Savannah Steyn | |
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| Born | 1996 (age 28–29) [1] London, England |
| Education | Guildhall School of Music and Drama (BA) |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Savannah Steyn (born 1996) is a British actress. She starred in the Sky One series Intergalactic (2021). [2]
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]
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]
In 2024, Steyn was cast as Mo in the BBC comedy series Crongton, which adapts the award-winning novel series of the same name, written by British novelist Alex Wheatle. [10] [11] The show started airing in March 2025. [12] Steyn has also been cast in the role of Queenie in the upcoming Amazon Prime Video action series Ride or Die , which began filming in February 2025. [13]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fulcrum | Charlie | Short film |
| 2018 | Ladies Day | Amma | Shortflix |
| 2019 | Crawl | Lisa | |
| 2023 | The New Girl | Destiny | Short Film [14] |
| 2024 | 5lbs of Pressure | Lori | |
| 2024 | Played & Betrayed | Andrea [15] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | The Tunnel | Kaylah | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Wannabe | Chantal | 4 episodes |
| A Discovery of Witches | Waitress | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Mister Winner | Leanne | Episode: "The Interview" |
| 2021 | Intergalactic | Ash Harper | Main role |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | Young Laena Velaryon | Episode: "We Light the Way" |
| 2023 | Black Cake | Grace Sinnema | Episode: "Mother" |
| 2025 | Crongton | Mo | |
| 2026 | Ride or Die † | Queenie |