Natasha Loring
Born
Johannesburg, South Africa
Alma materAFDA
Years active2008–present

Natasha Loring is a South African actress. She first gained prominence through her roles in the films The Dinosaur Project (2012) and Zulu (2013), and the E4 comedy-drama Beaver Falls (2011–2012). She won a SAFTA for her performance in the Showmax thriller Dam (2021–).

Early life

Loring grew up in the Beaulieu area of Midrand.[1] Her father is theatre producer Richard Loring. She attended St Stithians College.[2] She studied at AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts,[3] and then the Actors Centre London (now Seven Dials Playhouse).[4] She also trained in ballet and modern dance.[5]

Career

During her first year at AFDA, Loring landed her first professional role as Julie Saunders in the film Hitchhiker, in which she appeared with her sister Samantha. Hitchhiker premiered during Loring's final year at AFDA.[6] This was followed by her television debut as Hayley in the Lifetime film Natalee Holloway.[7]

Loring began appearing in British media, beginning with small roles in the BBC two-parter Women in Love and the Sky One crime drama The Runaway, and then starring as Kimberley in the E4 comedy-drama Beaver Falls from 2011 to 2012[8][9] and Liz Draper in the science fiction film The Dinosaur Project.[10] She played Marjorie in the 2013 French-South African film Zulu.

Loring has lent her voice to video games such as League of Legends (2009), Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series (2014), and Tacoma (2017), as well as a number of Star Wars and Call of Duty games.[11] She appeared in the films Broken Star and The Wedding Year in 2018 and 2019 respectively, and made guest appearances in the Netflix series Queen Sono and the Syfy series Vagrant Queen in 2020.

In 2021, Loring began starring as Sienna Fischer alongside Lea Vivier in the Showmax thriller Dam.[12] For the first season, Loring won Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama at the South African Film and Television Awards.[13] She produced the short film A Shame.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Hitchhiker Julie Saunders
2012 The Dinosaur Project Liz Draper
2013 Zulu Marjorie
2014 Mannequins Carilee Short film
Go Fish Short film
2015 Baby Short film
2016 Swell Swell Voice role; short film
Pivot Short film
2017 The Relationtrip Eden Voice role
2018 Broken Star Sydney
2019 The Wedding Year Sister
2021 A Shame Holly Short film; producer
2022 Ghosted Leigh Short film
TBA Just Now Jeffrey Brittany

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Natalee Holloway Hayley Television film
2011 Women in Love Young German Girl Part 2
The Runaway Candy 1 episode
2011–2012 Beaver Falls Kimberley Main role
2014 Happyland Julie Episode: "Repeated Infractions"
2017 Web of Spies Zadie Tottman
2020 Queen Sono Sarah Episode: "Rookie"
City Kitties Sam
Vagrant Queen Chrissy Scav Episode: "Sunshine Express Yourself"
2021–present Dam Sienna Fischer Main role

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2009 League of Legends Kai'Sa
2014 Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series Sera Flowers
2015 Anki Overdrive Winger
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Fallen Empire Vaylin / Alianna Slen
2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Additional Voices
Civilization VI Advisor
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Eternal Throne Vaylin
2017 Minecraft: Story Mode Olivia Season 2
Tacoma Natali "Nat" Kuroshenko
2018 Prey: Mooncrash Claire Whitten
Judgment Nanami Matsuoka English version
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Milena
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond Huxley
2021 Star Wars: The Old Republic – Legacy of the Sith Additional voices
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Additional voices

References

  1. ↑ Waka-Zamisa, Sandile (28 July 2010). "Natasha stars in top flick". Midrand Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Out and About with Samantha and Natasha" (PDF). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Page 2 Pin-Up: Natasha Loring (APM)". The Callsheet. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Petzer, Brett (11 November 2013). "Top Ten South African actors about to make it big". The South African. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Derek (September 2010). "Little Loring big on talent" (PDF). The Good Weekend Saturday. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "What a girl wants". IOL. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "SA actress Natasha Loring stars in M-Net movie". Media Update. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Beaver Falls stars set for show debut on TV channel E4". BBC News. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Just in Beaver". RWD. 21 July 2012. p. 71. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Rawson-Jones, Ben (10 August 2012). "'The Dinosaur Project' Natasha Loring, Matt Kane interview - video". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Natasha Loring". Another Tongue. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Kriedemann, Kevin (28 January 2021). "From 'DAM' to 'MAD': something lurks beneath the beauty in this SA original". Times Live. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "First-time SAFTA winners react to their awards". Showmax Stories. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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