Micheal Ward has landed himself the EE Rising Star BAFTA after his breakthrough 2019 which saw him deliver outstanding performances in 'Top Boy' and 'Blue Story'.

Ward beat Awkwafina, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack Lowden and Kelvin Harrison Jr. for the award, and delivered a passionate acceptance speech before saying how "gassed" his family and friends were for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIVf6LxocPs

Ward recently announced  he will have a lead role in an upcoming Steve McQueen-directed project titled 'Small Axe', an anthology drama that will tell five stories within London's West Indian community between the 1960's and 1980's.

The 22-year-old will also return for season four of Top Boy, which Drake has recently confirmed is taking place later this year.