Riann Steele is an American/English actress.

Biography

After studying at

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, she appeared in various Royal Shakespeare Company productions, including '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' (including its subsequent BBC television film adaptation in 2009) alongside

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. From 2009 to 2010, she played Nurse Lauren Minster in '' Holby City''. Her first feature film role was opposite

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in 2010's ''Treacle Jr.''. In 2012, she starred in the film ''

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'' as Shaks, the girlfriend of a violent gang leader portrayed by Ashley Walters, and in

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as Queen Nefertiti. She has also appeared as Cleo, a therapist, in the

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comedy series '' Lovesick'' and also appeared as Sydney Halliday in four episodes of '' NCIS: New Orleans'' Season 4. In 2021, Steele played the role of Finola Jones in the

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drama ''

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'', whose pilot was written by

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Select filmography

References

External links

* *"Riann Steele // Shaks" in
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. Revolver Entertainment. Retrieved on 30 August 2012. {{DEFAULTSORT:Steele, Riann 1987 births Black British actresses English film actresses English people of Grenadian descent English stage actresses Living people Actors from London Royal Shakespeare Company members