Antonia Thomas

Antonia Thomas

Thomas in 2010.
Born 3 November 1986
London, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present

Antonia Laura Thomas (born 3 November 1986) is an English actress. She is best known for starring as Alisha Daniels in the E4 comedy-drama series Misfits and Evie in rom-com series Scrotal Recall.

Early life

Thomas was born in London, the daughter of a Jamaican mother and an English father. Her father is a classical bass singer. She studied for a Bachelor of Arts in acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,[1][2] graduating in 2009, and then joined the National Youth Theatre.[3][4]

Career

Thomas was cast as Alisha Daniels in 2009,[5] one day after leaving the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[6] She confirmed her exit from Misfits in late 2011, stating that she had an "amazing time" on the show.[7] In 2012, she starred in the music video for the Coldplay song "Charlie Brown".[8]

In 2014, Antonio played Evie in British rom-com TV series Scrotal Recall which aired on Channel 4 in the UK in the fall. In April 2015, the series aired in the US and Canada on Netflix, dubbed a 'Netflix Original'.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 My World Short film
2010 Stanley Park Sadie Television film
2012 Eight Minutes Idle Adrienne Short film
2012 Spike Island Lisa
2012 Rearview Nicky
2013 Sunshine on Leith Yvonne
2013 Hello Carter Mischa
2013 Scintilla Steinmann
2013 Air Short film
2014 Northern Soul Angela

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009–2011 Misfits Alisha Daniels 21 episodes
2010 Deep, TheThe Deep Maddy 3 episodes
2012 Homefront Tasha Raveley 6 episodes
2014 Fleming Jazz Singer Miniseries
2014 Transporter: The Series Ferrara Episode: "The Diva"
2014 Scrotal Recall Evie 6 episodes
2015 The Musketeers Samara Episode: "The Good Traitor"

References

  1. "Misfits Star Antonia Thomas". Screenterrier.blogspot.com. 2009-11-25. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. "Antonia Thomas E4’s Misfits: Exclusive Interview". Oh No They Didn't!. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  3. "Antonia Thomas". Curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. "National Youth Theatre". Nyt.org.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. French, Dan (17 August 2009). "E4 commissions new teen superhero comedy". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  6. "Exclusive Interview: Antonia Thomas E4’s Misfits". fourthwall magazine (Fourthwallmagazine.co.uk). 11 November 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  7. Goodacre, Kate (19 December 2011). "'Misfits' star will not return for series four". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  8. "Coldplay release "Charlie Brown" starring Antonia Thomas from Misfits - Music Video". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  9. "Netflix's New Original Scrotal Recall is so much better than its attention grabby title". Text "http://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/netflixs-new-original-scrotal-recall-is-so-much-better-than-its-attentiongrabby-title.php/" ignored (help);

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