Siena Kelly

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Siena Kelly
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Siena Kelly in rehearsals for 'On the Town' at Regent's Park Theatre
Born
Siena Nicole Kelly

1996 (age 29–30)
Camden, London, England
Alma mater ArtsEd
Years active2017–present

Siena Kelly (born 1996) is a British stage and screen actress. She earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for her performance in the Channel 4 drama Adult Material (2020). She has since played the titular character in BBC Three fantasy series Domino Day (2024) and starred in anthology series Black Mirror [1] (2025). Siena has starred in numerous plays in London, earning an Ian Charleson nomination [2] .

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Early life

Kelly was born in the North London Borough of Camden. She initially trained as a dancer and performed in dance competitions. [3] [4] She graduated from Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in 2017. [5] She is a certified yoga instructor and teaches in London when she is not working as an actor. [6]

Career

After graduating from ArtsEd, Kelly made her professional stage debut as Ivy Green in On the Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. [7] For her performance, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical at The Stage Debut Awards. Later that year, she appeared in A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic with Rhys Ifans.

Kelly made her television debut as Rhoda Swartz in the 2018 miniseries adaptation of Vanity Fair on ITV. The following year, she played Michelle Wilson in the first series of the Sky One medical crime drama Temple . She appeared in Teenage Dick at Donmar Warehouse in 2019.

In 2020, Kelly starred as Amy Deighton in the Channel 4 drama miniseries Adult Material . [8] [9] For her performance, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards. Also in 2021, she had a role in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Curve Theatre.

Kelly returned to the Donmar Warehouse in 2022 for Force Majeure, and also appeared in That is Not Who I Am at the Royal Court Theatre. [10] She stars in the 2024 BBC Three fantasy series Domino Day as the titular character. [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Vanity Fair Rhoda Swartz2 episodes
2019 Temple Michelle WilsonMain role (series 1)
2020 Adult Material Amy DeightonMain role
2021 Hit & Run Syd3 episodes
2024 Domino Day DominoLead role (1 season / 6 episodes)
2025 Black Mirror MariaEpisode: "Bête Noire"
2026 Pride and Prejud [12] ice Caroline Bingley
2026The [13] RaptureAnika Drake

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 On the Town Ivy Green Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
A Christmas Carol Jess Old Vic, London
2018Describe the Night Hampstead Theatre, London
2019Teenage DickAnne Margaret Donmar Warehouse, London
2021 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Maggie UK Tour
2022Force MajeureJennyDonmar Warehouse, London
That is Not Who I AmCeleste Royal Court Theatre, London
2024 A Doll's House [14] Nora Crucible Theatre,

Sheffield

2025 1536 [15] Anna Almeida Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017 The Stage Debut Awards Best Actress in a MusicalOn the TownNominated [16]
2021 British Academy Television Awards Best Supporting Actress Adult MaterialNominated [17]
2025 Ian Charleson Awards A Doll's HouseNominated [18]

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Matt Minton,Lauren Coates,Abigail (2025-04-10). "'Black Mirror' Season 7 Cast Guide: From Paul Giamatti and Awkwafina to the Returns of Cristin Milioti and Will Poulter". Variety. Retrieved 2026-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Nominees for 2025 Ian Charleson Award revealed". 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  3. ↑ Arboine, Niellah; Lewis, Isobel (6 October 2020). "Siena Kelly Wants Adult Material To Start A Healthy Conversation About Porn". Bustle. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Amrani, Iman (5 October 2020). "'How is this girl going to have sex? It's freezing': Siena Kelly on porn drama Adult Material". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "On The Town – ArtsEd Lead the Cast". ArtsEd. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Oseme, Angel (2025-04-15). "Centre Stage: Siena Kelly on Staying Grounded in an Ever-Changing World". newwavemagazine. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  7. ↑ "We catch up with Miriam-Teak Lee and Siena Kelly". Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Siena Kelly who plays Amy Deighton". Channel 4. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Goddard, Sophie (21 October 2020). "Siena Kelly: "We need to have a conversation about our responsibility to sex workers"". Marie Claire. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Siena Kelly". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Goldbart, Max (23 March 2023). "BBC Three Witch Drama 'Domino Day' Sets Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Meet the full cast of Netflix's Pride and Prejudice". The Independent. 2025-07-30. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  13. ↑ "India Amarteifio joins Ruth Madeley in new BBC drama The Rapture". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  14. ↑ "Sheffield Theatres announces A Doll's House cast". 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  15. ↑ "Almeida Theatre announces cast for new play 1536". 2025-02-17. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  16. ↑ McIntosh, Steven (2017-09-18). "Meet theatre's hottest new stars". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  17. ↑ "Bafta TV Awards 2021: Winners and nominees in full". BBC News. 2021-06-06. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  18. ↑ "Winners announced for the Ian Charleson Awards 2025, First prize to Francesca Amewudah-Rivers". WestEndTheatre.com. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
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