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Sorcha Groundsell | |
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 Groundsell in 2018 | |
| Born | Sorcha Mary Groundsell 15 February 1998 Bristol, England |
| Education | Glasgow Gaelic School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Sorcha Mary Groundsell (born 15 February 1998) is a Scottish actress. She starred in the Netflix series The Innocents (2018) and the independent film Far From the Apple Tree (2018).
Groundsell was born in Bristol, England [1] and grew up in Ness on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides until she was nine. Her father was a graphic designer, and her mother worked in marketing. A fluent Gaelic speaker, Groundsell attended the Glasgow Gaelic School upon moving to the city. She took drama classes at the Citizens Theatre and later the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. [2] She left school at 16 to pursue acting as career and moved to London at 18. [3]
In 2015, Groundsell made her feature film and stage debuts as Sarah in Iona and Amy in Stain at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival respectively. [4] She received an RTS Award nomination for her role in Sleeping Lions. [5] The following year, she starred as Jane Muncie in the ITV true crime miniseries In Plain Sight .
Groundsell played Elizabeth Smith in the first series of the BBC Three thriller Clique . [6] In 2018, Groundsell starred in leading fantasy roles in the Netflix series The Innocents as well as the independent film Far From the Apple Tree . She appeared in the 2019 Yard Theatre production of The Crucible , the two-parter Thanks for the Memories, made a guest appearance in Grantchester , and had a recurring role in the BritBox adaptation of Irvine Welsh's Crime .
In 2022, Groundsell appeared in series three of the BBC One and HBO adaptation of His Dark Materials and the seventh series of Shetland , also on BBC One. [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Scribbler | Anna | |
| 2015 | Iona | Sarah | |
| 2018 | Skipper | Matilda | Short film |
| 2018 | Sunday Tide | Sunday | Short film |
| 2018 | Far From the Apple Tree | Judith | |
| 2019 | The Trap | Emily | Short film |
| 2020 | Portrait | Rhetta | Short film |
| Voce | Chiara | Short film | |
| Upstairs | Jennifer | Short film | |
| 2021 | A Sunday in Portsmouth | Matilda | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sleeping Lions | Mia | Television short |
| 2016 | In Plain Sight | Jane Muncie | Miniseries |
| 2017 | Clique | Elizabeth Smith | Series 1 |
| 2018 | The Innocents | June McDaniel | Main role |
| 2019 | Thanks for the Memories | Bella Beckmann | Miniseries |
| 2020 | Grantchester | Vronky | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Crime | Carly McCargill | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Shetland | Bryd Fleming | 3 episodes |
| His Dark Materials | Maddy | ||
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | Nicola Briggs | |
| TBA | An t-Eilean | TBA | Lead role [8] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | All of Them | Nora | Episode: "Nora" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Miyabi [9] | English dub |
| The Diofield Chronicle | Waltaquin Redditch | English dub | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Stain | Amy | Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
| 2019 | The Crucible | Mary Warren | The Yard Theatre, London |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | RTS North West Awards | Best Performance in a Single Drama | Sleeping Lions | Nominated | [10] [11] |
| 2019 | Toronto International Spring of Horror & Fantasy Film Festival | Best Performance | Far from the Apple Tree | Won | [12] |
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