Alice Hewkin began her career as a child actress in the BBC film '' Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars'' (2007). Hewkin achieved Grade 8 in piano and trained ballet and martial arts from a young age.

Early life

Alice Hai was born in

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, China{{} and spent her early years growing up in China before moving to Cambridge. Hewkin attended Hills Road Sixth Form College. She joined the Young Actors Company and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.. She graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.

Career

Hewkin made her television debut as Tealeaf in the 2007 BBC television film '' Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars'' with Jonathan Pryce, Anna Chancellor, and

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. In 2014, Hewkin returned to television in the ''

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'' season 4 finale as Child of the Forest. In 2015, she appeared in the CBeebies series '' Teacup Travels'' and joined the cast of the

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comedy-drama ''

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'' for its fourth series as Lily. Also in 2015, Hewkin made her professional stage debut with roles in '' The Vote'' at Donmar Warehouse, ''Hidden'' at the Royal Court Theatre, and ''Clickbait'' at Theatre503. Hewkin starred in the titular role of the 2016 stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's '' Kiki's Delivery Service'' at Southwark Playhouse. Also in 2016, she played Ling in the third series of the BBC Three sitcom '' Cuckoo''. The following year, she appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' series 10 episode "

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" and portrayed Chinese-Trinidadian performer

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in the second season of '' The Crown'' on Netflix. In 2019, Hewkin starred alongside Ella Balinska in the

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series ''The Athena'' and guest starred as Tanya opposite Lily Newmark as Ruthie in the first season of the Netflix comedy-drama '' Sex Education''. She returned to Donmar Warehouse to play Clarissa Duke in

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's ''Teenage Dick''.{{Cite web, url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-Interview-Alice-Hewkin-Discusses-TEENAGE-DICK-at-Donmar-Warehouse-20191224, title=Interview: Alice Hewkin Discusses TEENAGE DICK at Donmar Warehouse, website=BroadwayWorld, first=Cindy, last=Marcolina, date=24 December 2019, accessdate=23 August 2023 Hewkin had a recurring role as Maeve in the Netflix series '' The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself'' in 2022 and her first named film role in

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's '' Rye Lane'', which premiered at the

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. In 2022 it was announced that Hewkin had been cast in the Netflix series '' The Brothers Sun'' produced by Brad Falchuk, playing twins May/June alongside Michelle Yeoh.

Filmography

Film

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'' , Tech , , - , 2023 , '' Rye Lane'' , Tabby , , - , TBA , ''Jump Out'' , Bella , , -

Television

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'' , Wight , Episode: " The Children" , - , rowspan="2" , 2015 , '' Teacup Travels'' , Various , 4 episodes , - , ''BBC Comedy Feeds'' , Sophie , Episode: "Fishbowl" , - , 2015–2016 , ''

'' , Lily , 7 episodes (series 4–5) , - , rowspan="3" , 2016 , ''

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'' , Chloe Everly , Episode: "Climb Another Mountain" , - , '' Cuckoo'' , Ling , 2 episodes (series 3) , - , ''Soul Broken Sky'' , Daisy Meadow , Television film , - , rowspan="2" , 2017 , ''

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'' , Felicity , Episode: "

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, Episode: "Matrimonium" , - , 2018 , '' Stan Lee's Lucky Man'' , Sau Lam , Episode: "End of Days" , - , rowspan="3" , 2019 , '' Sex Education'' , Tanya , 2 episodes (season 1) , - , ''The Athena'' , Miju Lee , Main role (25 episodes) , - , '' Strike Back'' , Aang , Episode: "Revolution: Part 5" , - , 2020 , '' Emily in Paris'' , Shay , Episode: "Family Affair" , - , rowspan="2" , 2022 , '' The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself'' , Maeve , 4 episodes , - , '' Miss Scarlet and The Duke'' , Miss Ling , Episode: "The Vanishing" , - , 2023 , '' The Brothers Sun'' , May and June Song , , -

Video games

* '' CrossfireX'' (2022) as Sonia Liu

Stage

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, London , - , '' Kiki's Delivery Service'' , Kiki , Southwark Playhouse, London , - , 2019 , ''Teenage Dick'' , Clarissa Duke , Donmar Warehouse, London , -

References

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