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Aisha Toussaint

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Aisha Toussaint
Born (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 29)
EducationSt Peter the Apostle High School
Occupation(s)Actress and presenter
Years active2015–present

Aisha Toussaint (born 5 August 1995) is a Seychellois-Scottish actress and presenter. From 2017 to 2018, she portrayed the role of Jules Belmont in River City and in 2017, she began presenting the CBBC series Raven.

Early life

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Toussaint was born on 5 August 1995[1] in the Seychelles and is the middle child of five, having four brothers.[2] She moved to Scotland when she was six,[1] and attended St Peter the Apostle High School.[3] Her mother was a dialysis nurse.[2]

Career

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From 2017 to 2018, she portrayed the role of Jules Belmont in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City, a job she landed while still studying for her Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the New College Lanarkshire,[1] though prior to this she had played a "Spy in Training" in M.I. High in 2012 and "Poppy's Friend" in Pramface in 2014.[4] Episodes featuring Belmont began airing on 28 June 2016.[5]

On 27 June 2017, it was announced that Toussaint would be a presenter of Raven.[6][7] Toussaint replaced then-fellow River City cast member James Mackenzie. In September 2019, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Polly Spooner.

Personal life

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Toussaint lives in Glasgow,[1] and has been described as a "young Bankie" by Clydebank Live.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Interview with Aisha Toussaint". BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Why trailblazing Raven star Aisha Toussaint is the real-life heroine young girls need". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Young Bankie actress cast in remake of popular CBBC programme Raven". Clydebank Post. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ "AISHA TOUSSAINT". Spotlight.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ "River City, 28/06/2016". BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Raven returns - hit children's adventure show swoops in for a new series on CBBC". BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Interview with Nick Gunaydin, Series Producer". BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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