Brittany Ashworth

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Brittany Francine Ashworth[ citation needed ] is an English actress. She began her career in the film Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution and the ITV drama Mobile (both 2007). She has since starred in the films The Crucifixion and Hostile (both 2017), as well as The Ledge (2022). She also had a recurring role in the BBC and HBO series Industry (2022).

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Early life and education

Ashworth is from Lancashire. She took classes at David Johnson's Oldham Theatre Workshop. [1] She studied English Literature at the University of Oxford. [2]

Career

Ashworth starred in Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution and Mobile prior to university. Later, Ashworth played Sister Vaduva in the 2017 film The Crucifixion opposite Sophie Cookson, [3] before playing the lead role of Juliet in the apocalyptic thriller film Hostile  [ fr ]. [4] [5] [6] She played Fran Adams in the 2018 British comedy film, Accident Man , [7] and was cast in Guy Ritchie's 2019 film The Gentlemen . [3] In 2022, Ashworth starred as mountain climber Kelly, in the direct-to-video film thriller The Ledge. [8] [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution Alex Ratcliffe
2007 Exhibit A Judith King
2017 The Crucifixion Sister Vaduva [3]
2017 Hostile Juliet [4] [5] [6]
2018 Accident Man Fran Adams [3]
2019 The Gentlemen RubyUncredited [3] [ better source needed ]
2022The LedgeKellyDirect-to-video film [8]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Sons and LoversYoung MiriamTelevision film
2003 Cold Feet SophieEpisode 5.1
2005 Doctors Jane DonnellyEpisode: "Disappearing Quietly"
2007 Blue Murder Sarah WrayEpisode: "Make Believe"
2008 Mobile Collette WestEpisode: "The Boss"
2009 The Royal Siobhan O'GradyEpisode: "Busman's Holiday"
2022 Industry DianaEpisodes: "Daddy", "Jerusalem"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
2017FilmQuest Cthulhu TrophyBest Actress Hostile Nominated [10]
Hollywood Verge Film AwardsBest Actress Hostile Nominated
Maverick Movie Awards Best Actress Hostile Nominated [11]
New York City Horror Film Festival Awards Best Actress Hostile Won [12]
Nightmares Film Festival Awards Best Actress - Feature Hostile Nominated [13]
Nocturna Madrid International Fantastic Film FestivalBest Acting Award Hostile Nominated
A Night of Horror International Film Festival Prize Best Actress Hostile Nominated [14]
Fantastic Planet Film Festival PrizeBest Actress Hostile Nominated [15]
Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival CthulhieBest Feature Actress Hostile Nominated
2018Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival AwardsBest Actress Hostile Nominated

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