Hannah Traylen

Traylen was born in Crawley and Oriel High School. She then went on to study acting at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and graduated with a BA (Hons) in Acting.^[1] In 2016, she received the Sir Alec Guinness Award for Actor of the Year.^[2][3][4]

Traylen's first television appearance was in a 2017 episode of Unforgotten, followed by a role in Call the Midwife. In 2021, Traylen played Holly in the one-take film Boiling Point and the subsequent 2023 TV series of the same name.^[5][6]

Traylen has also portrayed Chrissy in Ridley Road, Hayley in Sexy Beast, Emma in The Responder, Hayley in Beyond Paradise, Mandy in Behind Her Eyes and Nancy in Howards End.^[7] In addition to her film and television credits, Traylen has also appeared in theatre, leading A New And Better You at The Yard Theatre and The Kneebone Cadillac at Theatre Royal, Plymouth, as Maddy Kneebone.^[8]

In 2023, Traylen announced that she had written her debut film entitled Small Fry, which is currently in pre-production with director Phil Barantini's production company Made Up Productions. ^[9][10] In 2026, she joined the cast of the BBC medical drama series Casualty as recurring character PC Ashley Sullivan.^[8]