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Brittany Ashworth

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Ashworth at the 2017 San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

Brittany Francine Ashworth[1] is an English actress. She began her career in the film Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution and the ITV drama Mobile (both 2007). She has since starred in the films The Crucifixion and Hostile (both 2017), as well as The Ledge (2022). She also had a recurring role in the BBC and HBO series Industry (2022).

Early life and education

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Ashworth is from Lancashire. She took classes at David Johnson's Oldham Theatre Workshop.[2] She studied English Literature at the University of Oxford.[3]

Career

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Ashworth starred in Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution and Mobile prior to university. Later, Ashworth played Sister Vaduva in the 2017 film The Crucifixion opposite Sophie Cookson,[4] before playing the lead role of Juliet in the apocalyptic thriller film Hostile  [fr].[5][6][7] She played Fran Adams in the 2018 British comedy film, Accident Man,[8] and was cast in Guy Ritchie's 2019 film The Gentlemen.[4] In 2022, Ashworth starred as mountain climber Kelly, in the direct-to-video film thriller The Ledge.[9][10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Sons & Lovers Young Miriam Television film [11]
2007 Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution Alex Ratcliffe [12]
Exhibit A Judith King [13]
2014 The Maiden Tess Short film
2017 The Naked Screaming Man Liz Short film [14]
Hostile Juliet [5][6][7]
The Crucifixion Sister Vaduva [15]
2018 Accident Man Fran Adams [16]
2019 The Gentlemen Ruby Uncredited [17]
2022 The Ledge Kelly Direct-to-video film [9]
The Herring Girls Seonak Short film [18]
2023 Chairs Mrs. Swan Short film [19]
Valley of Love Kathleen Reynolds Television film [20]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Cold Feet Sophie Episode: "Series 5, Episode 1" [6]
2005 Doctors Jane Donnelly Episode: "Disappearing Quietly" [21]
2006 Blue Murder Sarah Wray Episode: "Make Believe" [22]
2007 Mobile Collette West Miniseries; 3 episodes [23]
2008 The Royal Today Siobhan Episode: "Episode 39" [24]
2009 The Royal Siobhan O'Grady Episode: "Busman's Holiday" [25]
2022 Industry Diana Recurring role; 2 episodes [26]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2017 FilmQuest Cthulhu Trophy Best Actress Hostile Nominated [27]
Hollywood Verge Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
Maverick Movie Awards Best Actress Nominated [28]
New York City Horror Film Festival Awards Best Actress Won [29]
Nightmares Film Festival Awards Best Actress - Feature Nominated [30]
Nocturna Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival Best Acting Award Nominated
A Night of Horror International Film Festival Prize Best Actress Nominated [31]
Fantastic Planet Film Festival Prize Best Actress Nominated [32]
Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival Cthulhie Best Feature Actress Nominated
2018 Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival Awards Best Actress Nominated

References

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  1. ↑ "Brittany Ashworth | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Skone James, Liz (January 2020). "Exclusive Interview: Brittany Ashworth". Fabric. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Brittany Ashworth interview - Best in the Business". Julia Edits. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 Skone James, Liz (January 2020). "Brittany Ashworth interview". Fabric.
  5. 1 2 Frater, Patrick (17 May 2016). "Cannes: 'Hostile' Attracts Javier Botet, Fan-Friendly Cast". Variety. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Kecskes, Alex (25 August 2018). "Brittany Ashworth Goes "Hostile"". Aced Magazine. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 Yentz, Bryan (1 June 2019). "Movie Review: a Toxic Heroine is Dogged by a Creature and Her Tragic Romance in "Hostile"". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Miska, Brad (28 November 2016). "90s Comic Adaptation of 'Accident Man' Lines Up Full Cast that Includes Ray Stevenson and Michael Jai White!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. 1 2 Cairns, Bryan (17 February 2022). "The Ledge Star Discusses the Gripping Thriller's Killer Heights". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "A Climber Must Scramble For Her Life In New Thriller The Ledge – See An Exclusive Trailer". Empire Online. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Sons and Lovers". The Guardian. 13 January 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  12. ↑ O'Hara, Helen (28 September 2007). "Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution Review". Empire. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Donald, Adam (2 June 2022). "Exhibit A: Found-Footage Horror Nails What Other Films About Abuse Miss". Collider. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "The Naked Screaming Man". Vimeo. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  15. ↑ Marsh, James (16 January 2018). "Film review: The Crucifixion – exorcism drama trades real-life horrors for cheap scares". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  16. ↑ Miska, Brad (24 April 2017). "'Accident Man' Is Anything But An Accident". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Flint, Hanna (2 October 2019). "'The Gentlemen' trailer: Matthew McConaughey and Henry Golding face off in Guy Ritchie's gangster comedy". Yahoo Movies. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "The Herring Girls". British Council. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Mrs Swan - Brittany Ashworth". Chairs Movie. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Valley Of Love". Shout! Studios. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Brittany Ashworth - Movies, Biography, News". BookMyShow. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Blue Murder - Make Believe". Apple TV. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  23. ↑ Wollaston, Sam (20 March 2007). "Last night's TV: Mobile". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  24. ↑ Cast: Brittany Ashworth (Siobhan) (28 February 2008). "Episode #1.39". The Royal Today. ITV.
  25. ↑ "Brittany Ashworth Client Portfolio". Independent Talent Group. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  26. ↑ King, Jack (4 October 2024). "Industry's Sagar Radia breaks down Rishi's Uncut Gems moment: "I think there's an aspect of self-sabotage"". GQ. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "FilmQuest 2017". FilmQuest. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  28. ↑ "2017 Maverick Movie Awards". Maverick Movie Awards. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  29. ↑ "2017 FILM FESTIVAL". New York City Horror Film Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  30. ↑ "2017 film selections". Nightmares Film Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  31. ↑ "Winning films at A Night of Horror International Film Festival 2017:". A Night of Horror International Film Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  32. ↑ "2017 Winners of A Night of Horror and Fantastic Planet Film Festivals". Surgeons of Horror. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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