Savannah Steyn

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Savannah Steyn
Born1996 (age 2829) [1]
London, England
Education Guildhall School of Music and Drama (BA)
Years active2016–present

Savannah Steyn (born 1996) is a British actress. She starred in the Sky One series Intergalactic (2021). [2]

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Early life

Steyn was born in the South London Borough of Wandsworth. She is of South African descent. She attended the BRIT School before going on to graduate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. [3]

Career

Steyn made her television debut as Kaylah in the third series of the Sky Atlantic and Canal+ crime drama The Tunnel . She then played Chantal in the BBC Three short-form sitcom Wannabe. [4] She also made a guest appearance in the Sky One series A Discovery of Witches and starred in the short Ladies Day for Shortflix.

Steyn played Lisa in the 2019 horror film Crawl . In 2021, Steyn starred as Ash Harper in the science fiction series Intergalactic , also on Sky One. [5] [6] The following year, she played young Laena Velaryon (played by Nanna Blondell as an adult) in an episode of the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon , a Game of Thrones prequel. [7] In October 2022, it was rumoured Steyn would appear in a forthcoming Disney+ spinoff of The Mandalorian titled Ahsoka . [8] [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016FulcrumCharlieShort film
2018Ladies DayAmma Shortflix
2019 Crawl Lisa
20245lbs of PressureLori

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017–2018 The Tunnel Kaylah3 episodes
2018WannabeChantal4 episodes
A Discovery of Witches Waitress1 episode
2020Mister WinnerLeanneEpisode: "The Interview"
2021 Intergalactic Ash HarperMain role
2022 House of the Dragon Young Laena Velaryon Episode: "We Light the Way"

Stage

Audio

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