Shalom Brune-Franklin

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Shalom Brune-Franklin
Born (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 29)
St Albans, England
Nationality British, Australian [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2012-present
Known for

Shalom Brune-Franklin (born 18 August 1994) is an English-born Australian [1] actress known for playing Private Maisie Richards in the BBC series Our Girl , Umm Khulthum in The State , Ella in Love Me and Aoife in the Australian series Doctor Doctor and in The Tourist . [2]

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She starred as DC Chloe Bishop in all seven episodes of BBC One's Line of Duty, series six (2021) and played one of the lead roles in The Tourist on BBC One (2022). [3]

Biography

Shalom Brune-Franklin was born in St Albans in England to a Mauritian mother and Thai-born English father. [4] When Brune-Franklin was 14, she moved with her parents and her younger brother, Siam, to Mullaloo, Western Australia. [4] [5] She holds both British and Australian citizenship. [1]

Early acting career

During her studies at Ocean Reef Senior High School, Brune-Franklin took up drama, and then won the school's drama award for high achievement. [6] Brune-Franklin enrolled to study journalism at the Edith Cowan University, but after seeing the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), she decided on an acting career. Brune-Franklin auditioned at the WAAPA and then later that year was the most outstanding student. [6]

Acting credits

Key
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Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2013Dinner DateJenniferShort
2015TryptophanChocolate DealerShort
2016Swiss AvalancheHollyShort
2017 OtherLife Coder #2
Thor: Ragnarok College Girl #1

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Barracuda LeanneEpisode: "2000"
2016-17 Doctor Doctor AoifeSeries regular; 11 episodes
2017 The State Umm KhulthumMini-series
2017-18 Our Girl Maisie RichardsSeries regular; 12 episodes
2019 Bad Mothers BindyMini-series
2020 Moominvalley Seahorses2 episodes
Cursed Morgan le FaySeries regular; 9 episodes
Roadkill Rose DietlMini-series
2021 Line of Duty DC Chloë BishopRecurring role; 7 episodes [7]
War of the Worlds Lilly2 episodes
2021-23 Love Me EllaSeries regular; 11 episodes
2022 The Tourist Luci/VictoriaSeries regular; 6 episodes
2023 Great Expectations EstellaMini-series
2024 Dune: Prophecy MikaelaPost-production

Theatre

YearPlayRoleVenueNotes
2014 The Grapes of Wrath Muley Graves Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth
Blood Wedding La Novia (The Bride) Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth
2015 The Playboy of the Western World Sara Tansey Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth
Macbeth Lady Macbeth Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth
2016Girl Shut Your MouthGrace State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company

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References

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