Brittany Ashworth

Brittany Francine Ashworth^{[citation needed]} 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).

Ashworth at the 2017 San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

Early life and education

Ashworth is from Lancashire. She took classes at David Johnson's Oldham Theatre Workshop.^[1] She studied English Literature at the University of Oxford.^[2]

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,^[3] before playing the lead role of Juliet in the apocalyptic thriller film Hostile  [fr].^[4][5][6] She played Fran Adams in the 2018 British comedy film, Accident Man,^[7] and was cast in Guy Ritchie's 2019 film The Gentlemen.^[3] In 2022, Ashworth starred as mountain climber Kelly, in the direct-to-video film thriller The Ledge.^[8][9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution	Alex Ratcliffe
2007	Exhibit A	Judith King
2017	The Crucifixion	Sister Vaduva	[3]
2017	Hostile	Juliet	[4][5][6]
2018	Accident Man	Fran Adams	[3]
2019	The Gentlemen	Ruby	Uncredited[3][better source needed]
2022	The Ledge	Kelly	Direct-to-video film[8]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Sons and Lovers	Young Miriam	Television film
2003	Cold Feet	Sophie	Episode 5.1
2005	Doctors	Jane Donnelly	Episode: "Disappearing Quietly"
2007	Blue Murder	Sarah Wray	Episode: "Make Believe"
2008	Mobile	Collette West	Episode: "The Boss"
2009	The Royal	Siobhan O'Grady	Episode: "Busman's Holiday"
2022	Industry	Diana	Episodes: "Daddy", "Jerusalem"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2017	FilmQuest Cthulhu Trophy	Best Actress	Hostile	Nominated	[10]
	Hollywood Verge Film Awards	Best Actress	Hostile	Nominated
	Maverick Movie Awards	Best Actress	Hostile	Nominated	[11]
	New York City Horror Film Festival Awards	Best Actress	Hostile	Won	[12]
	Nightmares Film Festival Awards	Best Actress - Feature	Hostile	Nominated	[13]
	Nocturna Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival	Best Acting Award	Hostile	Nominated
	A Night of Horror International Film Festival Prize	Best Actress	Hostile	Nominated	[14]
	Fantastic Planet Film Festival Prize	Best Actress	Hostile	Nominated	[15]
	Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival Cthulhie	Best Feature Actress	Hostile	Nominated
2018	Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival Awards	Best Actress	Hostile	Nominated

References

1. Skone James, Liz (January 2020). "Exclusive Interview: Brittany Ashworth". Fabric. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
2. "Brittany Ashworth interview - Best in the Business". Julia Edits. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
3. Skone James, Liz (January 2020). "Brittany Ashworth interview". Fabric.
4. Frater, Patrick (17 May 2016). "Cannes: 'Hostile' Attracts Javier Botet, Fan-Friendly Cast". Variety. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
5. Kecskes, Alex (25 August 2018). "Brittany Ashworth Goes "Hostile"". Aced Magazine. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
6. Yentz, Bryan (1 June 2019). "Movie Review: a Toxic Heroine is Dogged by a Creature and Her Tragic Romance in "Hostile"". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
7. Miska, Brad (28 November 2016). "90s Comic Adaptation of 'Accident Man' Lines Up Full Cast that Includes Ray Stevenson and Michael Jai White!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
8. Cairns, Bryan (17 February 2022). "The Ledge Star Discusses the Gripping Thriller's Killer Heights". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
9. "A Climber Must Scramble For Her Life In New Thriller The Ledge – See An Exclusive Trailer". Empire Online. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
10. "FilmQuest 2017". FilmQuest. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
11. "2017 Maverick Movie Awards". Maverick Movie Awards. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
12. "2017 FILM FESTIVAL". New York City Horror Film Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
13. "2017 film selections". Nightmares Film Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
14. "Winning films at A Night of Horror International Film Festival 2017:". A Night of Horror International Film Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
15. "2017 Winners of A Night of Horror and Fantastic Planet Film Festivals". Surgeons of Horror. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

External links

• Brittany Ashworth at IMDb