Freya Allan

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

Freya Allan
Allan at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con
Born (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001
Oxfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Early life and education

Freya Allan was born in Oxfordshire, England, and attended Headington School in Oxford.[1][2] Allan continued her artistic education at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, 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 Arts University Bournemouth where she performed the part of Linda in the short film Captain Fierce.[3]

Career

Allan played a minor role in the first episode of the 2019 BBC Drama, The War of the Worlds.[4]

Allan stars alongside Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra as Princess Cirilla (Ciri) in the Netflix original series The Witcher, a fantasy drama series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich adapted from The Witcher book series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. She was originally cast for a small role in the first episode, but was later cast for the main role as Ciri.[4] Allan lived in Budapest, Hungary, for eight months while the series was being filmed.[5] Allan will star in the second season of The Witcher, which is set for production in London in early 2020 and will debut in 2021.[6][7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Bluebird Danny Short film
2017 The Christmas Tree Christmas tree girl Short film
2017 Captain Fierce Linda Short film
2021 Gunpowder Milkshake Young Sam Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Into the Badlands Young Minerva 1 episode
2019 The War of the Worlds Mary 1 episode
2019–present The Witcher Cirilla "Ciri" Main role
2020 The Third Day Kali Miniseries; 5 episodes

References
  1. Didymus, John Thomas (20 December 2019). "Princess Cirilla of Cintra on Netflix's The Witcher: Who is the actress Freya Allan?". Monsters and Critics.
  2. "Freya Allan". United Agents. 2019.
  3. Bucholtz, Meg (25 December 2019). "Why Ciri from the Witcher looks so familiar". Looper.com.
  4. Harp, Justin; Opie, David (19 December 2019). "The Witcher star says casting was "a really bizarre, confusing experience"". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. Smith, Josh (22 January 2020). "Netflix's The Witcher just broke a record with 76 million views (and people say it's the new Game of Thrones)". Glamour UK.
  6. Otterson, Joe (13 November 2019). "'The Witcher' renewed for Season 2 at Netflix ahead of Network premiere". Variety.
  7. "'The Witcher' Season 2". instagram. 2020.
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