Shanika Warren-Markland is a British actress and writer. She is known for her roles in '' More Than Love'' and ''

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Early life

Markland attended Sion Manning Roman Catholic Girls' School in

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. At the age of thirteen, Markland attended a Youth Theatre group at the

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, where she developed her skills in reading and interpreting scripts. She joined the Young Blood Theatre in West London.

Career

Markland began her career in television by playing the lead role of Lillie in Channel 4 program ''More Than Love'', and then went on to secure roles on BBC favourites '

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' and Spooks' at the young age of sixteen. Markland was signed to the BWH Agency after being spotted at her Young Blood theatre classes. Markland received her first feature film role playing the character Kayla in BAFTA award-winning director Noel Clarke’s drama ‘Adulthood’. Continuing her work with Clarke, Markland followed her previous work with the co-lead role in film ''

'' playing the role of Kerrys.Designers Against AIDS - New Friend Of DAA: Shanika Warren Markland
/ref> Markland went on to film the role of Ashleigh in British horror ‘Demons Never Die’, and also played the character Langston in the American film ‘The Skinny'. Markland appeared in the British thriller flick ‘Victim’, in which she played Charmaine, which was released in June 2012. ''Gone Too Far!'', in which Markland played the role of Armani, was screened at the Toronto Film Festival in 2014."TIFF Next Wave 2014: Gone Too Far! – Film Review"
''The Arts Guild''. Ilse de Mucha Herrera on February 17, 2014 In June 2022, Markland's play ''Barbie Comes to Tea'' was performed by the Talawa Theatre Company.

Personal life

Markland is also an ambassador for Designers Against AIDS, a charitable organization that uses the creatives industries to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warren-Markland, Shanika Year of birth missing (living people) Black British actresses English people of Yoruba descent Living people