Saffron Hocking

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| birth_name = Saffron Olivia Hocking

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|1|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Greenwich, Greater London, England

| alma_mater = Academy of Live and Recorded Arts

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| years_active = 2014–present

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Saffron Olivia Hocking (born 5 January 1994) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC series White Gold (2017) and the Netflix series Top Boy (2019–2023), the latter of which earned her a British Academy Television Award nomination.

Early life

Hocking is from Greenwich, South East London. She graduated from the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellerheadshots.co.uk/single-post/2016/08/14/august-spotlight-saffron-hocking|title=August Spotlight - Saffron Hocking|website=Heller Headshots|first=Karolina|last=Heller|date=14 August 2016|access-date=22 March 2023}}

Career

Upon graduating from ALRA, Hocking was cast in Richard Bean's 2014 play Pitcairn, which had its world premiere at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester before having a run at Shakespeare's Globe{{Cite journal|url=https://1883magazine.com/saffron-hocking/|title=Saffron Hocking|journal=1883 Magazine|first=Kelsey|last=Barnes|date=19 March 2022|access-date=22 March 2023}} and going on tour with Out of Joint.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/World-Premiere-of-Richard-Beans-PITCAIRN-to-Be-Performed-at-Chichester-Festival-Theatre-20140715|title=World Premiere of Richard Bean's Pitcairn to Be Performed at Chichester Festival Theatre|website=BroadwayWorld|first=Louisa|last=Brady|date=15 July 2014|access-date=22 March 2023}} The following year, Hocking made her television debut with guest appearances in the BBC One series Doctors and Partners in Crime.

Hocking played Lima in the 2016 Irish miniseries Smalltown and had a recurring role as Emma Lyndsey in the first series of the BBC Two sitcom White Gold in 2017. She also had a small role in the Acorn TV police procedural London Kills.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1589223/Lauryn-Top-Boy-actress?int_source=mantis_rec&int_medium=web&int_campaign=more_like_this_comments|title=Who plays Lauryn in Top Boy? Meet Saffron Hocking|journal=Daily Express|first=Katie|last=Parker|date=4 April 2022|access-date=22 March 2023}}

In 2019, Hocking joined the cast of Top Boy for its series 3 revival on Netflix in the recurring role of Lauryn Lawrence. She was promoted to the main cast for Top Boy{{'s}} fourth series,{{Cite journal|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a39570797/saffron-hocking-jasmine-jobson-adwoa-aboah-knowing-me-knowing-you/|title='Top Boy' Actors Saffron Hocking, Jasmine Jobson And Adwoa Aboah On Meeting Rihanna And Drake And More|journal=Elle|first=Sakaynah|last=Hunter|date=31 March 2022|access-date=22 March 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/jasmine-jobson-saffron-hocking-and-beabadoobee-for-superdry/|title=Jasmine Jobson, Saffron Hocking And Beabadoobee For Superdry|website=Clash|date=23 June 2022|access-date=22 March 2023}} and subsequently earned a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. In 2022, Hocking starred in the music video for Stormzy's "Hide & Seek"{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/stormzy-hide-and-seek-single-and-video/|title=Stormzy And 'Top Boy' Actress Saffron Hocking Get Cozy In The Video For 'Hide & Seek,' His Emotive New Single|website=Uproxx|first=Megan|last=Armstrong|date=14 October 2022|access-date=22 March 2023}} and appeared in the ITVX drama Riches and the first episode of the Disney+ series Moon Knight.{{Cite web|last=Lyus|first=Jon|date=17 March 2022|title=Moon Knight Premiere Interviews – Oscar Isaac, May Calamawy, Saffron Hocking & more on Marvel's darkest show yet |url=https://www.heyuguys.com/moon-knight-premiere-interviews/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318025957/https://www.heyuguys.com/moon-knight-premiere-interviews/ |archive-date=18 March 2022 |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=HeyUGuys}} Hocking has an upcoming role in the second series of the Amazon Prime thriller The Devil's Hour.{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/prime-video-devils-hour-season-2-saffron-hocking-1235560440/|title=Prime Video's 'Devil's Hour' Season 2 Casts 'Top Boy' Star Saffron Hocking (Exclusive)|journal=Variety|first=Manori|last=Ravindran|date=21 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023}}

