[6] His first starring role was in the popular television serial drama Things We Do for Love in which he played a young Lebanese working in a hotel.

He was cast in his first movie, Divine Love, as the male lead, alongside Jackie Aygemang with Van Vicker in a supporting role.

Divine Love was a success, turning Majid Michel, Jackie Agyemang and Van Vicker into household names in Ghana.

[7] In October 2017, Michel, a born-again Christian, announced on a radio interview that due to his religious beliefs, he would no-longer take on roles that requires him to kiss on set.

[10][11] Silent Scandals (2009), on the other hand, received broadly positive critical reviews for its high production values and Michel's performance.

[29][30][31] Michel frequently courted controversy early in his Nollywood career by his statements in the media, including the implication that Ghana had no film industry.

Though the film didn't do well critically, Michel received wide acclaim[37][38] and won an Africa Movie Academy Award for the first time.

[4][5] His success in Somewhere in Africa revived his Nollywood career and in 2014, co-starred in the blockbuster 30 Days in Atlanta for which he got listed by the Nigerian Cinema Exhibition Coalition as one of the highest box office draws of 2014.

[39] Other 2014 films featuring Michel include: Forgetting June, which was met with generally negative reviews[40] and Knocking on Heaven's Door and Being Mrs Elliot, both which were commercial and critical success.

[55] In a 2017 sermon celebrating Easter, Majid summarised the whole essence of the cruxification of Christ as being to "overthrow racism, hate, envy, jealousy, pride, war and demonic powers with a simple filled-grace life".