Shanika Warren-Markland

Warren-Markland was raised in West London, She attended St. Mary's Catholic School in South London. At the age of thirteen, she attended a Youth Theatre group at the Royal National Theatre, where she developed her skills in reading and interpreting scripts. Warren-Markland joined the Young Blood Theatre in West London.^[2]

Warren-Markland began her career in television by playing the lead role of Lillie in Channel 4 program More Than Love, and then went on to secure roles on BBC favourites Holby City and Spooks at the young age of sixteen. Warren-Markland was signed to the BWH Agency after being spotted at her Young Blood theatre classes.

Warren-Markland received her first feature film role playing the character Kayla in BAFTA award-winning director Noel Clarke's drama ‘Adulthood’. Continuing her work with Clarke, she followed her previous work with the co-lead role in film 4.3.2.1. playing the role of Kerrys.^[3] Warren-Markland went on to film the role of Ashleigh in British horror ‘Demons Never Die’,^[4] and also played the character Langston in the American film ‘The Skinny'.^[5] Warren-Markland appeared in the British thriller flick ‘Victim’, in which she played Charmaine, which was released in June 2012.^[6]

Gone Too Far!, in which Warren-Markland played the role of Armani, was screened at the Toronto Film Festival in 2014.^[7]

In June 2022, her play Barbie Comes to Tea was performed by the Talawa Theatre Company.^[8]