Julia Brown
Born (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997[1]
Edinburgh, Scotland
Years active2013–present

Julia Brown (born 14 March 1997) is a Scottish actress and singer. She stars as Lois Bennett in the BBC series World on Fire (2019–2023). She also appeared in the CBBC series M.I. High (2014) and the crime drama Shetland (2018–2021).

Early life and education

Brown is from Edinburgh. She attended George Heriot's School.[2] She was a member of the school's Chamber Choir and participated in school plays and local theatre productions. She then enrolled in the MGA Academy of Performing Arts.[3]

Career

Brown was 16 when she auditioned for M.I. High on CBBC, making her television debut and joining the main cast as Keri Summers for its seventh and final series.[4] She was subsequently signed by Ruth Young at United Agents;[5] she is also represented by Model Team.[6] Brown had a recurring role as Molly Kilmuir in the fourth and sixth series of the BBC One crime drama Shetland. She also had a role as Ecgwyn in the third and fourth series of the Netflix medieval drama The Last Kingdom.

In 2018, it was announced Brown would star as Lois Bennett in Peter Bowker's World War II drama World on Fire, which premiered as a miniseries on BBC One in 2019 before being renewed for a second series.[7] She starred as Katherine Walker in the 2020 television film Anthony by Jimmy McGovern for the BBC.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 M.I. High Keri Summers Main role (series 7; 13 episodes)
2015 Eve Caz Episode: "IT Girl"
2018 Grasslands Frankie Short film
2018–2020 The Last Kingdom Ecgwyn 2 episodes
2018–2021 Shetland Molly Kilmuir Recurring role (series 4; 6 episodes, series 6; 4 episodes)
2019, 2023 World on Fire Lois Bennett Main role (series 1; 7 episodes, series 2: 6 episodes)
2020 The Alienist Abigail 2 episodes
Anthony Katherine Walker Television film
2021 Foundation Moswen Episode: "Death and the Maiden"
Pointless Celebrities Herself - Contestant Episode: "Drama"
2022 Jessie and the Elf Boy Jessie Film
2023 Fort Solis Jessica Appleton Video game, voice role
2023 Payback Manda Willis TV series, Series 1; episode 5

References

  1. ↑ Jack, Lauren (18 August 2023). "Who is Scottish actress Julia Brown and what has she been in?". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "After Heriot's Blog". George Heriot's School. 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Julia Brown". TresA Magazine. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "BBC - CBBC - M.I. High". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Julia Brown | United Agents". unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Model Team - Scottish Model Agency". modelteam.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Casting announced for landmark World War II BBC One drama World on Fire". BBC Media Centre. 2018.
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