Andrea Deck

Last updated

Andrea Deck
Andrea Deck Jewelery Castle Photo 2.jpg
Born (1994-02-05) February 5, 1994 (age 30)
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S.
EducationBA (Hons) in Classical Acting for the Professional Theatre
Alma mater London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Andrea Deck (born February 5, 1994) is an American film, television and theater actress. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is best known for her voice role as Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley, in Alien: Isolation , as well as her role as CIA agent Jenna Bragg on the Showtime series Homeland .

Contents

Early life

Deck was born February 5, 1994, and grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. At the age of 15, she began attending the Interlochen Center for the Arts summer camp until she graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School at the age of 18. She subsequently moved to London, England, to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [1] [2] She graduated with a bachelor's degree with honors in professional acting. [3]

Career

Deck's first acting role was in the film In Love With a Nun, which was screened at the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival in 2009. [4] [5]

In the same year, she was cast as Allie in Roland Joffé's The Lovers, and as opera singer Charlotte Watson in the film The Devil's Violinist directed by Bernard Rose [6] [7] [8] [9] in which she showcased her classically trained singing voice, as well as appearing in Ridley Scott's The Counselor later that year.

She later went on to play silent-movie star Mabel Normand in ITV's Mr Selfridge . [10] In April 2013, she co-founded London-based production company Tough Dance Ltd. [11]

Deck voiced Amanda Ripley in video game Alien: Isolation , which also starred Sigourney Weaver and the cast of Ridley Scott's original film. [12] [13] [14] Alien: Romulus, directed by Fede Álvarez, drew significant inspiration from Alien: Isolation . [15] [16] Later, she reprised the role in Alien: Blackout. She also starred in a film adaptation of August Strindberg's play Creditors , directed by Ben Cura, playing writer Chloe Fleury, as well as being a producer on the film. [17] [18] [19] In 2015, she played the lead female character in British horror film The Ghost Writer, due for release in 2016. [20]

In 2018, she played murder victim Mahalia Geary in BBC2's adaptation of China Miéville's The City & The City . In 2020 she played an important role as CIA agent Jenna Bragg on season 8 of Homeland .

Filmography

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009In love With a NunJillShort
2012 Les Misérables Turning Woman 6
2013 The Counselor Watching Girl
The Devil's Violinist Charlotte Watson
2014 Mr Selfridge Mabel NormandSeries 2, episode 8
The Lovers Allie
2016 Creditors Chloe Fleury
The Crown Jean Wallop
2017Instrument of WarAnne Cline
2020 Homeland Jenna Bragg
2022 All The Light We Cannot See Sandrina

Producer

YearTitleNotes
2016 Creditors

Voice work

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Strike Suit Zero Grace ReynoldsMain character
2014 Alien: Isolation Amanda Ripley Main character
Carol Therese BelivetMain character
Strike Suit Zero: Director's CutGrace ReynoldsMain character
2015 SOMA Sarah Lindwall
Star Wars Battlefront
2016Alien: Out of the ShadowsKasyanov
Hitman
Quantum Break
2017 Batman: Arkham VR Martha Wayne
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands Nomad (Female)Main character
2018 A Way Out Linda Caruso
2019Alien: BlackoutAmanda Ripley

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series Amanda Ripley / Ellen Ripley (voices)7 episodes (as Amanda),
Episodes 6 & 7 (as Ellen)

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sigourney Weaver</span> American actress (born 1949)

Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver is an American actress. Prolific in film since the late 1970s, she is known for her pioneering portrayals of action heroines in science fiction and horror films. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.

<i>Alien Resurrection</i> 1997 film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Alien Resurrection is a 1997 American science fiction horror film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Joss Whedon, and starring Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder. It is the fourth installment of the Alien franchise, and was filmed at the 20th Century Fox studios in Los Angeles, California.

<i>Alien 3</i> 1992 film by David Fincher

Alien 3 (stylized as ALIEN3) is a 1992 American science fiction horror film directed by David Fincher and written by David Giler, Walter Hill, and Larry Ferguson, from a story by Vincent Ward. Starring Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Ellen Ripley, it is the third installment of the Alien franchise.

