Alice Nokes

Alice Nokes
Born
Alice Holly Nokes

1997/1998
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Alice Holly Nokes (born 1997/1998) is an English actress and model. She is known for her roles in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders (2016), the Starz series The Spanish Princess (2020), and the BBC Three series Wreck (2022–2024).

Early life

Nokes grew up in Wallington, Greater London. She attended Sylvia Young Theatre School and the BRIT School.[1]

Career

As a child, Nokes appeared in the second series of the game show Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old? on Sky 1. In 2016, Nokes made her acting television debut when she joined the cast of the BBC One soap opera EastEnders as Courtney Mitchell, daughter of Grant and Tiffany Mitchell. The character had previously been played by Megan Jossa as a child.[2][3] She subsequently appeared in the BBC One television film Grandpa's Great Escape,[4] series 4 of the CBBC sitcom Millie Inbetween, and the eighth and final season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.[5][6]

Nokes portrayed Anne Boleyn in the second half of the Starz historical drama The Spanish Princess, which aired in 2020.[7][8] She made guest appearances in the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, and the detective series Dalgiesh on Channel 5[9] and Father Brown on BBC One. Nokes had a main role as Sophia in the 2022 BBC Three comedy horror series Wreck [10] She is signed with Select Model Management.[11]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The German Lullaby Katrina Short film
2008 Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old? Contestant Series 2
2016 EastEnders Courtney Mitchell 13 episodes
Suspicion Kim Nees Episode: "A Sister's Suspicion
2017 Casualty Toni Dunn Episode: "Man Up"
2018 Grandpa's Great Escape Shelley Television film
Millie Inbetween Siobhan 2 episodes
2019 Game of Thrones Willa Episode: "The Last of the Starks"
The Killer Beside Me Theresa Episode: "Roadside Murder"
2020 Ted Lasso Rosie Episode: "Tan Lines"
The Spanish Princess Anne Boleyn 6 episodes
2021 Dalgliesh Julia Pardoe 2 episodes
2022 Father Brown Kate Goodall Episode: "The Wayward Girls"
2022-2024 Wreck Sophia Leigh Main role

References

  1. ^ "Alice proves her smarts on Noel Edmonds' quiz show". Your Local Guardian. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ Cannon, Nicholas (4 August 2016). "Meet Alice Nokes, EastEnders' new Courtney Mitchell: 'I'm relieved the secret's out there now!'". What to Watch. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ Kelly, Helen (5 August 2016). "EastEnders: Alice Nokes promises 'juicy storylines' from 'feisty' Courtney Mitchell". Daily Express. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ Lazarus, Susanna (1 January 2018). "Meet the cast of Grandpa's Great Escape". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ^ Grant Cumberbatch, Aime (20 February 2018). "EastEnders actress Alice Nokes 'set to appear' in Game of Thrones series eight". Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. ^ Griffin, Louise (7 May 2019). "EastEnders star Alice Nokes makes surprise cameo in Game Of Thrones' The Last Of The Starks". Metro. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (23 November 2020). "Don't lose your head! Get your first look at Anne Boleyn on The Spanish Princess". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ "The Other Boleyn Girls". Irish Daily Mirror. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  9. ^ Brown, Nancy (4 November 2021). "Alice Nokes in Dalgliesh: Who did she play in EastEnders and why did she leave?". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  10. ^ Spencer, Samuel (19 October 2022). "Wreck cast: Meet the crew of potential killers from the BBC Three show". BBC Three. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Alice Nokes - Select London". Select Model Management. Retrieved 12 October 2023.