Alice Nokes

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| occupation = Actor

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Alice Holly Nokes (born 30 December 1998) is an English actress and model. She is known for her roles in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders (2016), the Starz series The Spanish Princess (2020), and the BBC Three series Wreck (2022–2024).

Early life

Nokes grew up in Wallington, Greater London. She attended Sylvia Young Theatre School and the BRIT School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/3729214.alice-proves-her-smarts-on-noel-edmonds-quiz-show/|title=Alice proves her smarts on Noel Edmonds' quiz show|journal=Your Local Guardian|date=5 October 2008|accessdate=12 October 2023}}

Career

As a child, Nokes appeared in the second series of the game show Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old? on Sky 1. In 2016, Nokes made her acting television debut at the age of 18. when she joined the cast of the BBC One soap opera EastEnders as Courtney Mitchell, daughter of Grant and Tiffany Mitchell. The character had previously been played by Megan Jossa as a child.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whattowatch.com/eastenders-main/eastenders-news/meet-alice-nokes-new-courtney-mitchell-392873|title=Meet Alice Nokes, EastEnders' new Courtney Mitchell: 'I'm relieved the secret's out there now!'|website=What to Watch|first=Nicholas|last=Cannon|date=4 August 2016|accessdate=12 October 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/696838/EastEnders-Alice-Nokes-promises-juicy-Courtney-Mitchell-storylines|title=EastEnders: Alice Nokes promises 'juicy storylines' from 'feisty' Courtney Mitchell|journal=Daily Express|first=Helen|last=Kelly|date=5 August 2016|accessdate=12 October 2023}} She subsequently appeared in the BBC One television film Grandpa's Great Escape,{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/meet-the-cast-of-grandpas-great-escape/|title=Meet the cast of Grandpa's Great Escape|journal=Radio Times|first=Susanna|last=Lazarus|date=1 January 2018|accessdate=12 October 2023}} series 4 of the CBBC sitcom Millie Inbetween, and the eighth and final season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/eastenders-actress-alice-nokes-set-to-appear-in-game-of-thrones-series-eight-a3771306.html|title=EastEnders actress Alice Nokes 'set to appear' in Game of Thrones series eight|journal=Evening Standard|first=Aime|last=Grant Cumberbatch|date=20 February 2018|accessdate=6 March 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/07/eastenders-star-alice-nokes-makes-surprise-cameo-in-game-of-thrones-the-last-of-the-starks-9438514/|title=EastEnders star Alice Nokes makes surprise cameo in Game Of Thrones' The Last Of The Starks|journal=Metro|first=Louise|last=Griffin|date=7 May 2019|accessdate=6 March 2020}}

Nokes portrayed Anne Boleyn in the second half of the Starz historical drama The Spanish Princess, which aired in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/first-look-anne-boleyn-the-spanish-princess/|title=Don't lose your head! Get your first look at Anne Boleyn on The Spanish Princess|journal=Entertainment Weekly|first=Maureen Lee|last=Lenker|date=23 November 2020|accessdate=12 October 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-daily-mirror/20210603/282102049599124|title=The Other Boleyn Girls|journal=Irish Daily Mirror|date=3 June 2021|accessdate=19 October 2023}} She made guest appearances in the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, and the detective series Dalgiesh on Channel 5{{Cite web|url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/alice-nokes-in-dalgliesh-who-did-she-play-in-eastenders-and-why-did-she-leave/|title=Alice Nokes in Dalgliesh: Who did she play in EastEnders and why did she leave?|website=Entertainment Daily|first=Nancy|last=Brown|date=4 November 2021|accessdate=12 October 2023}} and Father Brown on BBC One. Nokes had a main role as Sophia in the 2022 BBC Three comedy horror series Wreck {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/6dd50be0-6f6c-49f7-8679-c6814c079544|title=Wreck cast: Meet the crew of potential killers from the BBC Three show|website=BBC Three|first=Samuel|last=Spencer|date=19 October 2022|accessdate=12 October 2023}} She is signed with Select Model Management.{{Cite web|url=https://www.selectmodel.com/london/model/alice-nokes|title=Alice Nokes - Select London|website=Select Model Management|accessdate=12 October 2023}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2007 \| The German Lullaby \| Katrina \| Short film
2008 \| Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old? \| Contestant \| Series 2
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| EastEnders \| Courtney Mitchell \| 13 episodes
Suspicion \| Kim Nees \| Episode: "A Sister's Suspicion"
2017 \| Casualty \| Toni Dunn \| Episode: "Man Up"
rowspan="2" \| 2018 \| Grandpa's Great Escape \| Shelley \| Television film
Millie Inbetween \| Siobhan \| 2 episodes
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| Game of Thrones \| Willa \| Episode: "The Last of the Starks"
The Killer Beside Me \| Theresa \| Episode: "Roadside Murder"
rowspan="2" \| 2020 \| Ted Lasso \| Rosie \| Episode: "Tan Lines"
The Spanish Princess \| Anne Boleyn \| 6 episodes
2021 \| Dalgliesh \| Julia Pardoe \| 2 episodes
2022 \| Father Brown \| Kate Goodall \| Episode: "The Wayward Girls"
2022-2024 \| Wreck \| Sophia Leigh \| Main role

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Year

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! Role

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2007

| The German Lullaby

| Katrina

| Short film

2008

| Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old?

| Contestant