Actor profile

Sonequa Martin-Green

21st March 1985 Russellville, Alabama, USA Acting

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.

12 Movies 26 TV Shows 43 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

She Dances poster

She Dances 27th March 2026 as Jamie

Sarah's Oil poster

Sarah's Oil 6th November 2025 as Rose

My Dead Friend Zoe poster

My Dead Friend Zoe 9th March 2024 as Merit

For All Humankind poster

For All Humankind 5th February 2023 as Self

Space Jam: A New Legacy poster

Space Jam: A New Legacy 8th July 2021 as Kamiyah James

The Outside Story poster

The Outside Story 30th April 2021 as Isha

Holiday Rush poster

Holiday Rush 28th November 2019 as Roxy Richardson

Shockwave Darkside poster

Shockwave Darkside 22nd August 2014 as Private Lang

Yelling To The Sky poster

Yelling To The Sky 11th March 2011 as Jojo Parker

Rivers Wash Over Me poster

Rivers Wash Over Me 14th November 2009 as Shawna King

Toe to Toe poster

Toe to Toe 16th January 2009 as Tosha (as Sonequa Martin)

Blind Thoughts poster

Blind Thoughts 1st January 2008 as Jenna Lopez

Boston Blue poster

Boston Blue 17th October 2025 as Det. Lena Silver

The D-Con Chamber poster

The D-Con Chamber 19th May 2024 as Self

Accused poster

Accused 22nd January 2023 as Megan

Sherri poster

Sherri 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

INVINCIBLE poster

INVINCIBLE 25th March 2021 as Alana / Green Ghost (voice)

Amend: The Fight for America poster

Amend: The Fight for America 17th February 2021 as Self

Star Trek Day poster

Star Trek Day 8th September 2020 as Self

The Ready Room poster

The Ready Room 25th January 2019 as Self

After Trek poster

After Trek 24th September 2017

Star Trek: Discovery poster

Star Trek: Discovery 24th September 2017 as Michael Burnham

Carpool Karaoke: The Series poster

Carpool Karaoke: The Series 8th August 2017 as Self

WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews poster

WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews 1st March 2016 as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self - Guest

Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud 21st June 2015 as Self - Contestant

Lip Sync Battle poster

Lip Sync Battle 2nd April 2015 as Self

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero poster

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero 5th December 2014 as Pirate Maria (voice)

The Wil Wheaton Project poster

The Wil Wheaton Project 27th May 2014 as Self

NYC 22 poster

NYC 22 15th April 2012 as Michelle Terry

Once Upon a Time poster

Once Upon a Time 23rd October 2011 as Tamara

Talking Dead poster

Talking Dead 16th October 2011 as Self

New Girl poster

New Girl 20th September 2011 as Rhonda

The Walking Dead poster

The Walking Dead 31st October 2010 as Sasha Williams

The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife 22nd September 2009 as Courtney Wells

Gossip Girl poster

Gossip Girl 19th September 2007 as Joanna

Army Wives poster

Army Wives 3rd June 2007 as Kanessa Jones

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Kiana Richmond