<i>Aliens</i> (film) 1986 film by James Cameron

Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron. It is the sequel to the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, and the second film in the Alien franchise. Set in the far future, it stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of an alien attack on her ship. When communications are lost with a human colony on the moon where her crew first encountered the alien creatures, Ripley agrees to return to the site with a unit of Colonial Marines to investigate. Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, and Carrie Henn are featured in supporting roles.

<i>Alien vs. Predator</i> Science fiction action horror franchise

Alien vs. Predator is a science fiction action-horror media franchise created by comic book writers Randy Stradley and Chris Warner. The series is a crossover between, and part of, the larger Alien and Predator franchises, depicting the two species — Xenomorph (Alien) and Yautja (Predator) — as being in conflict with one another.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ellen Ripley</span> Fictional character in the Alien franchise

Ellen Louise Ripley is a fictional character and the original protagonist of the Alien film series, played by American actress Sigourney Weaver. Considered one of the greatest characters in science fiction film history, the character earned Weaver worldwide recognition, and remains her most famous role to date. Although she was originally conceived as male for the first Alien film, director Ridley Scott decided early in production to make her a woman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Veronica Cartwright</span> British-American actress (born 1949)

Veronica Cartwright is a British-born American actress. She is known for appearing in science fiction and horror films, and has earned numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Her younger sister is actress Angela Cartwright.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew Scott (actor)</span> Irish actor (born 1976)

Andrew Scott is an Irish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Television Award and two Laurence Olivier Awards, along with nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

Alien is a science fiction horror and action media franchise centered on the original film series which depicts warrant officer Ellen Ripley and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the Alien ("Xenomorph"), and the prequel series following the exploits of the David 8 android and the aliens referred to as the "Engineers".

<i>Alien Trilogy</i> 1996 video game

Alien Trilogy is a first-person shooter video game developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment in 1996 for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and MS-DOS platforms. The game is based on the first three movies in the Alien film series. One of the first games developed by Probe following their acquisition by Acclaim, it debuted Acclaim's much-hyped motion capture technology. The game was well-received by critics, who praised its recreation of the films' atmosphere and its gameplay depth compared to other first-person shooters, and was a commercial success.

<i>Alien</i> (film) 1979 film by Ridley Scott

Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon, based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. It follows a spaceship crew who investigate a derelict spaceship and are hunted by a deadly extraterrestrial creature. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. It was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, and Walter Hill through their company Brandywine Productions and was distributed by 20th Century-Fox. Giler and Hill revised and made additions to the script; Shusett was the executive producer. The alien creatures and environments were designed by the Swiss artist H. R. Giger, while the concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the other sets.

Ash (<i>Alien</i>) Alien franchise fictional character

Ash is a fictional character in the film Alien (1979) portrayed by actor Ian Holm who, while known in the UK as a stage actor, was at the time unknown to American audiences. Ash serves as the secondary antagonist of the first film. The character is the science officer of the Nostromo, who breaks quarantine by allowing Kane, a member of the crew, back on board after he has been infected by an alien life form. It is later discovered that Ash is not human as he appears, but a Hyperdyne Systems 120-A/2 android, a sleeper agent who is acting upon secret orders to bring back the alien lifeform and considers the crew and cargo to be expendable.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben Cura</span> British actor

José Ben Cura is an Argentine-born British actor, musician and director of film, television and theatre.

<i>Alien: Isolation</i> 2014 video game

Alien: Isolation is a 2014 survival horror game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Based on the Alien film series, the game is set 15 years after the original 1979 film, and follows the engineer Amanda Ripley, voiced by Andrea Deck. Amanda investigates the disappearance of her mother, Ellen Ripley, aboard the space station Sevastopol, which has fallen into disarray due to an alien creature on the loose. The game emphasizes stealth and survival horror gameplay, requiring the player to avoid, outsmart, and fight enemies with tools such as a motion tracker and flamethrower.

<i>Alien: Covenant</i> 2017 film by Ridley Scott

Alien: Covenant is a 2017 science fiction horror film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and written by John Logan and Dante Harper from a story by Michael Green and Jack Paglen. A joint American and British production, it is part of the Alien franchise, serving as a sequel to Prometheus (2012). It features returning star Michael Fassbender, with Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, and Demián Bichir in supporting roles. It follows the crew of a colony ship that lands on an uncharted planet and makes a terrifying discovery.

