Siena Nicole Kelly (born 1996) is a British actress. She earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for her performance in the Channel 4 drama Adult Material (2020). She also appeared in the Sky One series Temple (2019).[1]
Siena Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Born | Siena Nicole Kelly 1996 (age 27–28) Camden, London, England |
| Alma mater | ArtsEd |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Early life
editKelly was born in the North London Borough of Camden. She initially trained as a dancer and performed in dance competitions.[2][3] She graduated from Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in 2017.[4]
Career
editAfter graduating from ArtsEd, Kelly made her professional stage debut as Ivy Green in On the Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.[5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8] She has an upcoming role as the titular character of the BBC Three fantasy series Domino Day.[9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vanity Fair | Rhoda Swartz | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Temple | Michelle Wilson | Main role (series 1) |
| 2020 | Adult Material | Amy Deighton | Main role |
| 2021 | Hit & Run | Syd | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Domino Day | Domino | Lead role |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | On the Town | Ivy Green | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London |
| A Christmas Carol | Jess | Old Vic, London | |
| 2018 | Describe the Night | Hampstead Theatre, London | |
| 2019 | Teenage Dick | Anne Margaret | Donmar Warehouse, London |
| 2021 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Maggie | Curve Theatre, Leicester |
| 2022 | Force Majeure | Jenny | Donmar Warehouse, London |
| That is Not Who I Am | Celeste | Royal Court Theatre, London |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Stage Debut Awards | Best Actress in a Musical | On the Town | Nominated | [10] |
| 2021 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Adult Material | Nominated | [11] |
References
edit- ^ "Rising Stars: Siena Kelly". The Media Eye. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Arboine, Niellah; Lewis, Isobel (6 October 2020). "Siena Kelly Wants Adult Material To Start A Healthy Conversation About Porn". Bustle. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "On The Town – ArtsEd Lead the Cast". ArtsEd. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "We catch up with Miriam-Teak Lee and Siena Kelly". Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Interview with Siena Kelly who plays Amy Deighton". Channel 4. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Siena Kelly". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (23 March 2023). "BBC Three Witch Drama 'Domino Day' Sets Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ McIntosh, Steven (2017-09-18). "Meet theatre's hottest new stars". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Siena Kelly at IMDb