Julia Brown (actress)

Julia Brown
Born (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997[1]
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2013–present

Julia Brown (born 14 March 1997) is a Scottish actress and singer. She stars as Lois Bennett in the BBC series World on Fire (2019–2023). She also appeared in the CBBC series M.I. High (2014) and the crime drama Shetland (2018–2021).

Early life and education

Brown is from Edinburgh. She participated in school plays and local theatre productions as a part of the MGA Academy of Performing Arts.[2]

Career

Brown was 16 when she auditioned for M.I. High on CBBC, making her television debut and joining the main cast as Keri Summers for its seventh and final series.[3] She was subsequently signed by Ruth Young at United Agents;[4] she is also represented by Model Team.[5] Brown had a recurring role as Molly Kilmuir in the fourth and sixth series of the BBC One crime drama Shetland. She also had a role as Ecgwynn in the third and fourth series of the Netflix medieval drama The Last Kingdom.

In 2018, it was announced Brown would star as Lois Bennett in Peter Bowker's World War II drama World on Fire, which premiered as a miniseries on BBC One in 2019 before being renewed for a second series.[6] She starred as Katherine Walker in the 2020 television film Anthony by Jimmy McGovern for the BBC.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Grasslands Frankie Short film
2022 Jessie and the Elf Boy Jessie
2024 Daddy's Head Laura

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 M.I. High Keri Summers Main role. Series 7; episodes 1–13
2015 Eve Caz Series 1; episode 11: "IT Girl"
2018, 2020 The Last Kingdom Ecgwynn Series 3; episode 4, & series 4; episode 2
2018, 2021 Shetland Molly Kilmuir Recurring role. Series 4; 6 episodes, & series 6; 4 episodes
2019, 2023 World on Fire Lois Bennett Main role. Series 1; 7 episodes, & series 2: 5 episodes)
2020 The Alienist Abigail Season 2; episodes 2 & 4
Anthony Katherine Walker Television film
2021 Foundation Moswen Season 1; episode 6: "Death and the Maiden"
Pointless Celebrities Herself - Contestant Episode: "Drama"
2023 Payback Manda Willis Episodes 5 & 6
2025 Karen Pirie Catriona 'Cat' Brown/Grant Series 2; episodes 1–3: "A Darker Domain: Parts 1–3"
TBA In Flight Amy Upcoming Channel 4 crime thriller series

Video games

Year Title Role
2023 Fort Solis Jessica Appleton (voice)

Theatre

Year Title Role Company Director Notes
2024 The Girls of Slender Means Selina Redwood Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Roxana Silbert Adaptation of the Muriel Spark novel by Gabriel Quigley

References

  1. ^ Jack, Lauren (18 August 2023). "Who is Scottish actress Julia Brown and what has she been in?". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Julia Brown". TresA Magazine. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. ^ "BBC - CBBC - M.I. High". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Julia Brown | United Agents". unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  5. ^ "The Model Team - Scottish Model Agency". modelteam.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Casting announced for landmark World War II BBC One drama World on Fire". BBC Media Centre. 2018.