Shalom Brune-Franklin is a British and Australian actress. She is known for playing Private Maisie Richards in the

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series '' Our Girl'', Umm Khulthum in ''

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'', Ella in '' Love Me'' and Aoife in the Australian series ''Doctor Doctor''. She starred as DC Chloe Bishop in all seven episodes of BBC One's ''Line of Duty'', series six (2021) and played one of the lead roles in '' The Tourist'' on BBC One (2022).

Early life and education

Shalom Brune-Franklin was born in

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in England to a

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mother and Thai-born English father. When she was a teenager, she moved with her parents and her younger brother, Siam, to Mullaloo, Western Australia. She holds both British and Australian citizenship. During her studies at Ocean Reef Senior High School, Brune-Franklin took up drama, and then won the school's drama award for high achievement. She enrolled to study journalism at the

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, but after seeing the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), she decided on an acting career. Brune-Franklin auditioned at the WAAPA and then later that year was the most outstanding student.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brune-Franklin, Shalom Living people 21st-century Australian actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from St Albans Australian people of Mauritian descent Australian television actresses English people of Mauritian descent English television actresses Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts alumni Naturalised citizens of Australia English emigrants to Australia Year of birth missing (living people)