in November 2014. In 2008 he was diagnosed with celiac disease and has thus had to control his diet.
