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series ''

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'' (2022–2024).

Early and personal life

Gray is the eldest child of ''

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'' judges and singers

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and Carrie Grant. Gray has three siblings, Tylan, Arlo, and Nathan. Gray was diagnosed with

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as a teenager, in addition to having

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and

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, and their siblings also have learning difficulties. Gray studied at Queenswood School, Hertfordshire and then moved to study drama at

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, graduating in 2016. Gray identifies as

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and

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, and uses they/them pronouns.

Career

In 2005, they made their debut acting appearance in the popular television series '' The Story of Tracy Beaker'' as Alice. In 2007 and 2008 they appeared in ''

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'' as Bernadette Logan, a girl who bullied Abi Branning (

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). In 2009, they made a major appearance, portraying Mia Stone in the TV series of '' Half Moon Investigations''. In 2016, Grant played a yoga girl in BBC's ''

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''. They appeared in an episode of the sitcom ''

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'' in 2017 as Anna. They also appeared as Miranda Keyes in the Paramount+ series ''

'' in 2022. In June 2023, they played the role of Molly in the new play "Spy for Spy" also starring

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Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* 1994 births 21st-century English actors 21st-century English LGBTQ people Actors from London Actors with dyslexia Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Black British actors Black British LGBTQ people British queer actors British actors with disabilities British child actresses English non-binary actors English people of Jamaican descent English soap opera actors English television actors LGBTQ actors with disabilities LGBTQ people from London Living people People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder People with developmental coordination disorder {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub