Hannah Khalique-Brown

Hannah Khalique-Brown
Born
Hannah Rose Khalique-Brown

April 1999
Birmingham, England
Alma materKing's College London
Years active2020–present

Hannah Rose Khalique-Brown (born April 1999) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her role in the Channel 4 miniseries The Undeclared War (2022). Her films include Barbie (2023).

Early life

Khalique-Brown was born in Birmingham. Her father worked as an NHS surgeon and her mother, a barrister.[1] Khalique-Brown attended King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, where she completed A Levels in English, History, and Philosophy & Economics.[2][3] She had her first acting experience in a year 9 boys' school production of Alice in Wonderland.[4] Khalique-Brown graduated from King's College London (KCL) in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature.[5]

Career

In 2021, Khalique-Brown made her television debut with a seven-episode role as Anita Chandola in the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors.[6][7] The following year, she starred as Saara Parvin in the Channel 4 thriller miniseries The Undeclared War.[8] After making her feature film debut with a minor role in What's Love Got to Do with It?, Khalique-Brown played the discontinued Growing Up Skipper doll in the film Barbie starring Margot Robbie.[9]

Khalique-Brown starred as Mary Lennox in the 2024 stage adaptation of The Secret Garden at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre,[10] written by fellow KCL alumnus Holly Robinson. She starred in the silent horror film Year 10[11] and appeared in the BBC One drama Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light as Dorothea,[12][13] the HBO series Dune: Prophecy as Sister Farouz, and the Netflix series Black Doves.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Tin Luck Leila Short film
2020 Two's a Menace Charlene Short film
2021 Muse Bonnie
2022 What's Love Got to Do with It? Girl in Hijab
2023 Barbie Growing Up Skipper
2024 Year 10 Girl

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Doctors Anita Chandola 7 episodes
2022 The Undeclared War Saara Parvin Main role
2024 Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Dorothea
2024 Dune: Prophecy Sister Farouz
2024 Black Doves Maggie
TBA Virdee Leila

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2024 The Secret Garden Mary Lennox Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

References

  1. ^ Bamigboye, Baz (20 June 2022). "'The Undeclared War' Star Hannah Khalique-Brown Reveals She Sent 1,000 Emails To Agents & Casting Directors That Went Unanswered". Deadline. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ Allfree, Claire (25 June 2022). "Meet Hannah Khalique-Brown, star of the new GCHQ thriller The Undeclared War". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Alumnus of the Month: Where are they now? Hannah Khalique-Brown" (PDF). Camp Hill Girls' Chronicle. March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ Stewart, Vaughn Eric (3 September 2022). "The Talented Hannah Khalique-Brown". Cool America. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Alumni Voices: 'I started at King's thinking I'd find a proper non-theatrical vocation…'". King's College London. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ Timblick, Simon (1 March 2021). "Doctors spoilers: Daniel Granger fears for hunger strike student Anita". What to Watch. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  7. ^ Carr, Flora (30 June 2022). "Meet the cast of Channel 4 thriller The Undeclared War". RadioTimes. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  8. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (18 August 2022). "Rising Star Hannah Khalique-Brown on Cyber War Thriller 'The Undeclared War': 'Eerily Similar to Real Life'". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  9. ^ Little, Sarah (22 July 2023). "Hannah Khalique-Brown's Barbie Brings Back A Controversial Doll From The '70s". Screen Rant. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  10. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (2 May 2024). "See Who's Starring in New Stage Adaptation of The Secret Garden at London's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  11. ^ Hughes, Kat (4 September 2024). "Benjamin Goodger and the 'Year 10' team share all about making their silent post apocalypse genre movie". The Hollywood News. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  12. ^ Bennion, Chris (5 November 2024). "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, BBC One, review: This is the drama of the year". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  13. ^ Craig, David (17 November 2024). "Was Wolf Hall's Dorothea really Cardinal Wolsey's daughter? Real history explained". Retrieved 19 November 2024.