Kassius Nelson

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Kassius Hope A. Nelson (born 24 June 1997) is an English actress and playwright. She won two British Soap Awards for her role in Hollyoaks (2015–2017) on Channel 4. She has since appeared in the Netflix series White Lines (2020) and Dead Boy Detectives (2024), and the film Pirates (2021).

Born (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 28)
OccupationsActress, playwright
Yearsactive2012–present
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Kassius Nelson
Born (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 28)
OccupationsActress, playwright
Years active2012–present
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Early life

Nelson was born in Islington, North London. She was a performing arts student at City and Islington Sixth Form College.[1]

Career

Nelson first appeared on screen in the independent film Lone Rivers. She was 18[2] when she made her television debut in 2015 and began playing Jade Albright in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.[3] She and Richard Linnell won Best On-Screen Partnership and Scene of the Year at the 2017 British Soap Awards.

With Islington Community Theatre and the charitable Company Three theatre company, Nelson helped to put on a number of productions, including Brainstorm at the National Theatre. In 2018, Nelson wrote and co-directed Moon-stained at the Gerry's Stronger Than Fear Festival.[4]

Nelson joined the recurring cast of the Netflix adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events for its third and final season as Fiona Widdershins.[5] She then played a younger version of Angela Griffin's character Anna Connor in White Lines the following year, also on Netflix.[6]

In 2021, Nelson made her feature film debut when she appeared in Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho[7] and starred in Reggie Yates' Pirates. She was cast as Crystal Palace in the DC Universe series Dead Boy Detectives, also on Netflix, taking over the role from Doom Patrol's Madalyn Horcher.[8]

Filmography

Film

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2013 Lone Rivers Heather
2015 Out of Body Eimar Short film
2019 Bush Frida Short film
2021 Last Night in Soho Cami
Pirates Sophie
2022 Re-Live Amy Short film
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Television

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2015–2017 Hollyoaks Jade Albright 106 episodes
2017 Casualty Chloe Robinson Episode: "One"[9]
2019 A Series of Unfortunate Events Fiona Widdershins 3 episodes
2020 White Lines Young Anna 9 episodes
2024 Dead Boy Detectives Crystal Palace 8 episodes
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Stage

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2012 In All the Minutes Ever Brianne The Platform
2013 Mostly Like Blue Rosemary Branch Theatre, London
2014 Astronauts The Platform
Housed Haringey Old Vic, London
2015–2016 Brainstorm Various Park Theatre and National Theatre
2018 Moon-stained Writer, director
Gerry's Studio
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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership Hollyoaks Won [a][10]
Scene of the Year Won
Inside Soap Awards Best Exit Nominated
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Notes

  1. Shared with Richard Linnell.

References

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