Riann Steele

Riann Steele
Riann Steele
Born	23 May 1987 (age 37); Brooklyn, New York
Alma mater	Arts Educational Schools, London
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Children	2

Riann Steele is an American-born British actress. She began her career in theatre. Her films include Treacle Jr. (2010), Sket (2011), and The Creeping (2022). On television, she starred in the E4 comedy Crazyhead (2016) and the NBC series Debris (2021).

She had recurring roles in the BBC medical soap Holby City (2009–2010) and the Channel 4 sitcom Lovesick (2014–2016), and season 5 of the Syfy series The Magicians (2020).

Early life

Steele was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Ealing, West London. She studied at the Arts Educational School (ArtsEd).^[2]

Career

After completing her studies, Steele appeared in various Royal Shakespeare Company productions, including A Midsummer Night's Dream, Love's Labours Lost and Hamlet (including its subsequent BBC television film adaptation in 2009) alongside David Tennant. From 2009 to 2010, she played Nurse Lauren Minster in Holby City. Her first feature film role was opposite Aidan Gillen in Treacle Jr., released in 2010.^[3] In 2012, she starred in the film Sket as Shaks, the girlfriend of a violent gang leader portrayed by Ashley Walters,^[4] and in Doctor Who (series 7) as Queen Nefertiti.^[5] She has also appeared as Cleo, a therapist, in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Lovesick and also appeared as Sydney Halliday in four episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 4.

In 2021, Steele played the role of Finola Jones in the NBC drama Debris, whose pilot was written by J. H. Wyman.^[6]

Select filmography

Television and film roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Hamlet	Lady-in-waiting	Film
2009–2010	Holby City	Lauren Minster	Recurring role, 12 episodes
2010	Pete versus Life	N/A	Episode: "Marriage of Convenience"
2010	Treacle Jr.	Linda	Film
2011	360	Waitress	Film
2011	Sket	Shaks	Film
2011	Death in Paradise	Abigail Lightfoot	Episode: "An Unhelpful Aid"
2012	Sadie J	Daisy	Episodes: "Pixiepopalistic: Parts 1 and 2"
2012	Doctor Who	Nefertiti	Episode: "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"
2013	Misfits	Naomi	Episode 5.4
2014–2016	Lovesick	Cleo	4 episodes
2016	Crazyhead	Suzanne	Main role
2018	NCIS: New Orleans	Sydney Halliday	4 episodes
2018	Ant-Man and the Wasp	Catherine Starr	Film
2019	Legacies	Ablah	Episode: "There's a World Where Your Dreams Came True"
2020	The Magicians	Plum Chatwin	Recurring role (season 5), 5 episodes
2021	Debris	Finola Jones	Main role^[6]

References

^ "Instagram".
^ Gyamfi, Akua (4 October 2016). "Riann Steele Talks Being the Not So Pretty Best Friend in E4's Crazyhead". The British Blacklist. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ "Riann Steele, the role of Linda". Treacle Jr. press kit. 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
^ "Ones To Watch – Riann Steele | Clash Music Exclusive Interview". Clashmusic.com. May 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
^ "Doctor Who Profiles/Queen-Nefertiti". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b Andreeva, Nellie (14 February 2020). "'Debris': Riann Steele To Star In NBC Sci-Fi Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

External links

Riann Steele at IMDb

[1] "Instagram".

[2] Gyamfi, Akua (4 October 2016). "Riann Steele Talks Being the Not So Pretty Best Friend in E4's Crazyhead". The British Blacklist. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[3] "Riann Steele, the role of Linda". Treacle Jr. press kit. 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

[4] "Ones To Watch – Riann Steele | Clash Music Exclusive Interview". Clashmusic.com. May 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

[5] "Doctor Who Profiles/Queen-Nefertiti". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[Debris-6] Andreeva, Nellie (14 February 2020). "'Debris': Riann Steele To Star In NBC Sci-Fi Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

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