Freya Parks

Freya Parks
OccupationActress
Years active2009—
TelevisionHere We Go

Freya Parks is a British stage, television and film actress.

Career

As a child actress, Parks portrayed Etty Darwin in the 2009 film Creation alongside Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connolly. She played Helen Burns in the Cary Joji Fukunaga 2011 adaptation of Jane Eyre, and appeared in Tom Hooper's 2012 musical adaptation of Les Misérables.[1] She starred in Amazon Prime Video's Bliss! in 2016.[2]

In 2018, she was part of the touring stage production of Tristan Bernays and Dougal Irvine's musical Teddy.[3][4]

Parks had a main role as Amy Jessop in 2020 comedy pilot Pandemonium developed by Tom Basden in which she starred alongside Katherine Parkinson and Jim Howick,[5] which developed into BBC Two comedy series Here We Go. [6] A second series was filmed in 2023, and broadcast in 2024.[7]

In 2022, she played Hester, the leader of the School for Evil's coven, in the Paul Feig film The School for Good and Evil.[8][9] In 2024, she played Fiona in Steven Knight's BBC One six-part series This Town.[10][11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Creation Etty Darwin
2011 Jane Eyre Helen Burns
2012 Les Misérables Café Barmaid
2016 Bliss! Tasha Robson
2021 School's Out Forever Claire Baker
Love Gets a Room Niusia
2022 The School for Good and Evil Hester

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby Mariah Crummles Mini-series; episodes 2 & 5
2020–2024 Here We Go Amy Jessop Series 1 & 2; 14 episodes
2024 This Town Fiona 5 episodes
Grace Logan Somerville Series 4; episode 3: "You Are Dead"
2025 Vera Stella Marsh Series 14; episode 2: "The Dark Wives"

References

  1. ^ Cormack, Morgan (1 February 2024). "Meet the cast of BBC sitcom Here We Go". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ Wolfe Murray, Angus (18 June 2016). "Bliss!". Eye for Film. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ Hewis, Ben (8 December 2017). "Casting announced for tour of Teddy". Whats on Stage. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ "In Conversation With... Freya Parks". Rewritethishistory. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ Dessau, Bruce (25 December 2020). "Interviews: Jack Christou, Freya Parks, Tori Allen-Martin, Mica Ricketts Talk Pandemonium". Beyond The Joke. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Here We Go cast interview". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Here We Go... again". Chortle. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  8. ^ Vito Oddo, Marco (9 June 2021). "First Teaser for 'The School for Good and Evil' Lets You Meet the Coven of Netflix Adaptation". Collider. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  9. ^ McFarlane, Holly (25 October 2022). "Who Is Hester's Mother In The School For Good & Evil". Screen Rant. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. ^ Ntim, Zac (October 5, 2023). "This Town:' First Look At Drama From 'Peaky Blinders' Creator Steven Knight". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ^ "BBC drops trailer for Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight's gritty new drama This Town". Virgin Radio. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.