Freya Allan

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Freya Allan
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Freya Allan at the World premier Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes , Hollywood 2024
Born (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 23) [1]
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Education Headington School
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
Known for The Witcher
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Allan at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con

Freya Allan (born 6 September 2001) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Princess Cirilla of Cintra in the Netflix series The Witcher , for which she was nominated for two Saturn Awards. She also appears as young Sam in the 2021 film Gunpowder Milkshake , as the younger version of The Widow in the AMC series Into the Badlands , and as Mae in the film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024).

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Early life and education

Allan was born on 6 September 2001 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, and attended Headington School in Oxford. [2] [3] Allan starred in two short films, Bluebird and The Christmas Tree [3] produced by National Film and Television School [4] and later she performed the part of Linda in the short film Captain Fierce produced by Bournemouth Film School.

Career

Allan played a minor role in the first episode of the 2019 BBC drama The War of the Worlds . [5] The same year she appeared on the front cover of Schön! magazine, whilst they were celebrating their 10th anniversary. [6]

Since 2019, Allan has starred as Ciri in the Netflix original series The Witcher , alongside Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra. [7] This is a fantasy drama adapted by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich from The Witcher book series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Allan was originally cast for a small role in the first episode but was later recast as Ciri, a main role. [5] Allan lived in Budapest, Hungary for eight months, while the first season of the series was filmed. [8] Allan starred in the second season of The Witcher, which was produced in London in early 2020 and released in 2021 on Netflix. [7] [9] Allan was nominated for Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series for the 2021 Saturn Awards. [10] Allan's character Ciri appears together alongside Henry Cavill's Geralt of Rivia in season 2, training to become a fighter. [11]

In 2021, Allan was cast in the lead role of the Alberto Corredor directed horror film Baghead , alongside Ruby Barker. [12]

In 2023, Allan was selected to play Mae, a young woman who tags along with lead actor Owen Teague, in the 2024 film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes . [13]

Filmography

Film

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Freya Allan at the SDCC 2024
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017BluebirdCaitlinShort film
The Christmas TreeChristmas tree girl
Captain FierceLinda
2021 Gunpowder Milkshake Young Sam
2024 Baghead Iris
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Mae / Nova

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018 Into the Badlands Young Minerva1 episode
2019 The War of the Worlds Mary1 episode [5]
2019–present The Witcher Princess Cirilla "Ciri" of CintraMain role [14]
2020 The Third Day KailMiniseries; 5 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2021 Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a TV Series The Witcher Nominated [10]
2024Nominated [15]

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