Alice Haig (born February 1985) is a British actress from

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. After graduating from the

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, she went on to appear in various television and stage roles and a number of short films. Her television credits include '' This Is Going to Hurt'', ''

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'' and '' The Day of the Jackal'', whilst her stage roles have included ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Love from a Stranger''. In 2025, she took over the role of Vicki Fowler in the

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soap opera ''

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''. Her father is the actor

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Life and career

Haig was born in February 1985 in

. She studied at the

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and the

respectively, graduating from the latter in 2007. before making her screen debut in the

television film ''Scottish Killers'' as Dinah McNicol, a victim of the serial killer Peter Tobin. She went on to appear in the films ''Dark Crossing'' (2010) and '' Chillerama'' (2011), as well as various short films including ''Salesman'' (2012), ''Short Version of Alma'' (2016) and ''How to Disappear Completely'' (2019). She began her stage career at

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and has appeared in array of productions including ''Wasted'' (2013), ''

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'' (2014), Tis Pity She's a Whore'' (2014), '' 84 Charing Cross Road'' (2015), ''Baby'' (2015), ''The Brink'' (2016), ''

'' (2016), ''

'' (2017), '' Love from a Stranger'' (2018) and ''Unmythable'' (2019). Haig also went on to voice several characters in the audio series '' Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles'' between 2014 and 2015. In 2022, she appeared as a nurse in an episode of '' This Is Going to Hurt''. The following year, she portrayed Sophie in the

series ''

''. In 2024, she appeared in the spy thriller series '' The Day of the Jackal''. In February 2025, it was announced that Haig would be taking over the role of Vicki Fowler in the BBC soap opera ''

''. The character last appeared 21 years prior, then played by

Scarlett Alice Johnson Scarlett Alice Johnson (born 7 April 1985) is an English actress, producer and drama teacher. She is known for her roles as Vicki Fowler in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Laura Derbyshire in the BBC Three sitcom '' Pramface''. Early and ...

. Upon joining the show, Haig said she was "so excited" and that she had "always watched ''EastEnders''", adding that it was "so cool to be playing a character like Vicki" and that she could not "wait for all the Albert Square drama ahead."

Stage

Filmography

Film

Television

Audio

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haig, Alice 1985 births Living people 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art British film actresses English Shakespearean actresses British soap opera actresses English stage actresses British television actresses