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Aimee-Ffion Edwards

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Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Born (1987-11-21) 21 November 1987 (age 36)
Newport, Wales
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Aimee-Ffion Edwards (born 21 November 1987) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sketch in Skins, Esme Shelby in Peaky Blinders, Sophie in Detectorists, Abi in Loaded, and Shirley Dander in Slow Horses. Her video game voice roles include Rachel Baker in Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Mio in the English dub of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and Ranni the Witch in Elden Ring.

Early life

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Aimee-Ffion Edwards was born in Newport on 21 November 1987.[1] She is fluent in English and Welsh, having attended the Welsh-speaking schools Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd (Newport Welsh Medium Primary School) and Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw (Torfaen Welsh Medium High School). She played for a local youth rugby team, the only girl on the boys' team, until she was 14. She would often go from her ballet lessons to rugby matches. She studied A-level drama and later joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales.[2]

Career

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Film and television

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Edwards appeared in the 2002 short film Dŵr Dwfn.[3] She was training to be a classical singer when she appeared on the Pop Idol-type Welsh language TV show Wawffactor in 2006, finishing as runner-up.[2] She made her television debut as the character Sketch in the E4 series Skins in 2008.[2] In 2009, she appeared in the Casualty episode "Stand By Me" as a teenager who finds a replacement speed date in the wards of Holby City Hospital, and ends up involved in a serious gun-related incident. In the first episode of Casualty 1909, she played a young prostitute who was being abused by her father.

In 2010, Edwards appeared in an episode of the supernatural BBC drama series Being Human as a theatre usher who is also a ghost. In 2011, she appeared in series 2 of the BBC drama series Luther as Jenny Jones.[2] In 2012, she appeared in Sky Atlantic's four-part series Walking And Talking, a spin-off from an episode of Sky One's Christmas series of shorts Little Crackers. In 2013, 2014, and 2021, she appeared as Esme Shelby in the BBC series Peaky Blinders. In 2014, she appeared in two BBC Cymru Wales television productions celebrating the centenary of Dylan Thomas: as part of an all-Welsh cast in a television adaptation of Thomas' radio drama Under Milk Wood, playing the Laugharne Voice,[4] and as Marianne in A Poet in New York, Andrew Davies' dramatisation of Thomas' last days.[5]

In 2014, Edwards appeared as Katy in the Inside No. 9 episode "The Harrowing".[1] From 2014 to 2015, she played Sophie in the BBC Four comedy series Detectorists.[6][7][8] In 2016, she appeared in Death in Paradise as Sian. In 2017, she appeared in the Channel 4 comedy series Loaded. In 2019, she played Miss Aitken in BBC Three's comedy series Man Like Mobeen. In 2022, she joined the cast of Slow Horses during its second season as Shirley Dander.

Stage

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Edwards made her stage debut in 2008 in SH*T-M*X at the Trafalgar Theatre in London.[9] In 2009, she performed in Jerusalem at the Royal Court Theatre.[1][2] In 2011, she made her Broadway debut when she reprised her role in Jerusalem at New York's Music Box Theatre.[1] She appeared in the London revival of Jerusalem later that year. In 2012, she appeared in The Recruiting Officer at the Donmar Warehouse,[1] and in Marius von Mayenburg's Fireface at the Young Vic.[10] In 2013, she appeared as Avonia Bunn in Trelawny of the Wells at the Donmar Warehouse.[11] In 2017, she played Marcella in B, a new play by Guillermo Calderón which had a limited run at the Royal Court Theatre.

