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Antonia Thomas

British actress

Summary

British actress

Field	Value
name	Antonia Thomas
image	Antonia Thomas (Cropped).jpg
image_size	230px
caption	Thomas in June 2010
birth_name	Antonia Laura Thomas
birth_date
birth_place	London, England
alma_mater	Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BA)
National Youth Theatre
occupation
years_active	2009–present
height	5 ft

National Youth Theatre Antonia Laura Thomas (born 3 November 1986) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Alisha Daniels in the E4 comedy-drama series Misfits, Evie Douglas in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Lovesick and Claire Browne in the ABC drama series The Good Doctor.

Early life

Antonia Laura Thomas was born in London in 1986, the daughter of a Jamaican mother, Veronica Thomas, an NHS psychologist, and a British father. She has two older sisters. At age 12, she joined the National Youth Music Theatre, and at age 13 she toured Japan in the musical Pendragon production, alongside Connie Fisher. She attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2009 with a BA in acting, then joined the National Youth Theatre.

Career

Thomas was cast as Alisha Daniels in Misfits in 2009, one day after leaving Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She confirmed her exit from Misfits in late 2011, stating that she had an "amazing time" on the show. In 2012, she appeared in the music video for the Coldplay song "Charlie Brown".

In 2013, Thomas was in the film Sunshine on Leith, alongside Peter Mullan.

In 2014, she played the role of Evie in the British rom-com TV show Lovesick which aired on Channel 4, then Netflix, for a second series.

In 2015, Thomas was featured in the music video for the Stereophonics' song "C'est La Vie" and narrated the opening and closing lines to the revival of the British children's television series Teletubbies.

In 2017, she began appearing as Claire Browne in the American medical drama The Good Doctor. She left at the end of the fourth season, returning as a guest star for seasons 5 and 7.

She will play the lead role of Tuppence in the mystery series Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence.

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Misfits: Erazer	Alisha Daniels
2013	Air	Alex
2015	Isla Traena	D
2016	Breaking	Anna
The Works	Juliet
2017	Homer	Lexi
2020	Freedoms Name Is Mighty Sweet	Lucille Hunter	Co-writer, executive producer
2024	Carry The Wind	Miriam
Crooked Plow	Storyteller	Except for International Booker Prize

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Eight Minutes Idle	Adrienne
Spike Island	Lisa
2013	Sunshine on Leith	Yvonne
Hello Carter	Mischa
2014	Northern Soul	Angela
The Hybrid	Steinmann
2015	Survivor	Naomi Rosenbaum
2016	FirstBorn	Charlie
2017	Rearview	Nicky
2021	All on a Summer's Day	Nicky
2022	Anacoreta	Antonia	Also producer
2024	Bagman	Karina
TBA	Preschool	TBA
The Scurry	TBA

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009–2011	Misfits	Alisha Daniels	Main role; Series 1–3; 21 Episodes
2010	Stanley Park	Sadie	Television film
**	Maddy	3 Episodes
2012	Homefront	Tasha Raveley	TV Mini-series; 6 Episodes
2014	Fleming	Jazz Singer	2 Episodes
Transporter: The Series	Ferrara	Episode: "The Diva"
2014–2018	Lovesick	Evelyn "Evie" Douglas	Main role; 22 Episodes
2015	The Musketeers	Samara	2 episodes
The Ark	Sabba	Television film
2015–2018	Teletubbies	Narrator/Voice Trumpet (Voice)	120 episodes
2016	The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells	Isabel Harringay	Episode: "The Devotee of Art"
2017–2022, 2024	The Good Doctor	Claire Browne	Main role (seasons 1–4,), guest (season 5 & 7); 80 episodes
2018	Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives	Leonie	Episode: "Tipping Point"
2020	Small Axe	Gretl Logan	Episode: "Red, White and Blue"
2022	The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse	Narrator (voice)	Episode: "The Wonderful Winter of Mickey Mouse
Suspect	Maia	8 Episodes
Tuca & Bertie	(Voice)	Episode: "Somebirdy's Getting Married"
2023	Still Up	Lisa	Main role
TBA	Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence	Tuppence	Lead role

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Director(s)	Ref.
2012	"Charlie Brown"	Coldplay	Mat Whitecross and Mark Rowbotham
2015	"C'est La Vie"	Stereophonics	Kelly Jones

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2023	Shooting Hedda Gabler	Hedda	Rose Theatre

References

(27 July 2016). "'Black Mirror', 'One Day at a Time' & More Get Premiere Dates on Netflix – TCA". Deadline.
(17 November 2018). "Antonia Thomas interview: the Good Doctor star talks Sunshine on Leith, Misfits and telling her own stories". scotsman.com.
(29 July 2023). "This week at NYT". National Youth Theatre.
French, Dan. (17 August 2009). "E4 commissions new teen superhero comedy". [[Hachette Filipacchi]].
(11 November 2010). "Exclusive Interview: Antonia Thomas E4's Misfits". Fourthwallmagazine.co.uk.
Goodacre, Kate. (19 December 2011). "'Misfits' star will not return for series four". [[Hearst Magazines]].
"Coldplay release "Charlie Brown" starring Antonia Thomas from Misfits - Music Video".
"Antonia Thomas". Curtisbrown.co.uk (Former Agent).
"Netflix Has Officially Renewed Scrotal Recall for Season 2". Premiere Date.
Virtue, Graeme. (16 November 2016). "A whole new ball game: the unlikely return of STI sitcom Scrotal Recall". The Guardian.
(17 February 2017). "Antonia Thomas Cast in ABC Pilot 'Doctor Murphy'; Bojana Novakovic in CBS 'Instinct'".
"Read the 2024 Booker International Winner and Shortlist".
Kroll, Justin. (2025-02-25). "Josh Duhamel To Direct & Star In Comedy 'Preschool'; Ensemble Set".
(2023-08-09). "Apple TV+ announces new 'Still Up' comedy for September".
"Shooting Hedda Gabler — Starring Antonia Thomas as Hedda".
Wyver, Kate. (2023-10-08). "Shooting Hedda Gabler – Ibsen update is a brilliantly unnerving study of coercive control". The Guardian.

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