Sonya Cassidy

Sonya Cassidy (born 5 March 1987)^[1] is a British actress. Her credits include The Tudors (2009), The Paradise (2012), Vera (2012–2014), The Great Fire (2014), Survivor (2015), Olympus (2015), Humans (2016), The Woman in White (2018), Lodge 49 (2019), The Last Kingdom (2022), The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022), The Hunt For Raoul Moat (2023), and season 3 of Reacher (2025).

Sonya Cassidy
Cassidy in The Paradise (2012)
Born	(1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 38) Bristol, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present

Career

Cassidy attended RADA, graduating with a BA in Acting Degree (H Level) in 2008.^[2] In 2012, she played Clara in the BBC period drama The Paradise,^[3] as Celine Ashworth in the police detective series Vera, and as the Oracle in Syfy fantasy series Olympus.^[4] In 2016, she played industrial synth Hester in the Channel 4 science fiction series Humans,^[5] alongside Gemma Chan and Colin Morgan.^[5]

Cassidy starred in the AMC television series Lodge 49.^[6] She also has some film appearances and has also done theatre work.^{[7][8][9][10]}

In 2022, she starred in the science fiction series The Man Who Fell to Earth, a television adaptation of the Walter Tevis novel.^[11]

Personal life

Cassidy achieved a black belt in the Taekwondo.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Fifth Estate	Alan's secretary
2015	Survivor	Helen
2016	Breaking the Bank	Annabel	[12]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Doctors	Ellen Harkness	Episode: "A Bit of What You Fancy"
2009	Lewis	Alison	Episode: "The Quality of Mercy"
2009	The Tudors	Christine, Duchess of Milan	Episode: "Search for a New Queen"
2010	Midsomer Murders	Beatrice Daniels	Episode: "The Made-to-Measure Murders"
2012–2013	The Paradise	Clara	Main role
2012–2014	Vera	Celine Ashworth	Recurring role, 8 episodes
2013	Endeavour	Joyce Morse	Episode: "Home"
2014	The Great Fire	Catherine of Braganza	TV miniseries
2015	Olympus	Oracle	Main role
2016	Ripper Street	Leda Starling	Episode: "Some Conscience Lost"
2016	The Rebel	Verity	Episode: "Charity"
2016	Humans	Hester	Recurring role, 8 episodes[13]
2018	The Woman in White	Countess Fosco	Main role
2018–2019	Lodge 49	Liz Dudley	Main role[14]
2020	Soulmates	Allison	Episode: "The Lovers"
2022	The Last Kingdom	Eadgifu	Main role (season 5)[Note 1]
2022	The Man Who Fell to Earth	Edie Flood	Main role
2023	The Hunt For Raoul Moat	Diane Barnwell	TV series[15]
2025	Reacher	Special Agent Susan Duffy	TV series[16]

Notes

1. The role of Eadgifu of Kent is played by Sonya Cassidy in the TV series The Last Kingdom, but by Elaine Cassidy in the film The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die.