Marli Siu is a Scottish actress. Her films include Anna and the Apocalypse (2017), Our Ladies (2019), and Run (2019), the latter of which won her a Scottish BAFTA. On television, Siu has appeared in the spy thriller Alex Rider (2020–2024) and the BBC drama Everything I Know About Love (2022).
Marli Siu | |
|---|---|
 Siu circa 2017 | |
| Born | 11 March 1993 |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh Napier University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Early life and education
editSiu was born on March 11, 1993 in Lamma Island in Hong Kong and lived there until she was four years old, before moving to and growing up in Forres in Moray, north-east Scotland. She attended Forres Academy. Her mother is Scottish from Edinburgh and her father was Chinese. She has four sisters.[1][2]
Siu attended a youth theatre group in Elgin and joined the National Youth Theatre,[3] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting and English Literature from Edinburgh Napier University.[4][5]
Career
editIn 2015, Siu appeared in the short film Scoring, by Screen Academy Scotland, for which she was nominated for the ‘Under 25: Fresh Blood Award’ at the Underwire Film Festival.[4][6] Her theatre credits include Dead Letter Office, Some Company, (co-writer); Much Ado About Nothing, Dundee Repertory Theatre (Ian Charleson Awards commendation) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Royal National Theatre.[4]
Siu moved to London in 2017, where she played Echo for 38 episodes of the CBBC web series Dixi.[7] Her first major movie role came in 2017, when she played Lisa in John McPhail's zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse, performing the song It's That Time of Year.[8] The film premiered at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, and was released in the UK for Christmas 2018. Siu was named as one of the 15th Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2018 an annual talent showcase that spotlights up-and-coming British and Irish actors, writers, directors and producers from the UK and Ireland.[9][10]
In 2019, Siu starred in the film Run,[11] which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival on 26 April in New York City.[9][4][12] Later that year Siu starred in two films selected to be screened at the 2019 London Film Festival, Run and Our Ladies both due for an upcoming cinema release.[11]
In 2020, Siu starred as Kyra, a student from Point Blanc, in the IMDb television teen spy series Alex Rider. Kyra teams up with Alex (Otto Farrant) and plays an important role in all three series.[13]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Run (Short Film) | Lily | [14] |
| 2015 | Scoring | Katja | Short film [6] |
| 2017 | Anna and the Apocalypse | Lisa | |
| 2019 | Run [11] | Kelly | Note: feature length film |
| 2019 | Our Ladies[15] | Kylah | |
| 2024 | Apartment 7A | Annie Leung |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Still Game | Sally | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Dixi | Echo | Web, 38 episodes |
| 2019 | Grantchester | Karla Read | 1 episode |
| 2020–2024 | Alex Rider | Kyra Vashenko-Chao | 18 episodes |
| 2021 | The Irregulars | Susan Shipley | Episode: "Chapter One: An Unkindness in London" |
| 2022 | Everything I Know About Love | Nell | 7 Episodes |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Misalliance | Hytapia | Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond |
| 2016 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee |
| 2019–2020 | The Ocean at the End of the Lane | Lettie Hempstock | Royal National Theatre, London |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Southampton International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film | Run (Short film) | Nominated | [14] |
| 2015 | Underwire Film Festival | Best Under 25 Award | Scoring | Nominated | [6] |
| 2016 | Ian Charleson Awards | Much Ado About Nothing | Nominated | [16] | |
| 2018 | Screen International | Stars of Tomorrow 2018 | Won | [10][9] | |
| Toronto After Dark Film Festival | Best Ensemble Cast (shared) | Anna and the Apocalypse | Won | [14][17] | |
| 2019 | CinEuphoria Awards (shared) | Best Ensemble - International Competition | Nominated | [14] | |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [14] | ||
| 2021 | British Academy Scotland Awards 2021 | Scottish BAFTA - Best Actress – Film | Run | Won | [18] |
| 2022 | British Academy Scotland Awards 2022 | Scottish BAFTA - Best Actress – Film | Our Ladies | Nominated | [19] |
References
edit- ^ Bausells, Marta (12 June 2022). "'I spent six years working to get to this place': Everything I Know About Love actor Marli Siu". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Christie, Janet (12 June 2020). "Marli Siu interview: the Forres actor on Alex Rider, Run and Our Ladies". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Marli Siu". National Theatre. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Marli Sui". dundeerep.co.uk. 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019.
- ^ Harkness, Alistair (24 February 2020). ""It's just so mad" - Scottish actress Marli Siu on starring in two films at this year's Glasgow Film Festival". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Underwire Film Festival 2015 Programme". Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "CBBC Dixi credits- Marli Sui". bbc.co.uk. 2017.
- ^ "Every Song On The Anna And The Apocalypse Soundtrack". screenrant.com. 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Stars of Tomorrow 2018 – Marli Sui - Actor". screendaily.com. 2018.
- ^ a b "Marli Sui named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow". shepherdmanagement.co.uk. 2018.
- ^ a b c ""I didn't think I would get to make films in Scotland": An interview with Run's star Marli Siu". theupcoming.co.uk. 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Interview - Marli Sui shares her experience filming "Run" and explores her character". jumpcutonline.co.uk. 2019.
- ^ Scougall, Murray (9 June 2020). "INTERVIEW: Marli Siu on why she relished breaking into boys' school as she joins cast of Alex Rider TV adaptation". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Marli Siu Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "LFF 2019: Our Ladies". theskinny.co.uk. 2019.
- ^ "Marli Siu Nominated for Ian Charleson Award". Scottish Drama Training Network. 2017.
- ^ Fountain, Jeff (29 October 2018). "Award Winners Announced For Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2018". Geek Chic Elite. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Duffy, Elle (20 November 2021). "BAFTA Scotland: Full list of winners 2021". The Herald.
- ^ "BAFTA Scotland Awards 2022: Full List of Winners". bafta.org. 20 November 2022.