Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo is a Grammy® Emmy® and Tony® Award-winning actress, singer, author and producer, as well as an Academy Award®, Golden Globe®, and SAG nominee. Her most famed stage credit is “The Color Purple,” both on Broadway and at the Menier Chocolate Factory. 

Erivo leads Universal’s film adaptation of the hit musical WICKED, where she will star as Elphaba opposite Ariana Grande’s Glinda in the highly anticipated film from director Jon M. Chu. Part 1 of WICKED releases November 22th, 2024 with Part 2 releasing November 21th, 2025.

She is starring in and producing DRIFT, directed by Anthony Chen. DRIFT follows a young Liberian refugee named Jacqueline (Erivo) who has barely escaped her war-torn country to a Greek island. The film had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22nd, 2023, and opened to rave reviews.

Erivo starred opposite Idris Elba and Andy Serkis in the Netflix feature film installment of Luther: The Fallen Sun, continuing the story of the acclaimed crime series. It premiered on Netflix on March 10, 2023, and became the #1 movie on Netflix in its premiere week in over 93 countries.

In Fall 2022, Erivo starred in Disney+’s PINOCCHIO as the Blue Fairy opposite Tom Hanks, Keegan Michael Key and Luke Evans. The film was released on September 8, 2022.

Erivo has received widespread critical acclaim for her work including two Academy Awards nominations, two Golden Globe Awards nominations and a Grammy Award nomination for her portrayal of Harriet Tubman in 2019’s HARRIET in addition to lending her voice to the movie’s title song, “Stand Up,” for which she co-wrote. Erivo also received SAG and Emmy Award nominations for her portrayal of Aretha Franklin in National Geographic’s Emmy®-winning global anthology series “Genius: Aretha.”

In addition to her illustrious acting career, Erivo is a Grammy®-nominated songwriter and performer, often headlining sold-out shows, symphonies, and music spaces including the Kennedy Center Honors, the 2020 Academy Awards®, the 2017 Governor’s Ball and the 2017 Grammy® Awards. Erivo released her debut album, Ch. 1 Vs. 1, with Verve/Universal Music Group on September 17, 2021.

On top of all of that, Erivo added ‘Author’ to her title in the fall of 2021 with the release of her first children’s book titled, “Remember to Dream, Ebere.” The book follows a young girl named Ebere whose mother encourages her to dream as big as possible. Erivo wrote the book as an ode to a child’s imagination, a parent’s love and the big dreams shared by both.

In August 2020, Erivo launched her production company, Edith’s Daughter, and announced her first-look deal with MRC Television & Civic Center Media. Edith’s Daughter focuses on projects that express the beauty in the stories and people who are often overlooked and underrepresented. Erivo named Solome Williams as Vice President of the company.

Stage credits include Sister Act, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, I Can’t Sing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Liverpool Everyman, Dessa Rose at Trafalgar Studios and Henry IV at Donmar Warehouse.