Shalom Brune-Franklin

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Shalom Brune-Franklin
Born
St Albans, England
NationalityBritish, Australian
Education Ocean Reef Senior High School
Alma mater Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Known for

Shalom Brune-Franklin is a British-Australian actress. She is 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. 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).

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Early life and education

Shalom Brune-Franklin was born in St Albans in England to a Mauritian mother and Thai-born English father. [1]

When she was a teenager, she moved with her parents and her younger brother, Siam, to Perth, Western Australia. [1] [2] She holds both British and Australian citizenship. [3]

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. [2] She 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. [2]

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"
2016–2017 Doctor Doctor AoifeSeries regular; 11 episodes
2017 The State Umm KhulthumMini-series
2017–2018 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 [4]
War of the Worlds Lilly2 episodes
2021–2023 Love Me EllaSeries regular; 11 episodes
2022 The Tourist Luci/VictoriaSeries 1; 6 episodes [5]
2023 Great Expectations EstellaMiniseries
2024 Baby Reindeer KeeleyMiniseries
Dune: Prophecy Mikaela TV series

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 TanseyWestern 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, Perthwith Black Swan State Theatre Company

References

  1. 1 2 "Shalom Brune-Franklin's SHOCK career plan before landing Private Maisie role in Our Girl". 17 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Keep your eye on WA's rising star, Shalom". PerthNow. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. "Shalom Brune-Franklin On Adjusting to the New Normal, Insightful Wisdom About Failure and Her New Series 'Cursed'". roseandivyjournal.com. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. Levine, Nick (4 February 2021). "'Line of Duty' Introduces New Recruit Played by Shalom Brune-Franklin | Anglophenia". BBC America . Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. "Meet the cast of The Tourist". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 January 2022.