Hannah Rose Khalique-Brown (born April 1999) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her role in the Channel 4 miniseries The Undeclared War (2022). Her films include Barbie (2023).

Hannah Khalique-Brown
Born
Hannah Rose Khalique-Brown

April 1999
Birmingham, England
Alma materKing's College London
Years active2020–present

Early life

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Khalique-Brown was born in Birmingham. Her father worked as an NHS surgeon and her mother, a barrister.[1] Khalique-Brown attended King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, where she completed A Levels in English, History, and Philosophy & Economics.[2][3] She had her first acting experience in a year 9 boys' school production of Alice in Wonderland.[4] Khalique-Brown graduated from King's College London (KCL) in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature.[5]

Career

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In 2021, Khalique-Brown made her television debut with a seven-episode role as Anita Chandola in the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors.[6][7] The following year, she starred as Saara Parvin in the Channel 4 thriller miniseries The Undeclared War.[8] After making her feature film debut with a minor role in What's Love Got to Do with It?, Khalique-Brown played the discontinued Growing Up Skipper doll in the film Barbie starring Margot Robbie.[9]

Khalique-Brown starred as Mary Lennox in the 2024 stage adaptation of The Secret Garden at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre,[10] directed by fellow KCL alumnus Holly Robinson. She starred in the silent horror film Year 10[11] and appeared in the BBC One drama Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light as Dorothea,[12][13] the HBO series Dune: Prophecy as Sister Farouz, and the Netflix series Black Doves.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Tin Luck Leila Short film
2020 Two's a Menace Charlene Short film
2021 Muse Bonnie
2022 What's Love Got to Do with It? Girl in Hijab
2023 Barbie Growing Up Skipper
2024 Year 10 Girl

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2021 Doctors Anita Chandola 7 episodes
2022 The Undeclared War Saara Parvin Main role
2024 Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Dorothea
2024 Dune: Prophecy Sister Farouz
2024 Black Doves Maggie
TBA Virdee Leila

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2024 The Secret Garden Mary Lennox Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

References

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  1. ^ Bamigboye, Baz (20 June 2022). "'The Undeclared War' Star Hannah Khalique-Brown Reveals She Sent 1,000 Emails To Agents & Casting Directors That Went Unanswered". Deadline. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ Allfree, Claire (25 June 2022). "Meet Hannah Khalique-Brown, star of the new GCHQ thriller The Undeclared War". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Alumnus of the Month: Where are they now? Hannah Khalique-Brown" (PDF). Camp Hill Girls' Chronicle. March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ Stewart, Vaughn Eric (3 September 2022). "The Talented Hannah Khalique-Brown". Cool America. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Alumni Voices: 'I started at King's thinking I'd find a proper non-theatrical vocation…'". King's College London. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ Timblick, Simon (1 March 2021). "Doctors spoilers: Daniel Granger fears for hunger strike student Anita". What to Watch. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  7. ^ Carr, Flora (30 June 2022). "Meet the cast of Channel 4 thriller The Undeclared War". RadioTimes. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  8. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (18 August 2022). "Rising Star Hannah Khalique-Brown on Cyber War Thriller 'The Undeclared War': 'Eerily Similar to Real Life'". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  9. ^ Little, Sarah (22 July 2023). "Hannah Khalique-Brown's Barbie Brings Back A Controversial Doll From The '70s". Screen Rant. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  10. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (2 May 2024). "See Who's Starring in New Stage Adaptation of The Secret Garden at London's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  11. ^ Hughes, Kat (4 September 2024). "Benjamin Goodger and the 'Year 10' team share all about making their silent post apocalypse genre movie". The Hollywood News. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  12. ^ Bennion, Chris (5 November 2024). "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, BBC One, review: This is the drama of the year". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  13. ^ Craig, David (17 November 2024). "Was Wolf Hall's Dorothea really Cardinal Wolsey's daughter? Real history explained". Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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