Aimee-Ffion Edwards

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Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Born (1987-11-21) 21 November 1987 (age 36)
Newport, Wales
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2002–present

Aimee-Ffion Edwards (born 21 November 1987) is a Welsh actress and singer. [1] She is known for playing Sketch in Skins , Esme Shelby in Peaky Blinders , Sophie in Detectorists , Abi in Loaded , and Shirley Dander in Slow Horses . She also had a starring voice role as Mio in the English dub of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and also played the role of major character Ranni the Witch in Elden Ring.

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Early life

Aimee-Ffion Edwards was born in Newport, Wales. She attended Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd (Newport Welsh medium primary school) and Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw (Torfaen Welsh medium High School). She played for a local youth rugby team, the only girl in a boys' team, until she was 14. She would often go from ballet lessons to playing for the rugby team.

She took a drama A-level at school, and joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales. [2]

She is fluent in English and Welsh.

Career

Film and television

Edwards appeared in the 2002 short film Dŵr Dwfn. [3]

She was training to be a classical singer when she appeared on the Pop Idol -type Welsh language TV show called Wawffactor in 2006, finishing as runner-up. [2]

Edwards made her television debut as the character Sketch in the E4 series Skins in 2008. [2]

In 2009, she appeared in the Valentine's Day episode of Casualty ("Stand By Me"), as a teenager who finds a replacement speed-date in the wards of Holby City Hospital, and ends up involved in a serious gun-related incident. In the first episode of Casualty 1909 she played a young prostitute called Deborah Lynch, who was being abused by her father.

In 2010, she appeared in an episode of the supernatural BBC drama series Being Human as a theatre usher, who is also a ghost.

In 2011, she appeared in series 2 of the BBC drama series Luther , playing the character Jenny Jones. [2]

In 2012, she appeared in Sky Atlantic's four-part series Walking And Talking, a spin-off from an episode of Sky One's Christmas series of shorts Little Crackers . Aimee played Mary, friend of Kath, played by Ami Metcalf, in these stories written by Kathy Burke and based on her own teenage years.

In 2013, 2014 and 2021, she appeared as Esme, the wife of John Shelby, in the BBC series Peaky Blinders .

In 2014, Edwards appeared in two BBC Cymru Wales television productions celebrating the centenary of Dylan Thomas: as part of an all-Welsh cast in a television adaptation of Thomas' radio drama Under Milk Wood , playing the part 'Laugharne Voice'; [4] and as Marianne in A Poet in New York , Andrew Davies' dramatisation of Thomas' last days. [5]

In 2014, she appeared as Katy in "The Harrowing", [1] the sixth episode of the first series of Inside No. 9 , written by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith.

Edwards played Sophie in the BAFTA award-winning BBC Four comedy series Detectorists ; series 1 in 2014 and series 2 in 2015. [6] [7] [8]

In 2016, she appeared in Death in Paradise as Sian, a young woman who is murdered.

In 2017, she was Josh's (ex)-girlfriend in the Channel 4 comedy Loaded . In 2019, she was Miss Aitken in BBC Three's comedy series Man Like Mobeen .

In 2022, she joined the cast of Slow Horses as Shirley Dander, starting with the second series.

Stage

Edwards made her stage debut in 2008 in SH*T-M*X at the Trafalgar Studios in London. [9]

In 2009, she performed in Jez Butterworth's play Jerusalem at the Royal Court Theatre, alongside Mackenzie Crook. [1] [2]

In 2011, she made her Broadway debut, reprising her role in Jerusalem at the Music Box Theatre, New York. [1] She appeared in the London revival of Jerusalem later that year.

In 2012, she appeared in The Recruiting Officer at the Donmar Warehouse, [1] and in Marius von Mayenburg's Fireface at the Young Vic. [10]

In 2013, she appeared as Avonia Bunn in Trelawny of the Wells at the Donmar Warehouse. [11]

In 2017, she played Marcella in B, a new play by Guillermo Calderón which had a limited run at the Royal Court Theatre.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Olas de veranoMadlen VaughanShort film
2012EpithetRebeccaShort film
One Day Some Years AgoLisaShort film
2014 A Poet in New York MarianneTV film
Under Milk Wood Laugharne VoiceTV film
Steak KnifeJuliaShort film
Queen and Country Sophie Adams
2015Bugsplat!Shona BerryTV film
2016Zero SumRuth SharmanShort film
2018To Provide All PeoplePatientTV film
2019 The Left Behind AnnesTV film
2020 Blithe Spirit Edith
2022 Life and Death in the Warehouse MeganTV film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Skins SketchSeries regular, 7 episodes
2009 Casualty NinaEpisode: "Stand by Me"
Casualty 1909 Deborah LynchSupporting role, 1 episode
2010 Being Human RobinEpisode: "In the Morning"
Law & Order: UK Kim BakerEpisode: "Hounded"
Little Crackers MaryEpisode: "Better Than Christmas"
2011 Luther Jenny JonesRecurring role, 4 episodes
2012Walking and TalkingMaryMini-series, 4 episodes
2013–2017, 2022 Peaky Blinders Esme ShelbySeries regular, 15 episodes
2014 Inside No. 9 KatyEpisode: "The Harrowing"
2014–2015 Detectorists SophieSeries regular, 12 episodes
2015 Wolf Hall Elizabeth BartonRecurring role, 2 episodes
2016 Death in Paradise Sian EvansEpisode: "Flames of Love"
2017 Loaded AbiSeries regular, 8 episodes
Summer Comedy ShortsLeilaEpisode: "Morgana Robinson's Summer"
Comedy Playhouse Jemma SmithEpisode: "Mister Winner"
2018 Troy: Fall of a City CassandraSeries regular, 7 episodes
2018–2020 Thunderbirds Are Go HavocSeries 3 regular, 13 episodes; Voice role
101 Dalmatian Street Arabella, Big Fee & SummerRecurring role, 11 episodes; Voice role
2019 Curfew Ruby NewmanSeries regular, 8 episodes
Keeping Faith Madlen VaughanSeries regular, 6 episodes
The Reluctant Landlord CharlotteEpisode: "Love & Marriage"
Four Weddings and a Funeral TabbyRecurring role, 5 episodes
Man Like Mobeen Miss AitkenRecurring role, 2 episodes
2021 War of the Worlds IslaSeries 2 regular, 8 episodes
2022–present Slow Horses Shirley DanderRegular cast (series 2- present)
2023 Dreamland LeilaSeries 1 - Main cast

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Rachel BakerVoice role
2022 Elden Ring Ranni the Witch Voice role
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Mio, MVoice role

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