Personal life

Hocking is an ambassador for Refuge,{{Cite web|url=https://www.themediaeye.com/News/45c49022-5081-4fab-b19f-aea200d053e1|title=Ranvir Singh and Saffron Hocking named Refuge ambassadors|website=The Media Eye|date=27 May 2022|access-date=22 March 2023}} having reached out to the charity when seeking to portray her Top Boy character's domestic abuse storyline.{{Cite journal|url=https://notion.online/saffron-hocking-empathy-and-humanity/|title=Saffron Hocking: Empathy and Humanity|journal=Notion|first=Malvika|last=Padin|date=18 March 2022|access-date=22 March 2023}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\|Notes
2018 \| Strangeways Here We Come \| Sian \|
2025 \| {{pending film\|Hedda}} \| Jane Ji \| Post-production
{{TableTBA}} \| {{pending film\|Fuze}} \| {{TableTBA}} \| Post-production

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2018

| Strangeways Here We Come

| Sian

2025

| {{pending film|Hedda}}

| Jane Ji

| Post-production

| {{pending film|Fuze}}

| {{TableTBA}}

| Post-production

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\|Notes
2013 \| Top Boy \| Lauryn (uncredited) \| Episode #2.1
rowspan="2"\|2015 \| Doctors \| Emily Cruz \| Episode: "Slipping Through the Cracks"
Partners in Crime \| Teller \| Miniseries; episode: "N or M? Part 1"
rowspan="2"\|2016 \| Smalltown \| Lima \| Miniseries; 3 episodes
All About the McKenzies \| Annika \| Episode: "Karma"
2017 \| White Gold \| Emma Lyndsey \| 4 episodes (Series 1)
2019 \| London Kills \| Eleanor Kemp \| 2 episodes
2019–2023 \| Top Boy \| Lauryn Lawrence \| Recurring role (series 3); main cast (series 4–5)
rowspan="2"\|2022 \| Moon Knight \| Dylan \| Miniseries; episode: "The Goldfish Problem"
Riches \| Sasha Bailey \| 5 episodes
rowspan="2"\| 2024 \| Peacock \| Kara \| 5 episodes
data-sort-value="Devil's Hour, The" \| The Devil's Hour \| Sam Boyd \| Main cast (series 2)

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2013

| Top Boy

| Lauryn (uncredited)

| Episode #2.1

rowspan="2"|2015

| Doctors

| Emily Cruz

| Episode: "Slipping Through the Cracks"

Partners in Crime

| Teller

| Miniseries; episode: "N or M? Part 1"

rowspan="2"|2016

| Smalltown

| Lima

| Miniseries; 3 episodes

All About the McKenzies

| Annika

| Episode: "Karma"

2017

| White Gold

| Emma Lyndsey

| 4 episodes (Series 1)

2019

| London Kills

| Eleanor Kemp

| 2 episodes

2019–2023

| Top Boy

| Lauryn Lawrence

| Recurring role (series 3); main cast (series 4–5)

rowspan="2"|2022

| Moon Knight

| Dylan

| Miniseries; episode: "The Goldfish Problem"

Riches

| Sasha Bailey

| 5 episodes

rowspan="2"| 2024

| Peacock

| Kara

| 5 episodes

data-sort-value="Devil's Hour, The" | The Devil's Hour

| Sam Boyd

| Main cast (series 2)

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref.
rowspan="2"\|2023 \| Royal Television Society Programme Awards \| Actress – Female \| rowspan="2"\|Top Boy \| {{nom}} \|
British Academy Television Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| {{nom}} \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Work

! Result

! Ref.

rowspan="2"|2023

| Royal Television Society Programme Awards

| Actress – Female

| rowspan="2"|Top Boy

| {{nom}}