Miriam Petche

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Miriam Petche
Born
Brighton, England
Education Guildhall School of Music & Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2012-
Television Industry

Miriam Petche is a British stage and television actress. A former child actress, she had a breakout role as Sweetpea Golightly in BBC One and HBO Max series Industry (2024-).

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Early life

She born and raised in Brighton, East Sussex. [1] Her father works as an editor and her mother works in education and she has a sister. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. [2] [3]

Career

A child actress, she had her first acting role at the age of ten years-old in the BBC Two show Vexed . She went on to appear in children’s television series The Worst Witch . [2] [4] She had a role in the stageplay Runts in London in 2016, in which she appeared alongside Marisa Abela. [3]

She was still studying at drama school in London when she was cast in the role of Sweetpea Golightly, a trading and sales trainee at financial institution Pierpont & Co, in the third series of critically-acclaimed HBO Max and BBC One drama series Industry in which she appeared alongside Abela and Harry Lawtey, amongst others. [5] [6] [7] She left drama school before officially graduating in order to film her scenes on location in Cardiff, Wales. [8] [3] Her character is ambitious with a strong work ethic ans was in-part inspired by British influence Molly-Mae Hague. She was described by Collider as the "stealth MVP” of the third series. [9] In May 2025, she was confirmed as returning as Sweetpea for the fourth series. [10]

In August 2025, she was cast alongside Daniel Mays and Aimee-Ffion Edwards in British true crime drama Believe Me, written by Jeff Pope for ITVX. [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Vexed Chloe1 episode
2015Zombies Next DoorAlys BriarTV film
2017-18 The Worst Witch Esmerelda Hallow17 episodes
2024 Industry Sweetpea Golightly8 episodes
TBABelieve MeTBAPre-production

References

  1. ↑ Emily, Olivia (15 October 2024). "Interview: Miriam Petche On Joining Industry As Sweetpea". Country and Townhouse. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 Schama, Chloe (2 October 2024). "Industry Breakout Star Miriam Petche On Playing Sweetpea Golightly, The Sidelined Sage Of Pierpoint". Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Liebman, Lisa (2 September 2024). "Industry's Miriam Petche Can't Believe Sweetpea Golightly Is Real Either". wmagazine. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Bond, Kimberley (8 October 2024). "Industry newcomer Miriam Petche on why you shouldn't underestimate Sweetpea Golightly". Harpersbazaar.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Miriam Petche Is Trying to Be Less Gen Z". The Cut. 25 Aug 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Hofferman, Stella. "Miriam Petche in HBO MAX Series INDUSTRY". Content Mode. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Baxter-Wright, Dusty (1 October 2024). "In conversation with Industry's Harry Lawtey and Miriam Petche". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Goodman, William (Sep 8, 2024). "'Industry' Star Miriam Petche On How She Landed Her Breakout Role While Still Studying At University". Decider.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Picado, Claudia (Sep 28, 2024). "One of 'Industry's Newest Characters Is the Season's Stealth MVP". Collider. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Otterson, Joe (Mar 31, 2025). "'Industry' Season 4 Casts Kal Penn, Charlie Heaton, Claire Forlani". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  11. ↑ Goldbart, Max (8 August 2025). "Daniel Mays To Play Serial Rapist John Worboys In ITV Drama 'Believe Me' Opposite Aimée-Ffion Edwards, Aasiya Shah & 'Industry' Breakout Miriam Petche" . Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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