Enuka Okuma

In 1990, she began her career on television, appearing as regular cast member during the first season of the teen soap opera, Hillside.[6] Throughout the 1990s, she also played supporting roles in several made for television films and Canadian television series, such as Madison.[6] She eventually made her feature film debut with a supporting role in Double Jeopardy (1999).

Okuma at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival

Okuma co-starred in the American crime drama series Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye from 2002 to 2005.[7] She guest starred on various hit television series, including Dark Angel, Odyssey 5, Cold Case, Grey's Anatomy and NCIS: Los Angeles. She had the recurring role as Marika Donoso on the seventh season of the Fox series 24.

In 2010, Okuma began starring in the Global/ABC police drama series, Rookie Blue as detective Traci Nash.[8] When being interviewed about how she got her role on Rookie Blue, Okuma said:

I originally auditioned for the part of Gail [played by Charlotte Sullivan] and Charlotte auditioned for Traci. When we got the parts, I said, "I think I would rather play Traci" and Charlotte said, "I think I would rather play Gail." Thankfully, the producers thought the same.[9]

Okuma was cast as one of lead characters in the ABC pilot, The Adversaries,[10] in 2015. That year, she also guest starred as Nia Lahey on the hit series How to Get Away with Murder.[11]

She joined the series Workin' Moms in 2021 as recurring character Sloane Mitchell and became a regular the following season.[12]

Okuma provided the voice of Lady Une in the English dub of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Jade on the Canadian animated series Shadow Raiders, and also voiced the gem fusion Rhodonite in Steven Universe. She provided the voice for the character Tau Idair in the game Star Wars: The Old Republic.[13]

Her voice plays the character of Aleena in the 2019 virtual reality sci-fi feature film Eleven Eleven, written by Australian screenwriter Lucas Taylor.[14] The film had its world premiere at SXSW and was nominated for an AWGIE.[15]

Okuma made her directorial debut with the short film, Cookie, on which she was also a writer, actor, and executive producer.[16][17]

Okuma co-wrote the episode "Best Man" on Rookie Blue.[18]