Tylan Grant
Tylan Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | Talia Vanessa Grant 9 October 2001 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Television | Hollyoaks |
| Parent(s) | David Grant Carrie Grant |
| Relatives | Olive Gray (sibling) |
Tylan Grant (born 9 October 2001) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Brooke Hathaway in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. For their role as Brooke, Grant was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2019 British Soap Awards, as well as Celebrity of the Year at the 2019 National Diversity Awards.
Early and personal life[]
Tylan Grant was born Talia Vanessa Grant on 9 October 2001 in London, to parents David and Carrie Grant.[1][2] Grant also has three siblings; Olive, Arlo and Nathan.[3] Grant was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome in 2009, at the age of seven, and has spoken about the difficulties they faced while attending school, due to there being little awareness on the syndrome at the time.[4] In a piece for i newspaper, Grant stated that teachers did not believe that they were autistic, and that nobody at school understood them. They also wrote: "I was scared of loud noises, terrified of certain subjects, I wasn’t sure how to make friends or how to keep friendships going, how to cope when I was teased about my afro hair, or how to eat next to someone who sneezed."[5] Grant's mother Carrie revealed that when they were young, Grant was "really badly bullied to the point where it made them mentally ill" and that they were "unable to escape the bullies". Father David added that Grant was hospitalised for mental health issues caused by the bullying, which transformed into cyber bullying while Grant was in hospital.[6] Grant is non-binary,[7] and uses they/he pronouns.[8][6]
Career[]
Grant made their professional acting debut in an episode of the CBBC sitcom So Awkward as Greta Masters.[9] Then in 2018, they were cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Brooke Hathaway, making their first appearance as Brooke on 10 July 2018.[10] Grant is the first BAME actor to play an autistic character on a television series.[4] Grant appeared on Loose Women, where they explained that they are different to Brooke, since they have different forms of autism. They added how exciting it was to represent autism.[11] In 2020, Grant's parents appeared in the soap as Mal and Zoe, the adoptive parents of Brooke's newborn child.[12]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | So Awkward | Greta Masters | Episode: "Space Over" |
| 2018–present | Hollyoaks | Brooke Hathaway | Series regular |
| 2018 | Loose Women | Self | Guest appearance |
| 2019 | Good Morning Britain | Self | Guest appearance |
| 2019 | This Morning | Self | Guest appearance |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Digital Spy Reader Awards | Best Newcomer | Eighth | [13] |
| 2019 | The British Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated | [14][15] |
| 2019 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Young Actor | Longlisted | [16] |
| 2019 | National Diversity Awards | Celebrity of the Year | Nominated | [4] |
References[]
- ^ "Hollyoaks reveals star Talia Grant's real parents to cameo for Brooke Hathaway's birth scenes". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Hollyoaks spoilers: Talia Grant's real-life parents join cast as potential adoptive parents for Brooke Hathaway's baby". Metro. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Hollyoaks Talia Grant's real-life parents David and Carrie on their surprise guest appearance: "We felt like the kids"". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Talia Grant". National Diversity Awards. 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Hollyoaks actress Talia Grant: My teachers didn't believe I was autistic". i. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Fame Academy's Carrie and David Grant's child Talia hospitalised after bullying ordeal". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Hollyoaks cast filmed answering the same questions 12 months". Channel 4. 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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