<i>Alien: Out of the Shadows</i> Book by Tim Lebbon

Alien: Out of the Shadows is a 2014 novel written by Tim Lebbon and published by Titan Books. Set between Alien and Aliens, the book chronicles Ellen Ripley's involvement in a Xenomorph outbreak on the planet LV-178 and the mining vessel in orbit above it. The survivors' attempts to escape the creatures are further complicated by Ash, whose A.I. consciousness has survived inside Narcissus, the shuttle that brought Ripley to them.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cailee Spaeny</span> American actress (born 1998)

Cailee Spaeny is an American actress. Spaeny's first major role was in the science fiction film Pacific Rim Uprising (2018). She followed this appearing in the neo-noir film Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), the biographical films On the Basis of Sex and Vice, the fantasy film The Craft: Legacy (2020), and the miniseries Devs (2020) and Mare of Easttown (2021).

<i>Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series</i> American animated science fiction horror streaming television series

Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series is an American adult animated science fiction horror web series directed by Fabien Dubois, based on the Alien franchise created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, and the 2014 video game of the same name by Creative Assembly, that premiered on February 28, 2019, on IGN. The series was created by Kinga Smith and Fabien Dubois and features most of the actors from the game reprising their roles. It takes place fifteen years after the events of Alien and follows Amanda Ripley, daughter of Alien protagonist Ellen Ripley, as she investigates the disappearance of her mother aboard a decaying space station.

<i>Alien: Romulus</i> 2024 film by Fede Álvarez

Alien: Romulus is a 2024 science fiction horror film directed by Fede Álvarez and written by Álvarez and Rodo Sayagues. Produced by Scott Free Productions and Brandywine Productions, it is part of the Alien franchise, set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). The film stars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu as six downtrodden young space colonists who encounter hostile creatures while scavenging a derelict space station.

References

  1. ↑ Bersch, Alexandra. "Interview Mit Andrea Deck". Amicella. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Andrea Deck Biografía (MyMovies.it)". MyMovies.it. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ "BA (Hons) in Professional Acting". LAMDA. Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  4. ↑ P.Fisher, Jeffrey (August 1, 2010). "Depaul University's Project Bluelight". Post Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ "In Love with a Nun Screening". Decorah Newspapers. June 18, 2009. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sexy David Garrett Seine Filmpartnerin Packt Aus". Promiflash. November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Der Teufelsgeiger Andrea Deck Exclusives Interview (Video)". moviemaniacsDE. October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Andrea Deck im Interview: Über die Verbindung von Paganini und Charlotte durch die Musik (Video)". Radio Hamburg. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Schrumpf, Birgit (October 31, 2013). "Kino Critics Review of The Devil's Violinist". Kino Critics. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Mr Selfridge series 2 episode 8: Harry's back from Germany, but business isn't exactly booming". Metro Blogs. March 9, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Tough Dance Official Website". Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  12. ↑ Cameron, Gordon (October 8, 2014). "Review: Terrifying 'Alien: Isolation' Overstays Its Welcome". Yahoo! Tech. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  13. ↑ Hamilton, Kirk (October 4, 2014). "Alien: Isolation: The Kotaku Review". Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  14. ↑ Kamen, Matt (September 26, 2014). "Alien: Isolation teaser uses old video techniques for new fear". Wired. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ https://www.destructoid.com/how-alien-isolation-inspired-alien-romulus/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ https://www.slashfilm.com/1642678/alien-romulus-pays-tribute-alien-isolation-video-game/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ Moussavian, Siva. "ANDREA DECK ERZÄHLT GERNE GESCHICHTEN". Movie-Eye. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  18. ↑ Hall, Katie-Jane (October 12, 2013). "Kickstarter Interview Creditors". Critics Associated. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  19. ↑ Wainfur, Rob (27 October 2013). "QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS: THIS WEEK ANDREA DECK". Critics Associated. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  20. ↑ "New film starring Luke Mably and Andrea Deck being shot near Painswick". Stroud News & Journal. October 25, 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.