Julia Brown is a Scottish actress and singer. She stars as Lois Bennett in the BBC series '' World on Fire'' (2019). She also appeared in the

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series '' M.I. High'' (2014) and the crime drama '' Shetland'' (2018–2021).

Early life

Brown was brought up in Edinburgh. She attended

George Heriot's School George Heriot's School is a Scottish independent primary and secondary day school on Lauriston Place in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the early 21st century, it has more than 1600 pupils, 155 teaching staff, and 80 non-teaching staff. ...

. She was a member of her school's Chamber Choir and participated in school plays and local theatre productions before enrolling in the MGA Academy of Performing Arts.

Career

Brown was 16 when she auditioned for '' M.I. High'' on

, making her television debut and joining the main cast as Keri Summers for its seventh and final series. She was subsequently signed by Ruth Young at United Agents; she is also represented by Model Team. Brown had a recurring role as Molly Kilmuir in the fourth and sixth series of the

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crime drama '' Shetland''. She also had a role as Ecgwyn in the third and fourth series of the

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medieval drama ''

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''. In 2018, it was announced Brown would star as Lois Bennett in

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drama '' World on Fire'', which premiered as a miniseries on BBC One in 2019 before being renewed for a second series. She starred as Katherine Walker in the 2020 television film ''Anthony'' by

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for the BBC.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Julia Living people 1997 births 21st-century Scottish actresses People educated at George Heriot's School Scottish female models Scottish stage actresses Scottish television actresses