Brooke Burfitt (born 23 December 1988) is an English

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and radio presenter.

Early years and family

Brooke Burfitt is the daughter of

Louise Burfitt-Dons Louise Burfitt-Dons, (''née'' Byres; born 22 October 1953) is a British novelist, humanitarian, and former Conservative candidate. Burfitt-Dons is best known for her anti-bullying work as the founder of the charity Act Against Bullying and ...

who set up the children’s anti-bullying charity

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and Donald, a retired

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captain. She has an Economics and Business with East European Studies degree from

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. She currently lives in Bermuda with her husband and daughter.

Career

Burfitt appeared in On The Ropes, as Joe Egan's girlfriend in a

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about a behind the scenes look at the boxing world. In Death she was directed by

Martin Gooch Martin Gooch is a British filmmaker, who directed and shot many comedy shorts. His first feature film ''Death'' which premiered at Sci-Fi-London 2012 in the UK and was a 2012 finalist for Hollywood's Feel Good Film Festival in the US. He was born ...

which won at the

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in 2012. She has also featured in the comedy

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and the movie Soft Touch. In 2014, Brooke worked with actor and film maker

Stuart Brennan Stuart Brennan (born 8 October 1982) is a BAFTA-winning British actor, playwright, producer and director. He is an advocate for independent film, helping set up and establish film festivals across the world. Early life and education He was ...

on a zombie apocalypse feature film 'Plan Z' as supporting lead role, Irish girl Kate. The film went on to win Best Thriller at the

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Brooke Burfitt stars as the lead role in independent feature " By Any Means (2017 film)" as "Mimi Wyatt".

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says the film's storyline channels Kim Kardashian's paris robbery in 2016. Burfitt won Best Actress award at the Wexford Film Festival, where the film also went on to win Best Film. By Any Means (2017 film) won Best International Feature Film at the 2017 Polish International Film Festival. " By Any Means (2017 film)" was the subject of some controversy after convicted kidnapper Lukasz Herba stated in the closing statement of his trial that he was inspired after watching the movie. Herba, a UK resident from Poland, was sentenced to almost 17 years in jail for his role in the

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in Milan in July 2017, eight weeks after the release of the film. At the start of 2017, Brooke starred alongside

Kelly McGillis Kelly Ann McGillis (born July 9, 1957) is an American stage actress. She is known for her film roles such as Rachel Lapp in ''Witness'' (1985), for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations; Charlie in ''Top Gun'' (1986); ''Made in ...

and

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over Mother's Day weekend in March 2020. Burfitt plays the lead Blair Henderson in festive romantic comedy

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"Christmas at the Castle", which premiered on December 23 on

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. She stars alongside

Dan Jeannotte Daniel Jeannotte (born 22 September 1981) is a Canadian actor. He gained recognition for his roles as Brandon Russell in the American-Canadian fantasy television series '' Good Witch'', and as James Stuart in the CW period drama series ''Reign. ...

Nicholas Farrell Nicholas C. Frost (born 1955), known professionally as Nicholas Farrell, is an English stage, film and television actor. Education Farrell was educated at Fryerns Grammar and Technical School in Basildon, Essex, followed by the University of ...

Geraldine Somerville Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville (born 19 May 1967) is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles in the film ''Gosford Park'' (2001) and the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2001–2011). Her other roles have included ''My Week with Marily ...

and

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. The film is also released worldwide by

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under the alternative title of "Christmas in the Highlands". On January 8, 2022, "Labor, Lies and Murder" aired as an exclusive premiere for

. Brooke plays eight month pregnant Hailey, who fears someone is out to steal her baby. Burfitt could be seen over the 2022 Christmas holidays on

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premiere movie "Christmas Lovers Anonymous" as Katrina, a best-selling author who hides her love for Christmas after an ugly break up. Katrina finds love again when she joins a website for people who are crazy about Christmas: "Christmas Lovers Anonymous."

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burfitt, Brooke Alumni of University College London English radio personalities Living people 1988 births 21st-century English actresses English film actresses