Sharon Duncan-Brewster

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Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Born (1976-02-08) 8 February 1976 (age 48)
London, England, UK
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Sharon Duncan-Brewster (born 8 February 1976) is a British actress. She is known for her role as Imperial Planetologist Dr. Liet-Kynes in Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune, and before that as Crystal Gordon in Bad Girls during the first four series; her role as Trina Johnson on EastEnders ; and her role as Maggie Cain in the autumn 2009 Doctor Who special, "The Waters of Mars". More recently, she has played Weyland-Yutani scientist Albrecht in Alien: Containment , Senator Tynnra Pamlo across the Star Wars franchise, and a version of Professor Moriarty in Enola Holmes 2 .

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Career

Duncan-Brewster portrayed the role of Crystal Gordon in the first four series of ITV prison drama series Bad Girls . After leaving the programme at the end of its fourth series she guest-starred in Holby City , Waking the Dead , Babyfather and daytime soap opera Doctors . From February to September 2009 Duncan-Brewster appeared on the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Trina Johnson, estranged wife of Lucas Johnson. She appeared in the 2009 Doctor Who special "The Waters of Mars" as Maggie Cain. [1] Duncan-Brewster also appeared on the medical TV series Body Story in 1998, playing a club singer and influenza patient named Holly Jones. In 2011, Duncan-Brewster appeared in all four episodes of TV drama Top Boy . She originated the role of "C" in the play Crave by Sarah Kane, and played the role of Catherine Hunter, who is Alex Hunter's mother, in the FIFA 17 's story mode known as "The Journey". Duncan-Brewster reprised the role of Catherine Hunter in FIFA 18 's The Journey: Hunter Returns and FIFA 19 's The Journey: Champions. She also portrayed Kitty in the BBC One production of The Long Song in December 2018, and Weyland-Yutani scientist Albrecht in Alien: Containment in March 2019.

In 2022, Duncan-Brewster worked in Enola Holmes 2 portraying a version of Professor Moriarty.

In the Star Wars universe, she portrays Senator Tynnra Pamlo. She first played the character in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and later returned to voice the character in Star Wars: The Bad Batch . [2]

Filmography

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2005 Imagine Me & You Ms. Fosley
2006 Shoot the Messenger Sharlene
2008 Three and Out Yvonneaka A Deal is a Deal
2011 Blooded Eve Jourdan
2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Senator Pamlo
2018 The Intent 2 Beverly
2019 Alien: Containment AlbrechtShort film
SnowflakesEstherShort film
2021 Dune Liet-Kynes
2022 Enola Holmes 2 Moriarty / Mira Troy
2023 Earth Mama Monica
2025 Ballerina TBAPost-production

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
1991 2point4 Children Baby MaureenEpisode: "Love and Marriage"
1992 Starting Out LisaEpisode: "Tom & Gerry"
1992 Grange Hill Girl in cafe #2Episode: "Highly Appropriate"
1992 EastEnders Andrea1 episode
1992 The Bill DonnaEpisode: "Going Soft"
1992 Between the Lines Teenage GirlEpisode: "Private Enterprise"
1993Hope I Die Before I Get OldTV movie
1995TV OperasPupil, ChorusEpisode: "King of Hearts"
1995 Backup JaniceEpisode: "Clubbing"
1996 The Bill Aisha BedfordEpisode: "Stop the Music"
1998 Maisie Raine InformerEpisode: "Happy Families"
1998 Body Story Holly JonesEpisode: "The Cold War"
1999–2002 Bad Girls Crystal GordonSeries 1–4 (main role, 44 episodes)
1999 Casualty Clare JohnsonEpisode: "Seeing the Light"
2002 Babyfather Evelyn2 episodes
2004 Holby City Louise O'ConnorEpisode: "The Buck Stops Here"
2005 Doctors Rachel RobertsEpisode: "Birthing Pains"
2005 Waking the Dead Sarah Baker2 episodes
2006 Holby City Carmel NewlandEpisode: "Horses to Water"
2007 Coming Up AnnetteEpisode: "Spoil"
2007 Doctors Cleo PotterEpisode: "The Darker the Berry"
2007The Nathan Caton ShowUnknownEpisode(s) unknown
2009 EastEnders Trina Johnson 15 episodes
2009 Doctor Who Maggie CainEpisode: "The Waters of Mars"
2010 Holby City Eve KingEpisode: 'Til the Grave
2011–2015 Rastamouse Scratchy (voice)Animated series; 23 episodes
2011–2013 Top Boy: Summerhouse Lisa8 episodes
2013 The Bible Samson's motherEpisode: "Homeland"
2013–2014 The Mimic Dionne Coombes4 episodes
2015 Cucumber Maureen2 episodes
2015 Unforgotten CPS LawyerEpisode #1.6
2015 Cuffs KarenEpisode #1.4
2017 The Boy with the Topknot CarolTV movie
2018 The Long Song Kitty2 episodes
2019–2023 Sex Education Roz MarchettiRecurring role
2019 Years and Years Fran Baxter6 episodes
2021 Intergalactic Tula Quick8 episodes
2021Reset the StageSeyi Dunola BalogunMiniseries
2023 Star Wars: The Bad Batch Senator Pamlo (voice)Episode: "The Clone Conspiracy"
2023 The Swarm Samantha Crowe8 episodes
2023 Krapopolis (voice)Episode: "Woods-stock"
TBA Washington Black TBAMiniseries

Video games

YearFilmRole
2016 FIFA 17 Catherine Hunter
2017 FIFA 18
2018 FIFA 19

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References

  1. "Cast revealed for 4.16". Doctor Who Magazine . No. 407. April 2009. p. 8.
  2. "The Clone Conspiracy Trivia Gallery". StarWars.com . Lucasfilm. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Tynnra Pamlo, the senator representing Taris, first appeared in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story played by Sharon Duncan-Brewster, who reprises her role in this episode.