Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Aimee-Ffion Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1987-11-21) 21 November 1987 Newport, Wales |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Aimee-Ffion Edwards (born 21 November 1987) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sketch in Skins, Esme Shelby in Peaky Blinders, Sophie in Detectorists, Abi in Loaded, and Shirley Dander in Slow Horses. Her video game voice roles include Rachel Baker in Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Mio in the English dub of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and as Ranni the Witch in Elden Ring.
Early life and education
Aimee-Ffion Edwards was born in Newport, on 21 November 1987.[1]
Ffion is fluent in English and Welsh, having attended the Welsh-speaking schools Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd (Newport Welsh Medium Primary School) and Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw (Torfaen Welsh Medium High School). She played for a local youth rugby team, the only girl on the boys' team, until she was 14. She would often go from her ballet lessons to rugby matches. She studied A-level drama and later joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales.[2]
Career
Film and television
Ffion appeared in the 2002 short film Dŵr Dwfn.[3] She was training to be a classical singer when she appeared on the Pop Idol-type Welsh language TV show Wawffactor in 2006, finishing as runner-up.[2] She made her television debut as the character Sketch in the E4 series Skins in 2008.[2] In 2009, she appeared in the Casualty episode "Stand By Me" as a teenager who finds a replacement speed date in the wards of Holby City Hospital, and ends up involved in a serious gun-related incident. In the first episode of Casualty 1909, she played a young prostitute who was being abused by her father.
In 2010, Ffion appeared in an episode of the supernatural BBC drama series Being Human as a theatre usher who is also a ghost. In 2011, she appeared in series 2 of the BBC drama series Luther as Jenny Jones.[2] In 2012, she appeared in Sky Atlantic's four-part series Walking And Talking, a spin-off from an episode of Sky One's Christmas series of shorts Little Crackers. In 2013, 2014, and 2021, she appeared as Esme Shelby in the BBC series Peaky Blinders. In 2014, she appeared in two BBC Cymru Wales television productions celebrating the centenary of Dylan Thomas: as part of an all-Welsh cast in a television adaptation of Thomas' radio drama Under Milk Wood, playing the Laugharne Voice,[4] and as Marianne in A Poet in New York, Andrew Davies' dramatisation of Thomas' last days.[5]
In 2014, Ffion appeared as Katy in the Inside No. 9 episode "The Harrowing".[6] From 2014 to 2015, she played Sophie in the BBC Four comedy series Detectorists.[7][8][9] In 2016, she appeared in Death in Paradise as Sian. In 2017, she appeared in the Channel 4 comedy series Loaded. In 2019, she played Miss Aitken in BBC Three's comedy series Man Like Mobeen. In 2022, she joined the cast of Slow Horses during its second season as Shirley Dander.
Stage
Ffion made her stage debut in 2008 in SH*T-M*X at the Trafalgar Theatre in London.[10] In 2009, she performed in Jerusalem at the Royal Court Theatre.[6][2] In 2011, she made her Broadway debut when she reprised her role in Jerusalem at New York's Music Box Theatre.[6] She appeared in the London revival of Jerusalem later that year. In 2012, she appeared in The Recruiting Officer at the Donmar Warehouse,[6] and in Marius von Mayenburg's Fireface at the Young Vic.[11] In 2013, she appeared as Avonia Bunn in Trelawny of the Wells at the Donmar Warehouse.[12] In 2017, she played Marcella in B, a play by Guillermo Calderón which had a limited run at the Royal Court Theatre.
