Amy-Leigh Hickman (born 16 September 1997) is an English actress. Hickman made her television debut as

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'', a role she reprised in the sequel series ''

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''. She then went onto appear as

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in the

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Early life

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Career

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In 2013, Hickman appeared in 6 episodes of

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's '' Strike Back'' as Ester. In 2015, Hickman appeared in

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daytime soap opera, ''

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'' as Sara Boswell and in ''

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'' as Aisha Karim. She played the role of Carmen Howle in another ''The Dumping Ground'' spin-off, '' The Dumping Ground: I'm...'', a

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series. In 2014, Hickman played Princess Jasmine in her management's version of ''

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'', which took place in

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, Wales. Hickman starred in another of her management's pantomimes in late 2015, this time in ''Sleeping Beauty,'' playing the role of Jill, alongside her Tracy Beaker Returns co-star Joe Maw who played the corresponding Jack. In 2016, she appeared in ''Sleeping Beauty'' at the Sunderland Empire Theatre, where she played the role of Princess Briar Rose. Later that year, Hickman worked with Nationwide Education on the web series ''Get Real With Money'', aimed at young people with the objective of educating them about money management and finances. Hickman then appeared as a recurring character in the

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soap opera ''

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'' as

, a love interest for

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), from February until April 2016 and returned for a short stint in March 2017. From 2017 to 2019, Hickman portrayed Nasreen Paracha in

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school drama ''

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''. In 2018, Hickman appeared in the

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original series ''

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'' as Sia Marshall.">@AmyLHickman Amy-Leigh Hickman on Twitter: That's a wrap for me after 6 months on @HarlanCoben @netflix series "Safe" it's been way too fabulous. More to come in 2018 ❤️
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. In July 2019, she starred in the

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special ''The Left Behind'', as Yasmin. In 2020, she starred in the fourth series of the BBC drama ''

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'' as Mimi Saunders. Later that year, it was announced that Hickman would be starring in the second series of the

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'', which aired in May 2021. Later in 2021, she co-starred in the short film ''True Colours'' alongside

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. She then starred in a revival of the play '' East is East'' alongside ''Ackley Bridge'' co-stars

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and Gurjeet Singh at the

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. In April 2022, it was announced that Hickman had been cast in the fourth series of the Netflix drama series ''

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Filmography

Television and film

Voice roles

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hickman, Amy-Leigh 1997 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Sussex English child actresses English television actresses English soap opera actresses Living people People from Hastings Anglo-Indian people British actresses of Indian descent