Freya Allan | |
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.jpg) Freya Allan at the world premiere ofKingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Hollywood 2024 | |
| Born | (2001-09-06)6 September 2001 (age 24)[1] Oxford,Oxfordshire, England |
| Education | Headington School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Known for | The Witcher |
Freya Allan (born 6 September 2001) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Princess Cirilla of Cintra in theNetflix seriesThe Witcher, for which she was nominated for twoSaturn Awards, and as Mae in the 2024 action filmKingdom of the Planet of the Apes. She has also appeared in the 2021 filmGunpowder Milkshake and theAMC seriesInto the Badlands.
Allan was born on 6 September 2001 inOxford,Oxfordshire, England, and attendedHeadington School inOxford.[2][3] Her parents separated when she was one and she lived with her mother inAustralia and theFrench Pyrenees, where she attended a French-language school before returning to Oxford; she now lives in London. She has a younger half-brother and half-sister.[4][5]
At school Allan studied drama andballet and was part of the company in a touring production ofRapunzel at age eleven.[6]She starred in two short films,Bluebird andThe Christmas Tree[3] produced byNational Film and Television School[7] and later performed the part of Linda in the short filmCaptain Fierce, produced byBournemouth Film School.
Allan played a minor role in the first episode of the 2019BBC dramaThe War of the Worlds.[8] The same year she appeared on the front cover ofSchön! magazine, whilst they were celebrating their 10th anniversary.[9]
Since 2019, Allan has starred asPrincess Ciri alongsideHenry Cavill andAnya Chalotra in theNetflix fantasy drama seriesThe Witcher,[10] adapted byLauren Schmidt Hissrich fromthe book series byAndrzej Sapkowski. Originally cast as a one-off character before being recast as Ciri, she lived inBudapest,Hungary for eight months during the filming of the first series.[8][11] Allan reprised the role of Ciri for the second series, which was produced in London in early 2020 and released in 2021 on Netflix.[10][12] The third season began in June 2023 and saw Ciri training to become a warrior, for which Allan was trained in sword fighting.[13] Allan was nominated forSaturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in 2021 and 2024 for her work onThe Witcher.[14]
In 2021, Allan played the lead role in the horror filmBaghead, directed by Alberto Corredor and co-starringRuby Barker.[15] In 2023, Allan filmedKingdom of the Planet of the Apes in Australia, playing human character, Mae.[16] Acknowledging the physicality of the role, Allan opted to perform some of her own stunts.[17] While later promoting the film she refuted reports she kept the dirt make-up on as part of hermethod, but instead that it took too long to wash it all off. She wasbarefoot for the majority of filming and admitted to becoming self-conscious of people looking at her feet, as they ended up becoming stained with fake blood and dirt.[18][19] While promoting the film she posted clips of her performing stunts and playing with her dirtied feet on herInstagram.[20]Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes was released on 10 May 2024 and went on to gross $397 million at the worldwide box office.[21]
Allan was cast in directorJanell Shirtcliff's horror filmTriton, which wrapped filming inGreece in early 2024. In 2025 she was reported to be attached to playMarianne Faithfull in a biographical film of the singer.[22]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2017 | Bluebird | Caitlin | Short film | |
| The Christmas Tree | Christmas tree girl | |||
| Captain Fierce | Linda | |||
| 2021 | Gunpowder Milkshake | young Sam | ||
| 2024 | Baghead | Iris Lark | ||
| Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Mae / Nova | |||
| TBA | Triton† | TBA | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Into the Badlands | Young Minerva | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | The War of the Worlds | Mary | 1 episode | [8] |
| 2019–present | The Witcher | Ciri | Main role | [23] |
| 2020 | The Third Day | Kail | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a TV Series | The Witcher | Nominated | [14] |
| 2024 | Nominated | [24] |
Freya Allan was born in September 2001 in Oxfordshire, England. She attended Headington School in Oxford
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