Hannah John-Kamen

Hannah John-Kamen
John-Kamen in 2018
Born Hannah Dominique E. John-Kamen
(1989-09-07) 7 September 1989
Anlaby, East Yorkshire, England
Alma mater Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active 2011–present
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)

Hannah Dominique E. John-Kamen (born 7 September 1989)[1] is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Dutch in the Syfy television series Killjoys, Ornela in the HBO series Game of Thrones, F'Nale Zandor in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, and Ghost in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man and the Wasp.

Early life

John-Kamen was born in Anlaby, East Yorkshire, England, the youngest of three children of a Nigerian forensic psychologist father and a Norwegian former fashion model mother.[2] She has an older brother and an older sister. She attended primary school in Kirk Ella, received her secondary education at Hull Collegiate School[3] and trained at the National Youth Theatre in London.[4] In 2012, she graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career

John-Kamen began her career in 2011 when she provided her voice for the video game Dark Souls. She went on to make episode appearances in television series Misfits (2011), Black Mirror (2011), Whitechapel (2012), The Syndicate (2012), The Midnight Beast (2012) and The Hour (2012).

In 2012, John-Kamen landed the lead role of Viva in Viva Forever!, a West End musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls.[5] Written by Jennifer Saunders and produced by Judy Craymer, Viva Forever! premiered on 11 December 2012 at the Piccadilly Theatre[6] to largely negative reviews. The Daily Mirror, however, praised John-Kamen's performance, noting, "It's a shame a talented cast, especially Hannah John-Kamen's Viva and the rest of Eternity, are let down by a clichéd plot and leaden dialogue."[7] The show was closed on 29 June 2013.

2015 saw John-Kamen land a starring role in SyFy's Killjoys.[8][9] In 2016 John-Kamen had a guest starring role on HBO's Game of Thrones.[10] In 2016, she appeared in "Playtest", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[11] She also appeared in season two of the UK series The Tunnel.

On John-Kamen's role in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, Kristen Tauer wrote: "While much of Ready Player One takes place in a virtual reality world, John-Kamen's character is unique in that she is rooted in the reality throughout the film."[12] Also in 2018, Kamen played villain Ghost in the superhero film Ant-Man and the Wasp.[13]

Personal life

John-Kamen plays the piano and is trained in ballet, cabaret, jazz dance, salsa, and tap dance.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order Officer #1 J.J. Abrams
2018 Tomb Raider Sophie Roar Uthaug
Ready Player One F'Nale Zandor Steven Spielberg
Ant-Man and the Wasp Ava Starr / Ghost Peyton Reed

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Misfits Carly Episode #3.6
Black Mirror Selma Episode "Fifteen Million Merits"
2012 Whitechapel Roxy 2 episodes
The Syndicate Young Shop Assistant Episode #1.2
The Midnight Beast Pizza Girls Episode: "Someone Called Sam"
The Hour Rosa Maria Ramírez 4 episodes
2014 Death in Paradise Yasmin Blake Series 3; Episode 6
Happy Valley Justine
2015 Cucumber Violet
The Ark Nahlab Television film
Banana Violet
2015–present Killjoys Dutch / Aneela Kin Rit Main role
2016 The Tunnel: Sabotage Rosa Persaud
Game of Thrones Ornela Episodes: "Oathbreaker", "Book of the Stranger"
Black Mirror Sonja Episode: "Playtest"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Dark Souls Lord's Blade Ciaran Voice role
2014 Dark Souls II Sweet Shalquoir

Stage

Year Title Role Theatre Notes
2012 Viva Forever! Viva Piccadilly Theatre From 11 December 2012 to 29 June 2013[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Hannah John-Kamen Instagram". Instagram. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Brown, Emma (20 January 2017). "DISCOVERY: HANNAH JOHN-KAMEN". Interview Magazine.
  3. ↑ "Hannah John-Kamen to star in Spice Girls musical". This Is Hull and East Riding. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Hannah John-Kamen". The Casting Website.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Shenton, Mark (13 July 2012). "Initial Casting Revealed for West End's Viva Forever!, Featuring Music of The Spice Girls". Playbill. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  6. 1 2 Shenton, Mark (26 June 2012). "Viva Forever, Musical Featuring Spice Girls Songs, Confirms West End Opening at Piccadilly Theatre". Playbill. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Palmer, Alun (12 December 2012). "Lost in Spice: Viva Forever! the Spice Girls musical is just a Wannabe". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "'Killjoys' actress unleashes her 'bossy' side". .bendbulletin.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "An Interview with Killjoys' Hannah John-Kamen, Aaron Ashmore, and Luke Macfarlane – Discussing Season Two". talknerdywithus.com. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "'Killjoys' John-Kamen generating heat". Welland Tribune. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "'Black Mirror' Season 3 Trailer: "No One Is This Happy'". Deadline. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  12. ↑ Tauer, Kristen (30 March 2018). "Hannah John-Kamen, a Villain on the Rise". WWD. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Kroll, Justin (7 June 2017). "'Black Mirror's' Hannah John-Kamen Lands Key Role in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp'". Variety. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017.
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