Natasha Loring is a South African actress. She first gained prominence through her roles in the films '' The Dinosaur Project'' (2012) and '' Zulu'' (2013), and the E4 comedy-drama '' Beaver Falls'' (2011–2012). She won a SAFTA for her performance in the

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'' (2021–).

Early life

Loring grew up in the Beaulieu area of

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. Her father is theatre producer Richard Loring. She attended

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. She studied at AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy, graduating with a

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, and then the Actors Centre London (now Seven Dials Playhouse). She also trained in ballet and modern dance.

Career

During her first year at AFDA, Loring landed her first professional role as Julie Saunders in the film ''Hitchhiker'', in which she appeared with her sister Samantha. ''Hitchhiker'' premiered during Loring's final year at AFDA. This was followed by her television debut as Hayley in the Lifetime film ''

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''. Loring began appearing in British media, beginning with small roles in the

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two-parter ''

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'' and the

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crime drama '' The Runaway'', and then starring as Kimberley in the E4 comedy-drama '' Beaver Falls'' from 2011 to 2012 and Liz Draper in the science fiction film '' The Dinosaur Project''. She played Marjorie in the 2013 French-South African film '' Zulu''. Loring has lent her voice to video games such as ''

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'' (2009), '' Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series'' (2014), and ''

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'' (2017), as well as a number of ''

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'' and ''

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'' games. She appeared in the films '' Broken Star'' and ''

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'' in 2018 and 2019 respectively, and made guest appearances in the

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series '' Queen Sono'' and the Syfy series ''

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'' in 2020. In 2021, Loring began starring as Sienna Fischer alongside Lea Vivier in the

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''. For the first season, Loring won Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama at the

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. She produced the short film ''A Shame''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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