Yasmin Finney

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Yasmin Finney
Born (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 20)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActress
Years active2021–present

Yasmin Finney (born 30 August 2003)[1] is an English actress and internet personality. She appeared on GLAAD's second annual 20 Under 20 list.[2] She is known for her role as Elle Argent in the Netflix series Heartstopper (2022), for which she was nominated for a Children's and Family Emmy Award. She is set to join the cast of Doctor Who in 2023.

Early life

Finney was born in 2003 and grew up in Manchester.[2][3] She was brought up alongside her half-sister by her Jamaican single mother. She is of Italian and Irish descent on her paternal side.[4][5] Finney participated in a number of local theatre productions growing up,[6] including in the University of Manchester's Sackville Theatre,[7] The Royal Exchange Theater and The Aylesbury Waterside Theater.[8][non-primary source needed] She went to college to study performing arts.[9]

Career

Finney initially gained prominence through her videos on TikTok about her experiences as a Black British transgender teenager.[citation needed] At the age of 17 in April 2021, Finney was cast as Kelsa in the Billy Porter film Anything's Possible and Elle Argent in the Netflix series Heartstopper, the latter of which premiered in 2022.[10][11] She had to pull out of Anything's Possible due to COVID-19 travel restrictions impacting her ability to get a United States work visa, leading her to be replaced by Eva Reign.[12]

On 16 May 2022, it was announced that Finney would join the cast of Doctor Who for the 60th anniversary in 2023.[13] Her character, Rose, who is planned to be transgender,[14] is set to be the Doctor's latest companion.[15]

In August 2022, it was announced that Finney would star in the upcoming short film Mars as the character Charlie Acaster. The film will premiere in October at the London Film Festival.[16]

Personal life

Finney is a trans woman.[3]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
TBA Mars † Charlie Acaster Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Heartstopper Elle Argent Main role [17]
2023 Doctor Who † Rose In production [18]

Theatre

Production Role Venue Ref.
Page to Stage Rose Royal Exchange, Manchester [8]
Tie Paris Sackville Theatre, University of Manchester
Antigone Ismone Waterside, Sale
Port Christine Sackville Theatre, University of Manchester
DNA Leah

Accolades

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Children's and Family Emmy Awards 2022 Outstanding Supporting Performance Heartstopper Pending [19]
Gay Times Honours 2022 On Screen Trailblazer Heartstopper Won [20]
Soho House Awards 2022 Breakthrough Actress Heartstopper Won [21][non-primary source needed]
Rose d'Or Awards 2022 Emerging Talent Heartstopper Won [22]

References

  1. ^ @yazdemand (30 August 2022). "19 Today ❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Harvey, Spencer (22 June 2021). "GLAAD releases its second annual 20 Under 20 list, featuring JoJo Siwa, mxmtoon, Ve'ondre Mitchell, Stella Keating, Ewok, Yasmin Finney, and more". GLAAD. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Williams, K-Ci (2 May 2022). "Yasmin Finney, Who Plays Elle in Heartstopper, Talks Black Trans Icons, Vibes, and More". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. ^ O'Malley, Katie (9 May 2022). "Yasmin Finney on Heartstopper, Trans Representation and Authenticity". Elle. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. ^ Mukhtar, Amel (2 November 2022). "Yasmin Finney's Casting In Doctor Who? "It Will Change The World"". British Vogue. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Rising Stars: Yasmin Finney". The Media Eye. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. ^ Bulbul, Nuray (26 April 2022). "The actor who plays Elle Argent in Heartstopper on Netflix". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Heartstopper Star Yasmin Finney Wants to Play Trans & Cis Roles". Teen Vogue. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  10. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (12 April 2021). "Newcomer Yasmin Finney to Star in Billy Porter's Directorial Debut Feature What If? From Orion Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  11. ^ James, Alastair (13 April 2022). "Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney: 'We Can Have a Trans Story That Is Normalised'". Attitude. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  12. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (19 July 2021). "Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali and Renee Elise Goldsberry to Star in Billy Porter's What If? for Orion Pictures; Courtnee Carter, Kelly Lamor Wilson, and Grant Reynolds also on Board". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Yasmin Finney joins Doctor Who cast". www.doctorwho.tv. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  14. ^ Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney On How Elle Argent Changed Her Life | Queerpiphany, retrieved 14 October 2022
  15. ^ Scheetz, Cameron (1 August 2022). "Doctor Who's new Time Lord will be gay and sexier than ever, star confirms". Queerty. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  16. ^ Maskell, Emily (31 August 2022). "Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney to lead Yungblud Short Film, Mars". Attitude. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  17. ^ Kanter, Jake (26 April 2021). "Netflix Rounds out Cast for Heartstopper with What If? Star Yasmin Finney & Seven Others". Deadline. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  18. ^ Vlessing, Etan (16 May 2022). "Yasmin Finney Joins BBC's Doctor Who as Rose". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  19. ^ Matt Webb, Mitovich (1 November 2022). "Emmys: Mysterious Benedict Society, Sneakerella, Heartstopper, Sweet Tooth Lead Children's & Family Nominees". TVLine. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  20. ^ Clark, Conor. "GAY TIMES HONOURS 2022: Here are all your winners". Gay Times. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Soho House | Meet the winners of Soho House Awards 2022". www.sohohouse.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  22. ^ McLaughlin, Charlotte. "Succession actor Brian Cox wins lifetime achievement award at Rose d'Or". The Independent. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

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