Cloudia Swann

Cloudia Swann is an English actress.

Life and career

Cloudia Swann was born in Leicestershire, and spent her early years living in Stratford-upon-Avon where she attended Bromsgrove School until the age of 13. Swann later attended Cheltenham College for her A-Levels before a 3-year Acting Diploma at the Oxford School of Drama.[1]

Swann graduated from the Oxford School of Drama in 2005 when she landed her first screen leading role opposite Jesper Christanson as Alice in an Independent Feature Shaking Dreamland.[2] In 2006 she landed a 3 part series Dream Team 80s Hewland Productions for Sky TV[3] before playing a semi regular role for BBC Scotlands River City.[4] In 2007 Swann landed leading role Sophie in Shine Productions Dis/connected[5] directed by Tom Harper, as part of the BBC 3 Pilot season. Swann played Mark Addy's daughter from the north for ITV Bike Squad directed with Guy Jenkin where she later worked with him on his comedy Fried Brain Sandwich for Sony Pictures.

Swann had a small role in an episode of Demons which screened in February 2009, and also appeared in independent film, Shoot on Sight[6] directed by Jag Mundhra starring Brian Cox and Greta Saatchi about the 7/11 bombings in London.

In 2010, Swann was cast in the Award Winning The Great Game Afghanistan, Tricycle Theatre. A British series of short plays on the history of Afghanistan and foreign intervention there, from the First Anglo-Afghan War to the present day, Directed by Nicolas Kent and Indhu Rubasingham.[7] Swann played six different characters from a young Afgahn girl in Black Tulips to Simon Stephens Canopy of Stars where she portrayed a wife confronting her Sergeant Husband about returning to War. The success of the US Tour resulted in a return to Washington DC early 2011 for two exclusive performances for The Pentagon.

Prior to this Swann guested in many well known TV shows such as police drama The Bill, Doctors and Hollyoaks. Swann appeared in the Multi Million Rowntrees Randoms Campaign playing a random primary school teacher[8] which was aired across the UK. Other company commercials in which Swann has appeared include telecommunications company Orange, Vageta and the Co-op.

She starred in a stage production of Mice and Men at the Dukes Theatre in Lancaster.[9] In September 2011 she completed filming Real Playing Game a thriller starring a cast from around Europe, produced by MGN Filmes Tino Navarro.

Film
YearFilmCharacterDirector/ProducerStudio
2013Amar,Akbar n TonyNicola
2013RamanujanMs. BourneGnana RajasekaranCamphor Cinema
20127300 Days LaterEddieLuca BertoluzziPassion Raw
2012Next ExitJennyBen GoodgerShort Film
2011RPGYoung Player No. 3Tino NavarroMGN Filmes
2007Shoot on SightJustine MillerJag MundhraCine Boutique
2006All Bar LoveEvaJames DeryshireTe papa
2006Young Hearts LeapFace GirlAlex KalymniosBFI
2005Shaking DreamlandAliceMartina NagelEagle Films

Television
YearProductionCharacterDirector/ProducerStudio
2013RPGYoung Player No. 8David Rebordão and Tino Navarro
2012HollyoaksHelenMickey JonesLime Pictures
2009Fried Brain SandwichCarmelGuy JenkinSony Pictures
2009HollyoaksSandyTant LayLime Pictures
2009DoctorsSallyDaniel WilsonBBC
2009DemonsGretaTom HarperShine Productions
2008Dis-connectedSophie (lead)Tom HarperShine Productions
2007Bike SquadSusanGuy JenkinHatrick Productions
2007River CitySophieVarious DirectorsBBC Scotland
2006The BillSally AylingRobert Del MaestroThames TV
2006Dream Team RetroSusanRob McGilliveryHewland

