Hannah John-Kamen Biography

Hannah John-Kamen (born 6 September 1989) is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Dutch in the Syfy television series Killjoys and as Viva in the West End musical Viva Forever. She is also known for her role as a Dothraki widow in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones and for voicing Sweet Shalquoir in the video game Dark Souls II. Her move into blockbusters came with the part of F'Nale Zandor in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One.

Early life

John-Kamen was born in Anlaby, East Yorkshire, England, the youngest of three children of a Nigerian forensic psychologist and a Norwegian former fashion model. She attended primary school in Kirk Ella and received her secondary education at Hull Collegiate School, and also trained at the National Youth Theatre in London. In 2012, she graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career

John-Kamen began her professional career in 2011 when she provided her voice for the video game Dark Souls. She then went on to make episode appearances in television series Misfits (2011), Black Mirror (2011), Whitechapel (2012), The Syndicate (2012), The Midnight Beast (2012) and The Hour (2012).

In 2012, John-Kamen landed the lead role of Viva in Viva Forever, a West End musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls. Written by Jennifer Saunders and produced by Judy Craymer, Viva Forever premiered on 11 December 2012 at the Piccadilly Theatre to largely negative reviews. The Daily Mirror, however, praised John-Kamen's performance, noting, "It"?s a shame a talented cast, especially Hannah John-Kamen"?s Viva and the rest of Eternity, are let down by a clichd plot and leaden dialogue." The show was eventually closed on 29 June 2013.

2015 saw John-Kamen land a starring role in SyFy's Killjoys. In 2016 John-Kamen had a guest starring role on HBO's Game of Thrones. In 2016, she appeared in "Playtest", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. She also appeared in Season two of the UK series The Tunnel . In 2017, it was announced that Kamen had been cast as the villain in the superhero film Ant-Man and the Wasp.

On John-Kamen's role in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, Kristen Tauer wrote : "While much of "Ready Player One"? takes place in a virtual reality world, John-Kamen"?s character is unique in that she is rooted in the reality throughout the film."?

Personal life

John-Kamen plays the piano and is trained in ballet, cabaret, jazz dance, salsa, and tap dance.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	First Order Officer #1
2018	Tomb Raider	Sophie
	Ready Player One	F'Nale Zandor
	Ant-Man and the Wasp	Ghost	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Misfits	Carly	Episode #3.6
	Black Mirror	Selma Telse	Episode "Fifteen Million Merits"
2012	Whitechapel	Roxy	2 episodes
	The Syndicate	Young Shop Assistant	Episode #1.2
	The Midnight Beast	Pizza Girls	Episode: "Someone Called Sam"
	The Hour	Rosa Maria Ramrez	4 episodes
2014	Death in Paradise	Yasmin Blake	Series 3; Episode 6
	Happy Valley	Justine
2015	Cucumber	Violet
	The Ark	Nahlab	Television film
	Banana	Violet
2015-present	Killjoys	Dutch / Aneela	Main role
2016	The Tunnel: Sabotage	Rosa Persaud
	Game of Thrones	Ornela	Episodes: "Oathbreaker", "Book of the Stranger"
	Black Mirror	Sonja	Episode: "Playtest"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Dark Souls	Lord's Blade Ciaran	Voice role
2014	Dark Souls II	Sweet Shalquoir	Voice role

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Notes
2012	Viva Forever	Viva	Piccadilly Theatre	From 11 December 2012 to 29 June 2013