Amelia Jayne Clarkson (born December 1997) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress in the films ''

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'' (2011) and '' All Stars'' (2013). On television, she is known for her roles in the

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series ''

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'' (2016–2019), the

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series ''

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'' (2018–2022), and the

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series '' Red Rose'' (2022).

Early life

Clarkson was born in

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, West London. She attended

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Career

Clarkson made her television debut in two 2009 episodes of the '' Doctor Who'' spinoff ''

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'' as Elizabeth Marchwood in " The Eternity Trap". This was followed by her feature film debut with a small role in ''

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''. Clarkson portrayed a young version of the titular

(played by

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as an adult) in the 2011 film adaptation of

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's novel. In 2013, Clarkson starred in the dance film '' All Stars'' as Rebecca. The following year, she played Kelly Grimes in the

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Cold War-set miniseries '' The Assets'' and Muriel Mottershead in the

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biographical drama ''

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''. She was cast in an Amazon Prime pilot titled ''Casanova'' with

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. Clarkson joined the recurring cast of the

period drama ''

'' for its second series as Rosina Hoblyn (later Carne), a role she would reprise in the fourth and fifth series. She also had a recurring role as Sophie in the

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series ''

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'' and appeared in the film '' Intrigo: Dear Agnes''. Clarkson was then cast in series 3 of the

medieval drama ''

'' as Lady Aelflaed. Initially a recurring character, she was promoted to the main cast for ''The Last Kingdoms final two series, the latter of which was released in 2022. Later in 2022, Clarkson starred as Wren Davis opposite

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in the

teen horror series '' Red Rose'', which had an international release on Netflix the following year. Clarkson has an upcoming role in the vampire film ''Blood & Ink'' with

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

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