Freya Allan (born 6 September 2001) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Princess Cirilla of Cintra in the

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series ''

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''. She also appears as young Sam in the 2021 film ''

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'' and as the younger version of The Widow in the

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series '' Into the Badlands''.

Early life and education

Freya Allan was born on in

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, England, and attended

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. Allan continued her artistic education at the National Film and Television School in

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, where, as part of her acting studies, she starred in two short films, ''Bluebird'' and ''The Christmas Tree''. Allan went on to study at the

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, where she performed the part of Linda in the short film ''Captain Fierce''.

Career

Allan played a minor role in the first episode of the 2019 BBC drama ''

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''. The same year she appeared on the front cover of ''

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'' magazine, whilst they were celebrating their 10th anniversary. Allan stars alongside

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and

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as Ciri in the

original series ''

''. This is a fantasy drama adapted by

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from ''

'' book series by Polish writer

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. Allan was originally cast for a small role in the first episode but was later recast as Ciri, a main role. Allan lived in

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for eight months, while the first season of the series was filmed. Allan starred in the second season of ''The Witcher'', which was produced in London in early 2020 and released in 2021 on Netflix. Allan was nominated for Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series for the 2021

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. Allan's character Ciri appears together alongside

's Geralt of Rivia in season 2, training to become a fighter. In 2021, Allan was cast in the lead role of the upcoming horror film ''Baghead'', alongside

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. The film will be directed by Alberto Corredor.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Allan, Freya 2001 births Living people 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Oxfordshire Alumni of the National Film and Television School English film actresses English television actresses People educated at Headington School actors from Oxford