Marli Siu

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Marli Siu
Born11 March
Alma materEdinburgh Napier University
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Marli Siu (born 11 March) is a Scottish actress. She appeared in the films Anna and the Apocalypse and Our Ladies. On television, she starred in the CBBC series Dixi and, as of 2020, in the Prime Video UK series Alex Rider. She was named one of Screen International's 2018 Stars of Tomorrow.

Early life and education[]

Siu lived in Hong Kong until she was four-years-old,[1] before moving to and growing up in Forres in Moray, north-east Scotland.[1] Her mother is Scottish from Edinburgh and her father was Chinese.[1] She attended a youth theatre group in Elgin and joined the National Youth Theatre. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting and English Literature from the Edinburgh Napier University.[2][3][4]

Career[]

In 2015, Siu appeared in the short film Scoring, by Screen Academy Scotland, for which she was nominated for the ‘Under 25: Fresh Blood Award’ at the Underwire Film Festival. Her theatre credits include Dead Letter Office, Some Company, (co-writer); Much Ado About Nothing, Dundee Repertory Theatre (Ian Charleson Awards commendation) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Royal National Theatre.[2]

Siu moved to London in 2017, where she played Echo for 38 episodes of the CBBC web series Dixi.[5] Her first major movie role came in 2017, when she played Lisa in John McPhail's zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse, performing the song "It's That Time of Year". The film premiered at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas and was released in the UK for Christmas 2018. In 2019, Siu starred in the film Run, which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival on 26 April in New York City.[6][2][7] Later that year Siu starred in two films selected to be screened at the 2019 London Film Festival, Run and Our Ladies both due for an upcoming cinema release.

In 2020, Siu starred as Kyra, a student from Point Blanc, in the IMDb television teen spy series Alex Rider. Kyra teams up with Alex (Otto Farrant) and plays an important role in his attempted escape from incarceration.[8]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Scoring Katja Short film
2017 Anna and the Apocalypse Lisa
2019 Run Kelly
2019 Our Ladies[9] Kylah

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Still Game Sally 1 episode
2017 Dixi Echo 38 episodes
2019 Grantchester Karla Read 1 episode
2020-2021 Alex Rider Kyra Vashenko-Chao 10 episodes
2021 The Irregulars Susan Shipley Upcoming

Stage[]

Year Title Role Director
2019 The Ocean at the End of the Lane Lettie Hempstock Katy Rudd
2017 Misalliance Hytapia Paul Miller
2016 Much Ado About Nothing Hero

Awards and nominations[]

Siu was named as one of the 15th Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2018 an annual talent showcase that spotlights up-and-coming British and Irish actors, writers, directors and producers from the UK and Ireland.[10][6]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Underwire Film Festival Best Under 25 Award Scoring Nominated [11]
2016 Ian Charleson Awards Best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30 Much Ado About Nothing Nominated [12]
2018 Toronto After Dark Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast Anna and the Apocalypse Won [13]
2019 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2021 British Academy Scotland Awards Actress – Film Run Won [14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Christie, Janet (12 June 2020). "Marli Siu interview: the Forres actor on Alex Rider, Run and Our Ladies". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Marli Sui". dundeerep.co.uk. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-21.
  3. ^ "Marli Siu". National Theatre. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ Harkness, Alistair (24 February 2020). ""It's just so mad" - Scottish actress Marli Siu on starring in two films at this year's Glasgow Film Festival". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ^ "CBBC Dixi credits- Marli Sui". bbc.co.uk. 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Stars of Tomorrow 2018 – Marli Sui - Actor". screendaily.com. 2018.
  7. ^ "Interview - Marli Sui shares her experience filming "Run" and explores her character". jumpcutonline.co.uk. 2019.
  8. ^ Scougall, Murray (9 June 2020). "INTERVIEW: Marli Siu on why she relished breaking into boys' school as she joins cast of Alex Rider TV adaptation". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ^ "LFF 2019: Our Ladies". theskinny.co.uk. 2019.
  10. ^ "Marli Sui named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow". shepherdmanagement.co.uk. 2018.
  11. ^ "Underwire Film Festival 2015 Programme". Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Marli Siu Nominated for Ian Charleson Award". Scottish Drama Training Network. 2017.
  13. ^ Fountain, Jeff (29 October 2018). "Award Winners Announced For Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2018". Geek Chic Elite. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. ^ Duffy, Elle (20 November 2021). "BAFTA Scotland: Full list of winners including James McAvoy and Limbo". The Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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