Chika Ikogwe is an award-winning Nigerian-Australian Actor, Writer and graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art (2018).

As an Actor, Chika has worked extensively in the industry on shows such as Fangirls, Dance Nation andThe Wolves. She plays the role of Jojo Obah in Netflix's Heartbreak High, the titular role of Mikki in ABC's Mikki vs The World, and can currently be seen in the role of Nia Branson in feature film Land of Bad alongside Russell Crowe.

As a writer, Chika has a number of works in development including stage play Chioma's Party & TV series Just Chidi Things, Ogechi's Salon and feature film Joy, The Musical! Just Chidi Things was also the winner of the Screen Makers Conference Pitch-o-rama competition in 2020.

Chika was the recipient of the 2018 BBM Youth Support Award in Drama, the 2018 Leslie Walford AM Award, winner of Best Newcomer at the Sydney Theatre Awards in 2019 and recipient of The 2020 ATYP Rose Byrne Emerging Female Leader in the Arts scholarship.

She's incredibly passionate about equity and representation, and strives to bring authentic Afrocentric stories to the forefront of Australian stages and screens.