Brooke Burfitt (born 23 December 1988) is an English

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and radio presenter.

Early years and family

Brooke Burfitt is the daughter of Louise Burfitt-Dons who set up the children’s anti-bullying charity Act Against Bullying and Donald, a retired

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captain. She has an Economics and Business with East European Studies degree from

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. She currently lives in Bermuda with her husband and daughter.

Career

Burfitt appeared in On The Ropes, as Joe Egan's girlfriend in a

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about a behind the scenes look at the boxing world. In Death she was directed by

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which won at the

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in 2012. She has also featured in the comedy

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and the movie Soft Touch. In 2014, Brooke worked with actor and film maker

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on a zombie apocalypse feature film 'Plan Z' as supporting lead role, Irish girl Kate. The film went on to win Best Thriller at the

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Brooke Burfitt stars as the lead role in independent feature " By Any Means (2017 film)" as "Mimi Wyatt".

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says the film's storyline channels Kim Kardashian's paris robbery in 2016. Burfitt won Best Actress award at the Wexford Film Festival, where the film also went on to win Best Film. By Any Means (2017 film) won Best International Feature Film at the 2017 Polish International Film Festival. " By Any Means (2017 film)" was the subject of some controversy after convicted kidnapper Lukasz Herba stated in the closing statement of his trial that he was inspired after watching the movie. Herba, a UK resident from Poland, was sentenced to almost 17 years in jail for his role in the

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in Milan in July 2017, eight weeks after the release of the film. Brooke stars alongside

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and

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in female-led thriller "Mother Of All Secrets", which was entirely filmed in Bermuda. The movie premiered on

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over Mother's Day weekend in March 2020. Burfitt plays the lead Blair Henderson in festive romantic comedy

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"Christmas at the Castle", which premiered on December 23 on

. She stars alongside

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and

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. The film is also released worldwide by

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under the alternative title of "Christmas in the Highlands". On January 8, 2022, "Labor, Lies and Murder" aired as an exclusive premiere for

. Brooke plays eight month pregnant Hailey, who fears someone is out to steal her baby. Burfitt could be seen over the 2022 Christmas holidays on

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premiere movie "Christmas Lovers Anonymous" as Katrina, a best-selling author who hides her love for Christmas after an ugly break up. Katrina finds love again when she joins a website for people who are crazy about Christmas: "Christmas Lovers Anonymous." In February 2024,

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premiered "The Soulmate Search", starring Alexandra Harris and Jonathan Stoddard. Brooke plays the role of Diane, Will's sister in the film. Super Channel and

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released "Finding Love In Saint Lucia" across North America in the summer of 2024. Burfitt plays a journalist who partners up with an ornithologist, played by Philip Boyd, to save an endangered bird species in the jungle of

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. They immediately fall in love with the nature, and in the process, they'll also fall in love with each other.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burfitt, Brooke Alumni of University College London English radio personalities Living people 1988 births 21st-century English actresses English film actresses