Brittany Ashworth
English actress
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Brittany Francine Ashworth[1] is an English actress. She began her career in the film Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution and the ITV drama Mobile (both 2007). She has since starred in the films The Crucifixion and Hostile (both 2017), as well as The Ledge (2022). She also had a recurring role in the BBC and HBO series Industry (2022).
Early life and education
Ashworth is from Lancashire. She took classes at David Johnson's Oldham Theatre Workshop.[2] She studied English Literature at the University of Oxford.[3]
Career
Ashworth starred in Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution and Mobile prior to university. Later, Ashworth played Sister Vaduva in the 2017 film The Crucifixion opposite Sophie Cookson,[4] before playing the lead role of Juliet in the apocalyptic thriller film Hostile .[5][6][7] She played Fran Adams in the 2018 British comedy film, Accident Man,[8] and was cast in Guy Ritchie's 2019 film The Gentlemen.[4] In 2022, Ashworth starred as mountain climber Kelly, in the direct-to-video film thriller The Ledge.[9][10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sons & Lovers | Young Miriam | Television film | [11] |
| 2007 | Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution | Alex Ratcliffe | [12] | |
| Exhibit A | Judith King | [13] | ||
| 2014 | The Maiden | Tess | Short film | |
| 2017 | The Naked Screaming Man | Liz | Short film | [14] |
| Hostile | Juliet | [5][6][7] | ||
| The Crucifixion | Sister Vaduva | [15] | ||
| 2018 | Accident Man | Fran Adams | [16] | |
| 2019 | The Gentlemen | Ruby | Uncredited | [17] |
| 2022 | The Ledge | Kelly | Direct-to-video film | [9] |
| The Herring Girls | Seonak | Short film | [18] | |
| 2023 | Chairs | Mrs. Swan | Short film | [19] |
| Valley of Love | Kathleen Reynolds | Television film | [20] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Cold Feet | Sophie | Episode: "Series 5, Episode 1" | [6] |
| 2005 | Doctors | Jane Donnelly | Episode: "Disappearing Quietly" | [21] |
| 2006 | Blue Murder | Sarah Wray | Episode: "Make Believe" | [22] |
| 2007 | Mobile | Collette West | Miniseries; 3 episodes | [23] |
| 2008 | The Royal Today | Siobhan | Episode: "Episode 39" | [24] |
| 2009 | The Royal | Siobhan O'Grady | Episode: "Busman's Holiday" | [25] |
| 2022 | Industry | Diana | Recurring role; 2 episodes | [26] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | FilmQuest Cthulhu Trophy | Best Actress | Hostile | Nominated | [27] |
| Hollywood Verge Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| Maverick Movie Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [28] | ||
| New York City Horror Film Festival Awards | Best Actress | Won | [29] | ||
| Nightmares Film Festival Awards | Best Actress - Feature | Nominated | [30] | ||
| Nocturna Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival | Best Acting Award | Nominated | |||
| A Night of Horror International Film Festival Prize | Best Actress | Nominated | [31] | ||
| Fantastic Planet Film Festival Prize | Best Actress | Nominated | [32] | ||
| Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival Cthulhie | Best Feature Actress | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||