Video games
In 2015, Ffion voiced Rachel Baker in the video game Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. In 2022, she voiced Ranni the Witch, a major non-playable character in Elden Ring and Mio in the English dub of Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Dŵr Dwfn | Short film | |
| 2007 | Olas de verano | Madlen Vaughan | Short film |
| 2012 | Epithet | Rebecca | Short film |
| One Day Some Years Ago | Lisa | Short film | |
| 2014 | A Poet in New York | Marianne | Television film |
| Under Milk Wood | Laugharne Voice | Television film | |
| Steak Knife | Julia | Short film | |
| Queen and Country | Sophie Adams | ||
| 2015 | Bugsplat! | Shona Berry | Television film |
| 2016 | Zero Sum | Ruth Sharman | Short film |
| 2018 | To Provide All People | Patient | Television film |
| 2019 | The Left Behind | Annes | Television film[13][14] |
| 2020 | Blithe Spirit | Edith | |
| 2022 | Life and Death in the Warehouse | Megan | Television film[15][16] |
| 2025 | Mr Burton | Cis | [17] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Skins | Sketch | 7 episodes |
| 2009 | Casualty | Nina | Episode: "Stand by Me" |
| Casualty 1909 | Deborah Lynch | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Being Human | Robin | Episode: "In the Morning" |
| Law & Order: UK | Kim Baker | Episode: "Hounded" | |
| Little Crackers | Mary | Episode: "Better Than Christmas" | |
| 2011 | Luther | Jenny Jones | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Walking and Talking | Mary | 4 episodes |
| 2013–2017; 2022 | Peaky Blinders | Esme Shelby | 15 episodes |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Katy | Episode: "The Harrowing" |
| 2014–2015 | Detectorists | Sophie | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Elizabeth Barton | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Death in Paradise | Sian Evans | Episode: "Flames of Love" |
| 2017 | Loaded | Abi | 8 episodes |
| Summer Comedy Shorts | Leila | Episode: "Morgana Robinson's Summer" | |
| Comedy Playhouse | Jemma Smith | Episode: "Mister Winner" | |
| 2018 | Troy: Fall of a City | Cassandra | 7 episodes[18] |
| 2018–2020 | Thunderbirds Are Go | Havoc (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 101 Dalmatian Street | Arabella, Big Fee, Summer (voice) | 11 episodes[19] | |
| 2019 | Curfew | Ruby Newman | 8 episodes[20] |
| Keeping Faith | Madlen Vaughan | 6 episodes | |
| The Reluctant Landlord | Charlotte | Episode: "Love & Marriage" | |
| Four Weddings and a Funeral | Tabby | 5 episodes | |
| Man Like Mobeen | Miss Aitken | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | War of the Worlds | Isla | 8 episodes |
| 2022–present | Slow Horses | Shirley Dander | Main cast[21] |
| 2023 | Dreamland | Leila | Main cast[22] |
| 2025 | The Revenge Club | Emily | Main cast[23] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | Rachel Baker | [24] |
| 2020-2022 | Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Angharad ferch Meurig, Brigid, Tyra | [25][26] |
| 2022 | Elden Ring | Ranni the Witch | [26][24] |
| 2022 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Mio | [27][24] |
References
- ^"Aimee-Ffion Edwards – Newport's finest". This is Newport. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ abcdeMainwaring, Rachel (11 June 2011). "Newport actress Aimee takes on a tough role in Luther". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^"DWR DWfN (Food Tokens and Deep Water)". British Council. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^"Under Milk Wood". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^"Dylan Thomas: A Poet in New York". BBC Two. 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ abcdWilliams, Kathryn (9 June 2014). "Actress Aimee-Ffion Edwards bags new BBC Four role. But who is she? We play 'Detectorist' to find out". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
...all achieved while still under the age of 27.
- ^"Bafta TV awards 2015: Winners in full". BBC News. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^Rupert Hawksley (2 October 2014). "Detectorists, BBC Four, review: 'first-rate writing'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^"Detectorists Episode 3, Series 2, Episode 3 of 6". BBC. 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^Ian Shuttleworth (2 October 2008). "SH*T-M*X, Trafalgar Studio 2, London". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^Gerald Berkowitz (5 October 2012). "Fireface". The Stage. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^Charles Spencer (27 February 2013). "Trelawny of the Wells, Donmar Warehouse, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^Carr, Flora (8 July 2019). "When is The Left Behind on TV? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^Bullman, Joseph (9 July 2019). "On making The Left Behind: 'We've plugged into the mains'". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^Hastings, Christobel. "Life And Death In The Warehouse: this devastating miscarriage scene is inspired by a warehouse worker's true story". www.stylist.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^Mangan, Lucy (7 March 2022). "Life and Death in the Warehouse review – the terrible true cost of online shopping". Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^Wiseman, Andreas (8 February 2024). "'Mr Burton' To Tell Story Behind Screen Icon Richard Burton's Formative Years; Toby Jones, Coming Off 'Mr Bates Vs The Post Office', Leads Cast With 'The Crown' Star Lesley Manville — EFM". Deadline. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^Tartaglione, Nancy (30 March 2017). "Troy: Fall Of A City: Bella Dayne, Louis Hunter & More Join BBC/Netflix Epic". Deadline. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^"New Voice Talent Spotted for Disney's 101 Dalmatian Street". Animation World Network. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^"Another boost for Sky One's Curfew as Adam Brody joins supercharged cast". www.skygroup.sky. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^Yossman, K. J. (29 April 2022). "Slow Horses Adds Peaky Blinders Star Aimee-Ffion Edwards, This Is Going to Hurt's Kadiff Kirwan to Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^Yossman, K. J. (15 July 2022). "Lily Allen, Freema Agyeman to Star in Sky Original Comedy Dreamland". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^Wiseman, Andreas; Goldbart, Max (18 June 2025). "Paramount+, Gaumont & Fremantle Team Up On Thriller Series 'The Revenge Club' Starring Martin Compston, Aimée-Ffion Edwards, Meera Syal & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ abc"Aimee-Ffion Edwards (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 9 September 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^"Assassin's Creed: Valhalla". Wales in Games.
- ^ abOsborne, Mary (11 March 2022). "The Actress Who Plays Ranni The Witch In Elden Ring Is Gorgeous In Real Life". SVG. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^Aguilar, Jorge (4 August 2022). "All voice actors in Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Full voice cast revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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