Ioanna Kimbook

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Ioanna Kimbook
Alma mater Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Years active2019–present

Ioanna Kimbook is a Cypriot actress based in London. She earned an Ian Charleson Award nomination for her work in theatre. On television, she is known for her roles in the Star series Wedding Season (2022) and the Channel 4 thriller The Couple Next Door (2023). Her films include Choose or Die (2022).

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Early life

Kimbook grew up on Cyprus. [1] She is of Greek-Cypriot, Korean, and English heritage. [2] [3] She took classes at Centre Stage Arts in Dubai [4] and studied Acting at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. [5]

Career

Kimbook made her West End debut in Bitter Wheat at the Garrick Theatre. [6] That same year, she had a role in The Duchess of Malfi at the Almeida Theatre. For her performance in the latter, Kimbook was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award. The following year, she made her television debut in an installment of the BBC Two dark comedy anthology Inside No. 9 as social media influencer Angel. [7] [8]

In 2022, Kimbook had a main role as Suji in the series Wedding Season , made for the Star platform on Disney+. [9] She also made her feature film debut as a waitress named Grace in the horror thriller Choose or Die on Netflix, [10] starred in Ella Greenwood's 2022 short film Bibimbap for One, [11] [12] and played Hero in the National Theatre production of Much Ado About Nothing . [13] Kimbook returned to the Almeida Theatre for Daddy: A Melodrama in 2022 and Women, Beware the Devil in 2023. [14] She played reporter Sophie Foxton in the Channel 4 thriller The Couple Next Door . [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Choose or Die Grace Netflix film
2022Bibimbap for OneHanaShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Inside No. 9 AngelEpisode: "Thinking Out Loud"
2021 Flatmates Yenay2 episodes
2022 Wedding Season SujiMain role
2023 The Couple Next Door Sophie Foxton5 episodes

Video games

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Bitter WheatYung Kim Li Garrick Theatre, London
2019The Duchess of MalfiCariola Almeida Theatre, London
2022Daddy: A MelodramaBellamy
2022 Much Ado About Nothing Hero National Theatre, London
2023Women, Beware the DevilKatherineAlmeida Theatre, London
2024 Love's Labour's Lost Rosaline Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019 Ian Charleson Awards The Duchess of MalfiNominated [16]

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