Nina Toussaint-White

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Nina Toussaint-White
Born (1985-10-29) 29 October 1985 (age 39)
Plumstead, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Nina Toussaint-White (born 29 October 1985) is an English actress, known for her roles as Syd Chambers in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Jude Thomas in the ITV2 drama Switch . Her other credits include GameFace and The Feed .

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Early life

Toussaint-White was born on 29 October 1985 and was raised in Plumstead, south east London. [1]

Career

She made her professional debut in a 2007 episode of Casualty, followed by an appearance in The Bill , a year later.

In 2009, Toussaint-White was offered the part of nurse Syd Chambers, a new love interest for Bradley Branning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders , making her first screen appearance in February 2009. She played this character until her departure in October 2009. [2] She has also appeared in Primeval , and acted in several stage productions, including Race, which was produced in the UK at London's Hampstead Theatre from 23 May to 29 June 2013. Directed by Terry Johnson, Toussaint-White performed alongside Jasper Britton, Charles Daish and Clarke Peters. [3]

Following her departure from EastEnders in 2009, Toussaint-White appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Let's Kill Hitler" which aired on 27 August 2011. [4] In February 2012 she appeared as Mattie Grace in Holby City . In March 2012, it was announced that Toussaint-White would appear opposite her ex-EastEnders co-star Lacey Turner in the ITV2 supernatural drama Switch . [5]

In 2015, Toussaint-White appeared as Tree in The Etienne Sisters at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. [6] For this performance she was nominated for Best Performance in a Musical in the 2016 UK Theatre Awards alongside her co-cast members Allyson Ava-Brown and Jennifer Saayeng. [7] In September 2016, Toussaint-White appeared as Jane alongside Dominic Cooper and Ophelia Lovibond in the revival of The Libertine by Stephen Jeffreys at the Theatre Royal Bath. [8] In 2018, Toussaint-White appeared in the BBC One show Bodyguard , a six part drama created and written by Jed Mercurio. Starring opposite Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes, Toussaint-White portrayed DS Louise Rayburn. In December 2021, Toussaint-White was cast in the action film Kandahar directed by Ric Roman Waugh. [9]

In 2022, Toussaint-White starred in the Netflix drama Witness Number 3.

Personal life

Toussaint-White lives in London.

Filmography

List of Nina Toussaint-White film and television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Casualty BunmiEpisode: "Core Values"
2008 The Bill Janice PoolEpisode: "Overkill"
2009 Primeval MelanieEpisode: "3.3"
EastEnders Syd Chambers Recurring role (41 episodes)
2011The Missing Day
Doctor Who Mels Episode: "Let's Kill Hitler"
Comedy Showcase BeauticianEpisode: "The Fun Police"
2012 Whitechapel Tish PetersenEpisode: "3.1"
Holby City Matti GraceEpisode: "Fight the Good Fight"
Scott & Bailey Chantelle DeenEpisode: "2.7"
Switch Jude ThomasMain role (6 episodes)
2014 Uncle ShellyRecurring role (5 episodes)
Death in Paradise Lena BellEpisode: "Political Suicide"
Holby City Sophia Verlaine
2016 Emmerdale Angie Bailey Recurring role
2017–2019 GameFace LucieMain role
2018 Bodyguard DS Louise RayburnMain role (4 episodes)
2019 Midsomer Murders Hannah BrookthorpeEpisode: "The Sting of Death"
The Feed Kate HatfieldMain role
2020 The Sister DCI Jacki Hadley4 episodes
2022 Witness Number 3 Jodie4 episodes
2023 Kandahar Luna Cujai
Shetland Amma Calder
2024 Showtrial Claudia Wood5 episodes

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