Safia Grace Oakley-Green (born June 2001) is an English actress. She won a British Independent Film Award for her performance in the horror film Out of Darkness (2022). She was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.
Safia Oakley-Green | |
|---|---|
| Born | Safia Grace Oakley-Green June 2001 (age 23) Southwark, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2021–present |
Early life
editOakley-Green was born in Southwark, London before moving to Derbyshire. She trained at the Television Workshop in Nottingham. As of 2023[update], she was studying psychology at university.[1][2][3]
Career
editIn 2021, she appeared in the horror short film Requiem alongside fellow Television Workshop alumna Bella Ramsey. The short picked up increased attention after Ramsey's performance in the HBO television series The Last of Us raised her profile.[4]
Oakley-Green made her feature film debut in the 2021 biopic The Colour Room for Sky Cinema alongside Phoebe Dynevor.[5] She made her television debut as Cinderella Jackson in the 2022 BBC One crime drama Sherwood.[6] Also in 2022, she starred in the Scottish caveman horror Out of Darkness, previously entitled The Origin, for which she received the British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance in December 2022.[7][8][9] She later also given the best film actress award by BAFTA Scotland for the role.[10]
In 2023, Oakley-Green had a recurring role as Andy in the first series of Disney+ comedy Extraordinary.[11] She has roles in the second series of The Lazarus Project on Sky Max[12] and the Paramount+ series The Burning Girls.[13]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Requiem | Mary | Short |
| The Colour Room | Elsie | ||
| 2022 | Out of Darkness | Beyah | |
| She Said | Dancer | ||
| TBA | The Bluff | TBA | Post-production |
| Anemone | TBA | Filming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sherwood | Cinderella Jackson | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | Extraordinary | Andy | 3 episodes |
| The Burning Girls | Joy Harris | 4 episodes | |
| The Lazarus Project | Becky | Series 2 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | British Independent Film Awards | Breakthrough Performance | Out of Darkness | Won | [14] |
| 2024 | British Academy Scotland Awards | Best Actress in Film | Pending | [15] |
References
edit- ^ "The Derbs: Television Workshop Launch Their First Online Play". Leftlion.co.uk.
- ^ Jolin, Dan (28 June 2023). "Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Safia Oakley-Green (actor)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "We Chat to Talented TV Workshop Graduate Safia Oakley-Green About Her Upcoming Film 'Out of Darkness' - Leftlion - Nottingham Culture". leftlion.co.uk.
- ^ Shatto, Rachel (March 13, 2023). "Gay Twitter's Obsessed With Bella Ramsey's Witchy Queer Short Requiem". News.Yahoo. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor brings period piece to Birmingham city centre". Shropshire Star.
- ^ "Sherwood cast – Meet the characters". Radio Times.
- ^ "'Aftersun' shines as big winner of 2022 Bifas". Screen Daily.
- ^ "British Independent Film Awards 2022: Paul Mescal's Aftersun shines". BBC.co.uk.
- ^ "British Independent Film Awards: 'Aftersun' Sweeps With 7 Wins Including Best Film". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022.
- ^ "Ashley Storrie won Bafta 'for mum' Janey Godley". BBC News. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Extraordinary cast: Meet the stars of Disney Plus superhero comedy". Radio Times.
- ^ "The Lazarus Project Season 2: Exclusive First Look Images As Time-Loop Thriller Returns". Empire.
- ^ "The Burning Girls' Casts Samantha Morton and 'Bridgerton's Ruby Stokes as Leads". Collider.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (4 December 2022). "British Independent Film Awards: 'Aftersun' Sweeps With 7 Wins Including Best Film". Deadline. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Dalton, Ben (2 October 2024). "'Out Of Darkness' heads film nominees at 2024 Bafta Scotland Awards; 'Baby Reindeer', 'Girl' both nominated". Screen International. Retrieved 2 October 2024.