Hannah Dominique E. John-Kamen (born 7 September 1989) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Yalena "Dutch" Yardeen in the Syfy television series Killjoys, Ornela in the HBO series Game of Thrones, F'Nale Zandor in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, Ava Starr / Ghost in Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp and the upcoming film Thunderbolts (2024), also the title character in Netflix's mystery series The Stranger. She also portrayed Jill Valentine in Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
Hannah John-Kamen | |
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Born | (1989-09-07) 7 September 1989 (age 33) Anlaby, Humberside (now East Riding of Yorkshire), England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Hannah Dominique E. John-Kamen[1] was born in Anlaby, Humberside, England, on 7 September 1989, the daughter of a Norwegian fashion model mother and a Nigerian forensic psychologist father.[2] She has an older brother and an older sister. She attended primary school in nearby Kirk Ella, received her secondary education at Hull Collegiate School,[3] and trained at the National Youth Theatre in London.[4] In 2012, she graduated from London's Central School of Speech and Drama.[5]
John-Kamen began her career in 2011, providing voice work for the video game Dark Souls. She went on to make appearances in episodes of television series Misfits (2011), Black Mirror (2016), Whitechapel (2012), The Syndicate (2012), The Midnight Beast (2012) and The Hour (2012).
From 11 December 2012 to 29 June 2013, she took the lead role of Viva in the Spice Girls-themed West End musical Viva Forever![6] The musical premiered at the Piccadilly Theatre to largely negative reviews.[7] The Daily Mirror, however, praised John-Kamen's performance and called it a "shame" that she and the rest of the cast were "let down by a clichéd plot and leaden dialogue".[8]
In 2015, John-Kamen had a starring role in the SyFy series Killjoys.[9][10] In 2016, she had a guest-star role on the HBO series Game of Thrones.[11] That year, she appeared in the Black Mirror episode "Playtest"[12] and an episode of The Tunnel. Addressing John-Kamen's role in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One (2018), Kristen Tauer wrote, "While much of Ready Player One takes place in a virtual reality world, Hannah John-Kamen's character is unique in that she is rooted in the reality throughout the film."[13] That same year, John-Kamen played Ava Starr / Ghost in the superhero film Ant-Man and the Wasp.[14] In 2021, John-Kamen starred in the action-thriller film SAS: Red Notice and portrayed Jill Valentine in the reboot film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. She was cast as Red Sonja in the upcoming film by the same name from Millennium Films but reportedly left the project for unknown reasons.[15][16]
John-Kamen moved to London at the age of 18 and has lived there since.[5] She enjoys playing the piano and is trained in various dances such as ballet, cabaret, jazz, salsa and tap.[4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | First Order Officer | |
2018 | Tomb Raider | Sophie | |
Ready Player One | F'Nale Zandor | ||
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Ava Starr / Ghost | ||
2021 | SAS: Red Notice | Sophie Hart | |
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City | Jill Valentine | ||
TBA | Unwelcome | Maya | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Misfits | Carly | 1 episode |
Black Mirror | Selma Telse | Episode: "Fifteen Million Merits" | |
2012 | Whitechapel | Roxy | 2 episodes |
The Syndicate | Young Shop Assistant | 1 episode | |
The Midnight Beast | Pizza Girl | 1 episode | |
The Hour | Rosa Maria Ramírez | 4 episodes | |
2014 | Death in Paradise | Yasmin Blake | 1 episode |
Happy Valley | Justine | 4 episodes | |
2015 | Cucumber | Violet | 2 episodes |
The Ark | Nahlab | Television film | |
Banana | Violet | 2 episodes | |
2015–2019 | Killjoys | Yalena "Dutch" Yardeen | Main role, 50 episodes |
2016 | The Tunnel: Sabotage | Rosa Persaud | 5 episodes |
Black Mirror | Sonja | Episode: "Playtest" | |
Game of Thrones | Ornela | 2 episodes | |
2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | Naia (voice) | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
2020 | The Stranger | The Stranger | Miniseries, 8 episodes |
Brave New World | Wilhelmina "Helm" Watson | Main role, 9 episodes[17] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012–2013 | Viva Forever! | Viva | Piccadilly Theatre[7] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Dark Souls | Lord's Blade Ciaran | Voice |
2014 | Dark Souls II | Sweet Shalquoir | Voice |
Year | Artist | Title |
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2015 | The Chemical Brothers | "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" |
2019 | Sun Silva | "Just the Romantic" |
At 18 she moved to London and went to what was then the Central School of Speech and Drama
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National libraries |