Kim Adis

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Kim Adis
Born (1993-01-10) 10 January 1993 (age 31)
Alma mater University of Westminster
Years active2016–present

Kim Adis (born 10 January 1993) is a British-Filipino actress. She is best known for her role as Kitty Wei in the BBC iPlayer series Get Even (2020).

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Early life

Adis was born in Cebu City in the Philippines and moved to northern England with her mother, a nurse, at the age of eight where they settled in Burnley. [1] She studied and graduated in Journalism at the University of Westminster in 2014. [2] [3]

Career

From 2018 to 2019, Adis had a recurring role as Anda in the Syfy series Krypton . She made her feature film debut in 2019 with a small role in Daniel Alfredson's Intrigo: Dear Agnes . [4] In 2020, Adis starred in the lead role of Kitty Wei in the BBC iPlayer teen thriller series Get Even , which had an international release on Netflix. [5] [6] She also played Rose in the horror film The Turning and Clare Mahek in the interactive live action video game The Complex. [7]

In 2021, Adis appeared in the Apple TV+ series Foundation as Lowre. This was followed in 2022 by roles as Katja Nilssen in the second season of Young Wallander as Katja Nilssen [8] and Ket in the prequel The Witcher: Blood Origin , both on Netflix. [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016The Party GameClareShort film
2019After-PartyKimShort film
Intrigo: Dear Agnes Student
2020 The Turning Rose
2023OrchardWynShort film
2024Shadow LandJamie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 The Cry Hostess1 episode
2018–2019 Krypton Anda3 episodes
2020 Get Even Kitty WeiMain role
2021 Foundation Lowre2 episodes
2022 Young Wallander Katja Nilssen4 episodes
The Witcher: Blood Origin KetEpisode: "Of Ballads, Brawlers, and Bloodied Blades"

Video games

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