Corinna Brown
Corinna Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, England |
| Education | East 15 Acting School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Corinna Brown is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Tara Jones in the Netflix series Heartstopper (2022–present).
Life and career
[edit]Brown was born in the East London Borough of Waltham Forest. She began performing as a child, enrolling in Saturday dance and later musical theatre classes at the local Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School. Through this, she performed in variety shows at the Hackney Empire and was signed to their agency books. Brown also performed with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art's youth company. She acted in commercials and made her television debut in the 2012 BBC Three film My Murder with John Boyega. She also appeared in the Disney Channel spin-off Even More Evermoor.[1][2]
Brown enrolled at East 15 Acting School, graduating in 2020. She specialised in acting and stage combat. Afterwards, she was signed to MacFarlane Chard.[1]
After graduating from drama school, Brown played Swanhilde in Coppélia at the New Vic Theatre. She then returned to television when she was cast in the main role of Tara Jones in the Netflix adaptation of Alice Oseman's Heartstopper.[2] The first season aired in 2022, the second season aired in 2023, and the third season aired in 2024.[3] She also made a guest appearance as Chelsea Craig in an episode of the British medical soap opera Doctors.[4]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | My Murder | Nashauna | Television film | |
| 2017 | Daphne | Girl on Bus | Minor role | |
| 2020 | The Show Must Go Online | Messala, 5th Plebian | 1 episode | |
| 2022 | Doctors | Chelsea Craig | 1 episode | [4] |
| 2022–present | Heartstopper | Tara Jones | Main role | [5] |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Coppélia | Swanhilde | New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Arthur, Jordan. "Corinna Brown". ReVamp. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b Edwards, Jordan (8 February 2023). "Corinna Brown: Netflix and beyond!". SCTR. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ James, Alastair (12 August 2023). "Heartstopper's Kizzy Edgell and Corinna Brown on their emotional S2 finale scene". Attitude. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Steph Ashdown has a SHOCK SECRET!". What to Watch. (Future plc). Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (26 April 2021). "Netflix Rounds out Cast for Heartstopper with What If? Star Yasmin Finney & Seven Others". Deadline. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Corinna Brown at IMDb
- Corinna Brown at Spotlight