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Hannah John-Kamen is an actress known for Dark Souls, Killjoys, and The Hour.
Hannah portrays Dutch in Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 and Season 4 of Killjoys, as well as Aneela in Season 2, Season 3 and Season 4.
Biography[]
Hannah John-Kamen is an English actress. She is probably best known for her performance as Viva in the West End musical Viva Forever and for voicing Sweet Shalquoir in the video game Dark Souls II.
John-Kamen was born in Anlaby, East Yorkshire, the daughter of a Nigerian forensic psychologist and a Norwegian fashion model. [1] She attended primary school in Kirk Ella and received her secondary education at Hull Collegiate School, [2] and also trained at the National Youth Theatre in London. [3] In 2012, she graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama. [1]
Career[]
John-Kamen began her professional career in 2011 when she provided her voice for the video game Dark Souls. She then went on to make episode appearances in television series Misfits (2011), Black Mirror (2011), Whitechapel (2012), The Syndicate (2012), The Midnight Beast (2012) and The Hour (2012).
In 2012, John-Kamen landed the lead role of Viva in Viva Forever, a West End musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls. [4] Written by Jennifer Saunders and produced by Judy Craymer, Viva Forever premiered on 11 December 2011 at the Piccadilly Theatre [5] to largely negative reviews. The Daily Mirror, however, praised John-Kamen's performance, noting, "It’s a shame a talented cast, especially Hannah John-Kamen’s Viva and the rest of Eternity, are let down by a clichéd plot and leaden dialogue." [6] The show was eventually closed on 29 June 2013. [7]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | First Order Officer | |
Ready Player One | 2018 | F'Nale Zandor | |
Ant-Man and the Wasp | 2018 | Ghost | |
Tomb Raider | 2018 | Sophie |
Television[]
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Misfits | 2011 | Carly | Episode #3.6 |
Black Mirror | 2011 | Selma Telse | TV miniseries |
Whitechapel | 2012 | Roxy | 2 episodes |
The Syndicate | 2012 | Young Shop Assistant | Episode #1.2 |
The Midnight Beast | 2012 | Pizza Girls | Episode: "Someone Called Sam" |
The Hour | 2012 | Rosa Maria Ramírez | 3 episodes |
Death in Paradise | 2014 | Yasmin Blake | Series 3; Episode 6 |
Happy Valley | 2014 | Justine | |
Cucumber | 2015 | Violet | |
Banana | 2015 | Violet | |
The Ark | 2015 | Nahlab | TV Movie |
The Tunnel | 2016 | Rosa Persaud | 5 Episodes |
Game of Thrones | 2016 | Ornela | 2 Episodes |
Killjoys | 2015-2019 | Dutch/Aneela | 50 Episodes |
Stage[]
Title | Year | Role | Theatre | Notes |
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Viva Forever | 2012 | Viva | Piccadilly Theatre | From 11 December 2012 to 29 June 2013 |
Music Videos[]
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Sometimes I Feel So Deserted | 2015 | Main Zombie/Robot? | Lyrics by The Chemical Brothers |
Video Games[]
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Dark Souls | 2011 | Lord's Blade Ciaran | Voice role |
Dark Souls 2 | 2014 | Sweet Shalquoir | Voice role |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Daily Mail: Say You'll Be There: Hannah whips up the Viva fever ahead of Spice Girls musical
- ↑ This is Hull and East Riding: Hannah John-Kamen to star in Spice Girls Musical
- ↑ Archive | The Casting Website: Hannah John-Kamen
- ↑ Playbill: Initial Casting Revealed for West End's Viva Forever!, Featuring Music of The Spice Girls
- ↑ Playbill: Viva Forever, Musical Featuring Spice Girls Songs, Confirms West End Opening at Piccadilly Theatre
- ↑ Mirror: Lost in Spice: Viva Forever! the Spice Girls musical is just a Wannabe
- ↑ DailyMail: Spice Girls left 'gutted and devastated' as it's announced musical Viva Forever will close in eight weeks
- ↑ Hannah John-Kamen