Video games

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In 2015, Edwards voiced Rachel Baker in the video game Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. In 2022, she voiced Ranni the Witch, a major non-playable character in Elden Ring and Mio in the English dub of Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Dŵr Dwfn Short film
2007 Olas de verano Madlen Vaughan Short film
2012 Epithet Rebecca Short film
One Day Some Years Ago Lisa Short film
2014 A Poet in New York Marianne Television film
Under Milk Wood Laugharne Voice Television film
Steak Knife Julia Short film
Queen and Country Sophie Adams
2015 Bugsplat! Shona Berry Television film
2016 Zero Sum Ruth Sharman Short film
2018 To Provide All People Patient Television film
2019 The Left Behind Annes Television film[12][13]
2020 Blithe Spirit Edith
2022 Life and Death in the Warehouse Megan Television film[14][15]
TBA Mr Burton Cis Upcoming film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Skins Sketch 7 episodes
2009 Casualty Nina Episode: "Stand by Me"
Casualty 1909 Deborah Lynch 1 episode
2010 Being Human Robin Episode: "In the Morning"
Law & Order: UK Kim Baker Episode: "Hounded"
Little Crackers Mary Episode: "Better Than Christmas"
2011 Luther Jenny Jones 4 episodes
2012 Walking and Talking Mary 4 episodes
2013–2017; 2022 Peaky Blinders Esme Shelby 15 episodes
2014 Inside No. 9 Katy Episode: "The Harrowing"
2014–2015 Detectorists Sophie 12 episodes
2015 Wolf Hall Elizabeth Barton 2 episodes
2016 Death in Paradise Sian Evans Episode: "Flames of Love"
2017 Loaded Abi 8 episodes
Summer Comedy Shorts Leila Episode: "Morgana Robinson's Summer"
Comedy Playhouse Jemma Smith Episode: "Mister Winner"
2018 Troy: Fall of a City Cassandra 7 episodes[16]
2018–2020 Thunderbirds Are Go Havoc (voice) 13 episodes
101 Dalmatian Street Arabella, Big Fee, Summer (voice) 11 episodes[17]
2019 Curfew Ruby Newman 8 episodes[18]
Keeping Faith Madlen Vaughan 6 episodes
The Reluctant Landlord Charlotte Episode: "Love & Marriage"
Four Weddings and a Funeral Tabby 5 episodes
Man Like Mobeen Miss Aitken 2 episodes
2021 War of the Worlds Isla 8 episodes
2022–present Slow Horses Shirley Dander Main cast[19]
2023 Dreamland Leila Main cast[20]

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Notes
2015 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Rachel Baker [21]
2022 Elden Ring Ranni the Witch [22][21]
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Mio [23][21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kathryn Williams (9 June 2014). "Actress Aimee-Ffion Edwards bags new BBC Four role. But who is she? We play 'Detectorist' to find out". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e Rachel Mainwaring (11 June 2011). "Newport actress Aimee takes on a tough role in Luther". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ^ "DWR DWfN (Food Tokens and Deep Water)". British Council. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Under Milk Wood". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Dylan Thomas: A Poet in New York". BBC Two. 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Bafta TV awards 2015: Winners in full". BBC News. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  7. ^ Rupert Hawksley (2 October 2014). "Detectorists, BBC Four, review: 'first-rate writing'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Detectorists Episode 3, Series 2, Episode 3 of 6". BBC. 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  9. ^ Ian Shuttleworth (2 October 2008). "SH*T-M*X, Trafalgar Studio 2, London". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  10. ^ Gerald Berkowitz (5 October 2012). "Fireface". The Stage. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  11. ^ Charles Spencer (27 February 2013). "Trelawny of the Wells, Donmar Warehouse, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  12. ^ Carr, Flora (8 July 2019). "When is The Left Behind on TV? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  13. ^ Bullman, Joseph (9 July 2019). "On making The Left Behind: 'We've plugged into the mains'". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  14. ^ Hastings, Christobel. "Life And Death In The Warehouse: this devastating miscarriage scene is inspired by a warehouse worker's true story". www.stylist.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  15. ^ Mangan, Lucy (7 March 2022). "Life and Death in the Warehouse review – the terrible true cost of online shopping". Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  16. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (30 March 2017). "Troy: Fall Of A City: Bella Dayne, Louis Hunter & More Join BBC/Netflix Epic". Deadline. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  17. ^ "New Voice Talent Spotted for Disney's 101 Dalmatian Street". Animation World Network. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Another boost for Sky One's Curfew as Adam Brody joins supercharged cast". www.skygroup.sky. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  19. ^ Yossman, K. J. (29 April 2022). "Slow Horses Adds Peaky Blinders Star Aimee-Ffion Edwards, This Is Going to Hurt's Kadiff Kirwan to Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  20. ^ Yossman, K. J. (15 July 2022). "Lily Allen, Freema Agyeman to Star in Sky Original Comedy Dreamland". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "Aimee-Ffion Edwards (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 9 September 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  22. ^ Osborne, Mary (11 March 2022). "The Actress Who Plays Ranni The Witch In Elden Ring Is Gorgeous In Real Life". SVG. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  23. ^ Aguilar, Jorge (4 August 2022). "All voice actors in Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Full voice cast revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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