Antonia Thomas

Antonia Thomas
Thomas in June 2010
Born
Antonia Laura Thomas

(1986-11-03) 3 November 1986 (age 38)
London, England
Alma materBristol Old Vic Theatre School (BA)
National Youth Theatre
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2009–present
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)

Antonia Laura Thomas (born 3 November 1986) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Alisha Daniels in the E4 comedy-drama series Misfits, Evie Douglas in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Lovesick and Dr. Claire Browne in the ABC drama series The Good Doctor.[1]

Early life

Antonia Laura Thomas was born in London in 1986, the daughter of a Jamaican mother, Veronica Thomas, a psychologist (a retired Head of Psychology at St Thomas’ hospital, London) and British father David Thomas, who is a classical singer.[citation needed]

She has two older sisters, Emma Jay Thomas, also an actress, and Chloe Lucy Thomas, a journalist.[citation needed]

She received a BA in acting from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2009,[2] and then joined the National Youth Theatre.[3][4]

Career

Thomas was cast as Alisha Daniels in Misfits in 2009,[5] one day after leaving Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[6] She confirmed her exit from Misfits in late 2011, stating that she had an "amazing time" on the show.[7] In 2012, she appeared in the music video for the Coldplay song "Charlie Brown".[8]

In 2013, Thomas was in the film Sunshine on Leith. In 2014, she played the role of Evie in the British rom-com TV show Scrotal Recall which aired on Channel 4. After finding success on Netflix, the streaming network went on to commission a second series of eight episodes, without Channel 4's involvement, which was made available internationally on the streaming network in November 2016 under the new title Lovesick.[9][10]

In 2015, Thomas was featured in the music video for the Stereophonics' song "C'est La Vie" and narrated the opening and closing lines to the revival of the British children's television series Teletubbies.

She began appearing as Doctor Claire Browne in the American TV show, The Good Doctor in September 2017.[11]

Filmography

Short film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Misfits: Erazer Alisha Daniels
2013 Air Alex
2015 Isla Traena D
2016 Breaking Anna
The Work Juliet
2017 Homer Lexi
2020 Freedoms Name Is Mighty Sweet Lucille Hunter Co-writer, executive producer

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Eight Minutes Idle Adrienne
Spike Island Lisa
2013 Sunshine on Leith Yvonne
Hello Carter Mischa
2014 Northern Soul Angela
The Hybrid Steinmann
2015 Survivor Naomi Rosenbaum
2016 FirstBorn Charlie
2017 Rearview Nicky
2021 All on a Summer's Day Main character
2024 Bagman Karina

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009–2011 Misfits Alisha Daniels Main role; Series 1–3; 21 Episodes
2010 Stanley Park Sadie Television film
The Deep Maddy 3 Episodes
2012 Homefront Tasha Raveley TV Mini-series; 6 Episodes
2014 Fleming Jazz Singer 2 Episodes
Transporter: The Series Ferrara Episode: "The Diva"
2014–2018 Lovesick Evelyn "Evie" Douglas Main role; 22 Episodes
2015 The Musketeers Samara Alaman Episode: "The Good Traitor"
The Ark Sabba Television film
2015–2018 Teletubbies Narrator/Voice Trumpet (Voice)
2016 The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells Isabel Harringay 1 Episode
2017–2022, 2024 The Good Doctor Dr. Claire Browne Main role (seasons 1–4,), guest (season 5 & 7); 80 episodes
2018 Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives Leonie Episode: "Tipping Point"
2020 Small Axe Gretl Logan Episode: "Red, White and Blue"
2022 The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Narrator (voice) Episode: "The Wonderful Winter of Mickey Mouse
2022 Suspect Maia 8 Episodes
2023 Still Up Lisa Main role[12]

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s) Director(s) Ref.
2012 "Charlie Brown" Coldplay Mat Whitecross and Mark Rowbotham [8]
2015 "C'est La Vie" Stereophonics Kelly Jones

References

  1. ^ "'Black Mirror', 'One Day at a Time' & More Get Premiere Dates on Netflix – TCA". Deadline. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Antonia Thomas E4's Misfits: Exclusive Interview". Oh No They Didn't!. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Antonia Thomas". Curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. ^ "National Youth Theatre". Nyt.org.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. ^ French, Dan (17 August 2009). "E4 commissions new teen superhero comedy". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Antonia Thomas E4's Misfits". fourthwall magazine. Fourthwallmagazine.co.uk. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  7. ^ Goodacre, Kate (19 December 2011). "'Misfits' star will not return for series four". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Coldplay release "Charlie Brown" starring Antonia Thomas from Misfits - Music Video". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Netflix Has Officially Renewed Scrotal Recall for Season 2". Premiere Date. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  10. ^ Virtue, Graeme (16 November 2016). "A whole new ball game: the unlikely return of STI sitcom Scrotal Recall". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (17 February 2017). "Antonia Thomas Cast in ABC Pilot 'Doctor Murphy'; Bojana Novakovic in CBS 'Instinct'". Deadline.
  12. ^ "Apple TV+ announces new 'Still Up' comedy for September". appleinsider.com. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.