Sonya Cassidy

{{Short description|British actress}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox actor

| name = Sonya Cassidy

| image = Sonya Cassidy 2012.png

| caption = Cassidy in The Paradise (2012)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|03|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bristol, England

| nationality = British

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2009–present

}}

Sonya Cassidy (born 5 March 1987){{Cite web |date=2011-11-21 |title=Introducing… Sonya Cassidy |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/introducing-sonya-cassidy-118361/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Official London Theatre |language=en-GB}} is a British actress. Her credits include The Tudors (2009), The Paradise (2012), Vera (2012–2014), The Great Fire (2014), Survivor (2015), Olympus (2015), Humans (2016), The Woman in White (2018), Lodge 49 (2019), The Last Kingdom (2022), The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022), The Hunt For Raoul Moat (2023), and season 3 of Reacher (2025).

Career

Cassidy attended RADA, graduating with a BA in Acting Degree (H Level) in 2008.{{Cite web|title= Rada Student & graduate profiles - Sonya Cassidy |url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/sonya-cassidy/ |website=rada.ac.uk |access-date=2025-02-21}} In 2012, she played Clara in the BBC period drama The Paradise,{{cite web |author=Barbara Hodgson |url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/film-tv/bbc-drama-paradise-turns-passion-6287679 |title=BBC drama The Paradise turns on the passion |work=The Journal |location=Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |date=9 November 2013 |accessdate=2016-08-20 |quote=...while another cast member who’s a vocal chameleon is Sonya Cassidy (no relation) who plays Denise’s colleague Clara...}} as Celine Ashworth in the police detective series Vera, and as the Oracle in Syfy fantasy series Olympus.{{cite web |author=Keith Uhlich |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/olympus-tv-review-786056 |title='Olympus': TV Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2 April 2015 |accessdate=2016-08-20}} In 2016, she played industrial synth Hester in the Channel 4 science fiction series Humans,{{cite web|author=Frances Taylor|url= http://tv.bt.com/tv/tv-news/humans-series-2-cast-who-is-hester-an-interview-with-actress-sonya-cassidy-11364108740324|title= Humans series 2 cast: Who is Hester? An interview with actress Sonya Cassidy|work=BT TV|date=30 October 2016|accessdate=2016-12-22|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161222090203/http://tv.bt.com/tv/tv-news/humans-series-2-cast-who-is-hester-an-interview-with-actress-sonya-cassidy-11364108740324 |url-status= dead |archive-date=2016-12-22 }} alongside Gemma Chan and Colin Morgan.

Cassidy starred in the AMC television series Lodge 49.{{cite web |author=Emma-Jane Betts |url= https://www.thedigitalfix.com/lodge-49/sonya-cassidy-interview |title=Sonya Cassidy would happily return to Lodge 49 |work=thedigitalfix.com |date=July 25, 2022}} She also has some film appearances and has also done theatre work.{{cite web |author=Michael Billington |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/may/05/guardians-mumah-the-cut-halesworth |title=Guardians/Muhmah |work=The Guardian |date=4 May 2009 |accessdate=2016-08-20 |quote=Denied a family wedding herself, Sonya Cassidy's wonderfully touching Molly sits alone desolately watching home movies of other people's nuptials.}}{{cite web |author=Ray Bennett |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/inherit-wind-theater-review-93620 |title=Inherit the Wind -- Theater Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |agency=Associated Press |date=4 October 2009 |accessdate=2016-08-20 |quote=Sonya Cassidy has the most difficult task as the love interest for the man on trial, but she handles the character's earnest but clumsy speeches well.}}{{cite web |author=Michael Billington |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/nov/16/the-lion-in-winter-review |title=The Lion in Winter - review |work=The Guardian |date=15 November 2011 |accessdate=2016-08-20 |quote=Amongst the sons, Joseph Drake stands out, while Sonya Cassidy lends the mistress a delicately erotic presence.}}{{cite web |author=Matt Trueman |url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/film-tv/bbc-drama-paradise-turns-passion-6287679 |title=Mucky Kid, Theatre503, review |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=25 November 2013 |accessdate=2016-08-20}}

In 2022, she starred in the science fiction series The Man Who Fell to Earth, a television adaptation of the Walter Tevis novel.{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/sonya-cassidy-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-showtime-series-1234740155/ |title=Sonya Cassidy Joins 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' Showtime Series |date=20 April 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |archive-date=2021-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420163354/https://deadline.com/2021/04/sonya-cassidy-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-showtime-series-1234740155/ |url-status=live }}

Personal life

Cassidy achieved a black belt in Taekwondo.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2013The Fifth EstateAlan's secretary
2015SurvivorHelen
2016Breaking the BankAnnabel{{cite web |author=George Simpson |url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/667808/Breaking-the-Bank-Kelsey-Grammer-Exclusive-Trailer |title=Kelsey Grammer stars in new comedy Breaking the Bank |work=Daily Express |date=6 May 2016 |accessdate=2016-08-20 |quote=“To get mum back, you’ve got to get the bank back,” is the advice of his daughter Annabel, portrayed by the beautiful Sonya Cassidy.}}

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2009DoctorsEllen HarknessEpisode: "A Bit of What You Fancy"
2009LewisAlisonEpisode: "The Quality of Mercy"
2009The TudorsChristine, Duchess of MilanEpisode: "Search for a New Queen"
2010Midsomer MurdersBeatrice DanielsEpisode: "The Made-to-Measure Murders"
2012–2013The ParadiseClaraMain role
2012–2014VeraCeline AshworthRecurring role, 8 episodes
2013EndeavourJoyce MorseEpisode: "Home"
2014The Great FireCatherine of BraganzaTV miniseries
2015OlympusOracleMain role
2016Ripper StreetLeda StarlingEpisode: "Some Conscience Lost"
2016The RebelVerityEpisode: "Charity"
2016HumansHesterRecurring role, 8 episodes{{cite web |author=Alex Ritman |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carrie-anne-moss-joins-amcs-886463 |title=Carrie-Anne Moss Joins AMC's A.I. Series 'Humans' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=21 April 2016 |accessdate=2016-08-20 |quote=Other new additions announced Thursday include Marshall Allman (True Blood), Sonya Cassidy (The Paradise) and Letitia Wright (Cucumber/Banana)...}}
2018The Woman in WhiteCountess FoscoMain role
2018–2019Lodge 49Liz DudleyMain role{{cite web|url=https://www.amc.com/shows/lodge-49/cast-crew|title=Lodge 49 Cast & Crew|website=AMC.com}}
2020SoulmatesAllisonEpisode: "The Lovers"
2022The Last KingdomEadgifuMain role (season 5)The role of Eadgifu of Kent is played by Sonya Cassidy in the TV series The Last Kingdom, but by Elaine Cassidy in the film The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die.
2022The Man Who Fell to EarthEdie FloodMain role
2023The Hunt For Raoul MoatDiane BarnwellTV series{{cite press release|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-packs/hunt-raoul-moat|title=ITV announces start of filming for true crime drama, The Hunt For Raoul Moat|publisher=ITV|access-date=17 April 2023}}
2025ReacherSpecial Agent Susan DuffyTV series{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/lists/reacher-season-3-casting-news-release-date-lee-child-book/new-cast-members-actors/|title=Reacher Season 3 Casts Anthony Michael Hall, Sonya Cassidy — Here’s Everything Else We Know |publisher=TVLine|access-date=9 February 2024}}

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