Danai Gurira
Voice ActorDanai Gurira is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist known for playing Michonne on The Walking Dead and Okoye across the Marvel Cinematic Universe; in Invincible she voices Universa, an alien warrior wielding a powerful electric staff.
Invincible Role
Gurira voices Universa in Invincible, an alien warrior who arrives on Earth wielding a powerful electric staff. Introduced later in the series, the character adds another formidable extraterrestrial threat to the show's growing roster of galactic antagonists and allies.
Career and Notable Roles
Beyond acting, Gurira is an accomplished playwright, winning an Obie Award for In the Continuum and earning a Tony nomination for Eclipsed. She wrote an acclaimed episode of the Walking Dead spin-off The Ones Who Live, serves as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, and runs the production company Gurazoo Productions under an overall deal with ABC Studios.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who does Danai Gurira voice in Invincible?
Danai Gurira voices Universa in Invincible, an alien warrior who arrives on Earth wielding a powerful electric staff. The character was introduced later in the series as another formidable extraterrestrial threat.
What is Danai Gurira best known for?
Gurira is best known for playing Michonne on The Walking Dead and Okoye across the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Those roles established her as a major genre television and film star before her Invincible casting.
What awards has Danai Gurira won for playwriting?
Gurira is an accomplished playwright who won an Obie Award for In the Continuum and earned a Tony nomination for Eclipsed. She also wrote an acclaimed episode of the Walking Dead spin-off The Ones Who Live.
Does Danai Gurira have her own production company?
Gurira runs the production company Gurazoo Productions under an overall deal with ABC Studios. She also serves as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador.
Who is Danai Gurira?
Danai Gurira is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist born in 1978. She has been active in the industry since 2004.
Sources & Information
This content is original writing by Daddy Jim Headquarters based on the Invincible anime series, manga, and official materials. Invincible was created by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, published by Image Comics / Skybound, and animated by Skybound Animation. All rights to Invincible and its characters belong to their respective owners. Episode and chapter references are cited where applicable.
Rights holders
- Created byRobert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley
- Published byImage Comics / Skybound
- Animated bySkybound Animation
All rights belong to their respective owners.
Character and scene imagery on this site is original artwork by Daddy Jim Headquarters, not screenshots or licensed imagery. Official cover art is used on three types of pages for editorial commentary:
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- Manga chapter pages: volume covers, credited to Image Comics / Skybound and Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley.
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