Antonia Laura Thomas (born 3 November 1986) is a British actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Alisha Daniels in the E4 comedy-drama series ''

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'', Evie in the

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comedy series '' Lovesick'' and Dr. Claire Browne in the

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drama series '' The Good Doctor''.

Early life

Antonia Laura Thomas was born in

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in 1986, the daughter of a Jamaican mother, Veronica Thomas, a psychologist (a retired Head of Psychology at St Thomas’ hospital, London) and British father David Thomas, who is a classical singer. She has two older sisters, Emma Jay Thomas, also an actress, and Chloe Lucy Thomas, a journalist. She received a BA in acting from the

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in 2009, and then joined the

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Career

Thomas was cast as Alisha Daniels in ''

'' in 2009, one day after leaving Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She confirmed her exit from ''Misfits'' in late 2011, stating that she had an "amazing time" on the show. In 2012, she appeared in the music video for the

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song "

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". In 2013, Thomas was in the film ''Sunshine on Leith''. In 2014, she played the role of Evie in the British rom-com TV show ''Scrotal Recall'' which aired on

. After finding success on

, the streaming network went on to commission a second series of eight episodes, without Channel 4's involvement, which was made available internationally on the streaming network in November 2016 under the new title '' Lovesick''. In 2015, Thomas was featured in the music video for the

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' song "

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" and narrated the opening and closing lines to the revival of the British children's television series ''

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''. She began appearing as Doctor Claire Browne in the US TV show, '' The Good Doctor'' in September 2017.

Filmography

Short film

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Antonia English people of Jamaican descent 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London Black British actresses English television actresses National Youth Theatre members Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Living people 1986 births People educated at the City of London School for Girls