Mikala J. Gibson is an award-winning stage and screen actress, writer, director and teaching artist. Her theatre directing credits include the virtual production of Our Lady of Sacred Part: Vulva Pope (The Vortex Theatre) and A Maroon's Guide to Time and Space (The Catastrophic Theatre). Gibson’s theatre acting credits include "Fannie" in Flyin' West (African American Repertory Theatre), "Black Mary" in Gem of the Ocean (Jubilee Theatre), "Ruby Meeks" in Sundown Names and Night-Gone Things (The Ensemble Theatre) and "Mandy Kate" in The Courage of Mandy Kate Brown (Stages Repertory Theatre). Gibson's most notable TV acting credits are her roles as “Doris” in season five of Fear the Walking Dead and as "JoJo" in Netflix’s First Kill. Her work has also been featured at the Cannes International Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the South by Southwest Music Festival (SXSW), the Austin Film Festival, the Urbanworld Film Festival and the American Black Film Festival, to name a few. Gibson is the founder of The Black Artivist Collective, LLC and the host of the platform’s podcast. She is a member of Women in Film and TV Austin and SAG-AFTRA. Gibson is a M.F.A. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in directing.