Ayvianna Snow

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Ayvianna Snow is a British-Irish actress known predominantly for her work in the horror genre. She was born in Derry,[1] Northern Ireland. She trained at the Arden School of Theatre.

Born
Derry, Northern Ireland
Citizenship
  • British
  • Irish
OccupationActress
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Ayvianna Snow
Born
Derry, Northern Ireland
Citizenship
  • British
  • Irish
Alma materArden School of Theatre
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present
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Film

Her first film appearance was in White Colour Black, directed by Joseph A. Adesunloye. White Colour Black was selected for the 2017 BFI London Film Festival[2] and was nominated for two British Independent Film Awards.[3][4]

She played Naomi in Retribution in 2017, a gangster movie starring Rishi Nair, Funda Önal, Calum Best and Alex Reid.

She followed this with an appearance as the nun Sister Lilith in 2018 British film The Convent, directed by Paul Hyett.[5][6][7]

In 2019, she appeared in British horror film The Seven,[8] starring American actor Dean Cain.

Snow also appeared as the antagonist of 2020 feature film Black Lake, which screened at the Renegade Film Festival where it won the Best Cinematography award.[9]

In 2021, she appeared as the lead antagonist, in British-Indian horror film Barun Rai and the House on the Cliff[10] opposite Priyanshu Chatterjee and Nyra Banerjee.[11][12] She also appeared opposite Tony Todd as Victoria in The Lockdown Hauntings which was directed by Howard J. Ford and filmed entirely during the COVID-19 lockdown in England.[13]

In 2022, she appeared in the Irish film LOLA[14][15][16] as reporter Rebecca Cavendish.[17] LOLA[18][19][20][21] was selected to screen at Locarno Film Festival, Dublin International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival[22][23][24][25] and had a theatrical release in 2023.[26][27][28] It is the first Irish film to win the Melies D'Or at Sitges Film Festival.[29] It also won the Melies d'Argent award at Trieste Film Festival.[30] It was one of the most watched films on BFI Player in 2023.[31] It featured a soundtrack by Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy.[32]

LOLA was nominated for seven IFTA Film & Drama Awards in 2024 in the categories Best Film, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Original Music, Best Script, and Best Production Design, winning two (Best Original Music and Best Costume Design).[33][34][35]

She appeared in Video Shop Tales of Terror,[36][37] playing a woman trafficked by the Nazis in the 1940's, directed by Michael Fausti with Spencer Hawken acting as executive producer. The film was inspired by the true story of Salon Kitty.[38]

She first worked with Creativ Studios[39] in 2022, appearing as Jessica in Ripper's Revenge[40], based on the Jack the Ripper legend. She worked with the studio again in 2023, this time appearing as Maria in Wrath of Dracula directed by Steve Lawson.[41][42][43] She worked with the studio again in 2025, appearing as Kendra in Dublin-set horror The St Patrick's Day Massacre.[44][45]

In 2022, she appeared as Elvina in Argh & the Quest for the Golden Dragon Skull directed by Martin Gooch, and played The Spy in the music video for "The Invisible Man" by The Damned from their Darkadelic album.[46][47]

She appeared in two new horror films in the summer of 2023,[48] both of which screened in competition at FrightFest; How To Kill Monsters directed by Stewart Sparke, and Punch[49] directed by Andy Edwards.[50][51]

In 2023, she was appointed a judge at the Romford Film Festival.[52][53][54][55][56]

In 2024, she was appointed the host of Romford Film Festival,[57] replacing Kevin Haldon.[58][59]

In 2024, she appeared in two vampire films; Bogieville[60][61] and Drained (2024 film), both directed by Sean Cronin (actor).

In 2025, she appeared as the Succubus in Andy Edwards' Rumpelstiltskin[62] which had its world premiere at Glasgow Film Festival. Rumpelstiltskin won Best Thriller and Best Producer (Andy Edwards and Becca Hirani) at the National Film Awards UK in 2025.

In 2026, Snow was named the British Indie Horror Artist of the Year by British Horror Studios.[63][64][65] The Studios are led by Lawrie Brewster.[66]

In 2026, she appeared as Lauren in Red Riding,[67] the directorial debut of actor Craig Conway, which had its premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival.[68] She also appeared in Well-Being, directed by Kevin McNally.[69][70]

Also in 2026, she appeared in Jailbroken starring Scottish actor Bryan Larkin, which had its premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival.[71][72]

Theatre

Snow appeared in Anguish & Enthusiasm in 2013, directed by American artist Sarah Pierce at Library Theatre; the show transferred to Cornerhouse.[73]

Snow appeared in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes at Brass Works Theatre in 2012, directed by Adrian Harris, and Inside Wagner's Head in 2013 at Linbury Studio Theatre starring Simon Callow.

She is elected Chair of Equity London North branch.[74][75]

She is a Trustee of Unity Theatre Trust, alongside fellow trustees Ann Mitchell and Shola Adewusi.[76][77][78][79][80]

She is the Director of the New Actors Centre.[81][82][83][84]

Video games

She has worked with D'Avekki Studios, appearing as Millicent in Dark Nights with Poe and Munro and as Jamie in Murderous Muses.[85]

Filmography

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Year Film Character Director Note
2016 White Colour Black Charlotte Joseph A. Adesunloye
2017 Retribution Naomi Christine Edwards
2018 The Convent Sister Lilith Paul Hyett
2018 Hate Story 4 Newsreader Vishal Pandya Hindi movie
2019 The Seven Chloe Richard Colton
2019 Mr. Majnu PC Snow Venky Atluri Telugu movie
2019 De De Pyaar De Ayesha's friend Akiv Ali Hindi movie
2020 Black Lake The Churail K XI
2021 Barun Rai and the House on the Cliff Polly Sam Bhattacharjee Indian English movie
2021 Time to Dance Jane Stanley d'Costa Hindi movie
2021 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro Millicent Tim Cowles
2021 The Lockdown Hauntings Victoria Howard J. Ford
2021 Wyvern Hill Young Beth Jonathan Zaurin
2022 "Vergessen" segment in Video Shop Tales of Terror Ilsa Michael Fausti
2022 Not For Broadcast Janet Alex Paterson
2022 Argh & the Quest for the Golden Dragon Skull Elvina Martin Gooch
2022 LOLA Rebecca Andrew Legge
2022 "The Invisible Man" video from album Darkadelic The Spy Martin Gooch
2023 How To Kill Monsters Velma Stewart Sparke
2023 Ripper's Revenge Jessica Steve Lawson
2023 Wrath of Dracula Maria Steve Lawson
2024 Burnt Flowers[86] Alice Kyteller[87] Michael Fausti
2024 Bogieville[88] Mary[89] Sean Cronin
2024 Derelict[90] Anna[91] Jonathan Zaurin[92]
2025 Skullhunter Karen James Solly & Charles Solly
2025 Drained Nicola Sean Cronin & Peter Stylianou
2025 Rumpelstiltskin[93][94] Succubus Andy Edwards
2025 The St. Patrick's Day Massacre[95] Kendra Steve Lawson
2025 Video Shop Tales of Terror II: Lust & Revenge[96] Mabel Various directors
2026 Well-Being A.I. Usher Kevin McNally
2026 Red Riding Lauren Craig Conway
2026 Jailbroken Emergency Operator Vasily Chuprina
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