Theatre
Cloudia Swann – Of Mice and Men
YearProductionCharacterDirector
2010/11Black Tulips (The Great Game)NahidNicolas Kent
2010/11Wood for the FireKarenRachel Grunwald
2010/11Night Is Darkest Before the DawnMinooIndhu Rubasingham
2010/11On the Side of AngelsFionaIndhu Rubasingham
2010/11Fiona GallFionaNicolas Kent
2010/11Canopy of StarsCherylNicolas Kent
2009Of Mice and MenCurleys WifeKevin Dyer
2006OthelloDesdemonaKathryn Hunter, Marcello Magni
2004EdmundGlennaChe Walker

Other work
YearProductionCharacterMedium
2012Orange Christmas CommercialMumRomania (TV,Internet)
2010Canopy of StarsCherylBBC 3 (Radio)
2010Tantemarie CommercialGirlGordon Ramsay (Viral)
2009Loose WomenN/aBBC Lancaster (Radio)
2009Rowntrees Randoms CommercialSchool TeacherUK (TV)
2008Vageta CommercialGirlBaltic States (TV)
2007Orange CommercialSushi GirlIsrael (Cinema and TV)
2006The Co-op CommercialJealous GirlSwitzerland (Cinema and TV)

References
  1. "",IMDB, 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. " Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Eagle Films, Oct 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  3. "", Dream Team 80's webpage, 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  4. "", River City – The Evening Times, 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  5. "", Digital Spy, 27 Mar 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  6. ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)", apunkachoice film site, 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  7. "", HuffPost, 28 Oct 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  8. "", Rowntrees Advert – YouTube, 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  9. " ", Stage Review, 28 September 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/lancashire/hi/things_to_do/newsid_8246000/8246828.stm Of mice and Men BBC Lancashire Radio Interview and Images

2. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/designer-babe-set-to-shake-up-shieldinch-1.972933 River City – The Evening Times Profile on Cloudia Swann

3. http://www.denofgeek.com/television/249802/lily_allen_eyes_doctor_who_role.html Doctor Who

4. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402073753/http://www.eaglefilms.co.uk/Shaking%20Dream%20Land/press/cloudia_swann.html Shaking Dreamland Film Press Page

5. http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/25682/of-mice-and-men Of Mice and Men – The Stage Review

6. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/tubetalk/a91028/preview-new-teen-drama-disconnected.html?start=2 Dis/connected – Shine Productions Film

7. http://virtual-lancaster.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-review-of-mice-and-men.html Of Mice and Men – Virtual Lancaster

8. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002204513/http://www.berkeleyrep.org/press/photos-10gg.asp The Great Game – Berkley Rep

9. http://outwestarts.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-ten-and-only-best-of-theater-10.html The Great Game – 10 of the best Review

10. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943942?refCatId=33 The Great Game Variety Review

11. http://outwestarts.blogspot.com/2010/10/like-poppies.html The Great Game Review

12. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v4m2g BBC radio 3 Canopy of Stars

13. http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/greatgame10-rev.htm The Great Game (review)

14. http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/greatgame10-rev.htm The Great Game(review)

15. http://www.theatreindc.com/playdetail.php?playID=174 The Great Game (Washington DC)

16. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-gunderson/theatre-of-the-right-now-_b_774123.html (Berkley US Review)

17. http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/artsfun/afterhours/16812.html (Washington The Great Game Review)

18. http://theater.nytimes.com/show/25491/The-Great-Game-Afghanistan-/overview (New York Times – Overview of cast)

19. http://dctheatrescene.com/2010/09/21/the-great-game-afghanistan-part-2/ The Great Game Review

20. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514111357/http://www.stagevoices.com/stage_voices/2010/12/the-great-game-afghanistan-in-new-york-review.html (New York performance standout)

21. http://www.zimbio.com/Afghanistan/articles/eyZdZh3VS8Z/Olivier+Nominated+Great+Game+Afghanistan+Arrives http://www.abouttheartists.com/productions/30957 (Minneapolis Programme – The Great Game)

1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2014175/ (Cloudia Swann IMDB Page).

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPRwHxXbCZc (Cloudia Swann as a teacher in Rowntree's Randoms Advert).

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