Shalom Brune-Franklin (born 18 August 1994) is an English-Australian[1] actress known for playing Private Maisie Richards in the BBC series Our Girl, Umm Khulthum in The State and Aoife in the Australian series Doctor Doctor.[2]
Shalom Brune-Franklin | |
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Born | (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 28) St Albans, England |
Nationality | British, Australian[1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012 - present |
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She stars as DC Chloe Bishop in all seven episodes of BBC One's Line of Duty, series six (2021) and plays one of the lead roles in The Tourist on BBC One (2022).[3]
Shalom Brune-Franklin was born in St Albans in England to a Mauritian mother and Thai-born English father.[4] When Brune-Franklin was 14, she moved with her parents and her younger brother, Siam, to Mullaloo, Western Australia.[4][5] She holds both British and Australian citizenship.[1]
During her studies at Ocean Reef Senior High School, Brune-Franklin took up drama class then went on to win the school's drama award for high achievement.[6] Brune-Franklin enrolled to study journalism at the Edith Cowan University but after seeing the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) she decided to propel her acting career. Brune-Franklin got an audition at the WAAPA and then later that year won most outstanding student.[6]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Dinner Date | Jennifer | Short |
2015 | Tryptophan | Chocolate Dealer | Short |
2016 | Swiss Avalanche | Holly | Short |
2017 | OtherLife | Coder #2 | |
Thor: Ragnarok | College Girl #1 | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Barracuda | Leanne | Episode: "2000" |
2016-2017 | Doctor Doctor | Aoife | Series regular |
2017 | The State | Umm Khulthum | Mini-series |
2017-2018 | Our Girl | Maisie Richards | Series regular |
2019 | Bad Mothers | Bindy | Mini-series |
2020 | Moominvalley | Seahorses | 2 episodes |
Cursed | Sister Igraine | Series regular | |
Roadkill | Rose Dietl | Mini-series | |
2021 | Line of Duty | DC Chloë Bishop | Recurring role[7] |
War of the Worlds | Lilly | 2 episodes | |
Love Me | Ella | 5 episodes | |
2022 | The Tourist | Luci/Victoria | Leading Role |
TBA | Great Expectations | Estella | Upcoming miniseries |
Dune: The Sisterhood | Mikaela | Upcoming series | |
Year | Play | Role | Venue | Notes |
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2014 | The Grapes of Wrath | Muley Graves | Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth | |
Blood Wedding | La Novia (The Bride) | Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth | ||
2015 | The Playboy of the Western World | Sara Tansey | Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth | |
Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth | ||
2016 | Girl Shut Your Mouth | Grace | State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, Perth | with Black Swan State Theatre Company |