Aisling Loftus

Aisling Loftus
Born 1 September 1990 (1990-09-01) (age 21)
Nottingham, England, UK
Years active 2000–present

Aisling Loftus (born 1 September 1990 in Nottingham, England) is an English actress. She is the daughter of Irish parents, Paddy and Eileen, and has an older sister, Aoife.[1]

Loftus began acting aged nine at the Carlton Workshops, and later took her A-Levels at the Becket School in Nottingham. She played several small roles in television dramas and films, including This Is England.

Loftus made her mainstream television debut in 2000 aged 10 when she appeared in an episode of Peak Practice. Subsequently, Loftus has appeared in various television series, including Casualty, Doctors, The Bill (2008), and in the ITV comedy drama The Fattest Man in Britain starring Timothy Spall and Bobby Ball[2]

In 2008 Loftus was described as a 'Star of Tomorrow' in Screen International magazine.[3][4] She also appeared in Daniel Elliott’s short Jade, which won a Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009.[2][5]

In 2010 Loftus starred in the BBC drama Five Daughters, as murder victim Gemma Adams. In July of the same year she took the leading female role in another BBC drama, Dive, by BAFTA award winning Dominic Savage and Simon Stevens, in a cast that included Skins actor Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan, Gina Mckee, Joseph Mawle and Ewen Bremner. Dive was critically acclaimed, - Euan Ferguson of The Observer predicting that Aisling "Ash" Loftus will be a "phenomenon".[6]

Loftus played Leonie Fowler in the summer box office hit Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss at the Royal Court Theatre in 2010[7] in London where she has received favourable reviews with Dominic Cavendish of the Telegraph calling her "superb"'[8]

In 2011 Loftus starred in a new BBC TV film version of The Borrowers broadcast on boxing day, as Arrietty.

Contents

Filmography

Year Title Character Production Notes
2011 The Borrowers Arrietty Clock BBC
2011 Page Eight Melissa Legge BBC
2011 Case Histories Lily Rose/ Tanya BBC 2 Episodes
2010 Thorne: Sleepyhead Rachel Sky 3 part drama
2010 Dive Lindsey BBC 2 part drama
2010 Five Daughters Gemma Adams BBC 2 episodes
2009 The Fattest Man in Britain Amy ITV one off drama
2009 Jade Jade Daniel Elliot short film won Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival
2008 The Bill Sophie Randall ITV 2 episodes
2008 Doctors Ellie Lowell BBC 1 episodes
2008 Casualty Jo Balmayne BBC 1 episode
2006 This Is England Shane Meadows film part was cut from the theatrical release
2006 Casualty Mellie Bennett BBC 1 episode
2006 Blind Man's Alley Player 4
2005 Doctors Emma Tyler BBC 1 episode
2004 Help! I'm A Teenage Outlaw Montague's Food Tester 1 episode
2001 A Fish Out Of Water Angela
The Worst Witch ITV
2000 Peak Practice Abby Moffett 1 episode

Theatre

Year Title Character Production Notes
2011 Noises Off by Michael Frayn Poppy Old Vic Theatre
2010 Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss Leonie Fowler Royal Court Theatre
We Happy Few by Imogen Stubbs Nottingham Playhouse
He's Talking,Just, The Spider Men various National Theatre Connections National Theatre, Castle Theatre, Wellingborough, Nottingham Playhouse

References

  1. ^ Radio Times, 3–9 July 2010
  2. ^ a b Loftus profile on IMDb
  3. ^ [1] Loftus in This Is Nottingham
  4. ^ [2] Loftus in the Television Workshop website
  5. ^ [3] 'Jade wins Berlinale Silver Bear for Best Short Film' on the UK Film Council website
  6. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/jul/11/dive-identity-mockingbird-at-50
  7. ^ http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/spur-of-the-moment
  8. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/7902917/Spur-of-the-Moment-Royal-Court-review.html

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