Nykiya Adams
English child actress
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Nykiya Adams is an English child actress. She made her film debut playing Bailey in Andrea Arnold's coming-of-age drama Bird (2024).
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Adams at the Toronto International Film Festival 2024 |
Early and personal life
Career
She made her screen debut as Bailey in Andrea Arnold's 2024 film Bird alongside Barry Keoghan.[3] Previously, she had only acted in a school production of Matilda. Arnold reworked her script to accommodate Adams once she was cast as Bailey.[4] She was cast following a meeting with the film’s casting director Lucy Pardee at an open casting at her school.[5] She received praise from critics for her performance, described as "one of the year's best”,[6] with a "screen presence" and "an authentic realism",[7] as well as "stunning".[8]
For her performance in Bird, she was nominated in the Young British or Irish Performer at the London Film Critics Circle Awards.[9] She was nominated for the 2024 British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance.[10] She was nominated for Best Women's Breakthrough Performance at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards.[11]
She also featured in the Fontaines D.C. music video for the song Bug in 2024.[12]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2024 | Bird | Bailey | Lead role. Feature film |