Amy-Leigh Hickman Explained

Amy-Leigh Hickman
Birth Date:1997 9, df=y
Birth Place:Hastings, East Sussex, England
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:2009–present

Amy-Leigh Hickman (born 16 September 1997) is an English actress. Hickman made her television debut as Carmen Howle in the CBBC series Tracy Beaker Returns, a role she reprised in the sequel series The Dumping Ground. She then went onto appear as Linzi Bragg in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, before being cast as Nasreen Paracha in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge, a role for which she won the Actor award for at the RTS Yorkshire Awards. Her other roles include Ester Kamali in Strike Back (2013), Sia Marshall in Safe (2018), Mimi Saunders in Our Girl (2020) and Bethany in Innocent (2021). Hickman also stars in the fourth series of the Netflix drama You (2023).

Early life

Hickman was born on 16 September 1997,[1] [2] to parents of Anglo-Indian heritage and was brought up in Hastings, East Sussex,[3] [4] where she attended The St Leonards Academy. When she was five, she began studying acting at The Theatre Workshop in Bexhill.[5] [6] [7] She also took classes at the Mark Jermin Stage School in Cobham.[8]

Career

Hickman's casting in Tracy Beaker Returns, a spin off from The Story of Tracy Beaker was announced in December 2008.[9] Hickman reprised her role of Carmen Howle in The Dumping Ground, a sequel to Tracy Beaker Returns. In 2013, Hickman appeared in 6 episodes of Sky One's Strike Back as Ester.[10] In 2015, Hickman appeared in BBC daytime soap opera, Doctors as Sara Boswell and in Casualty as Aisha Karim.[11] [12] [13] [14] She played the role of Carmen Howle in another The Dumping Ground spin-off, , a webisode series.[15] In 2014, Hickman played Princess Jasmine in her management's version of Aladdin, which took place in Swansea, Wales.[16] [17] Hickman starred in another of her management's pantomimes in late 2015, this time in Sleeping Beauty, playing the role of Jill, alongside her Tracy Beaker Returns co-star Joe Maw who played the corresponding Jack.[18] In 2016, she appeared in Sleeping Beauty at the Sunderland Empire Theatre, where she played the role of Princess Briar Rose.[19] [20] Later that year, Hickman worked with Nationwide Education on the web series Get Real With Money, aimed at young people with the objective of educating them about money management and finances.[21]

Hickman then appeared as a recurring character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Linzi Bragg, a love interest for Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick), from February until April 2016 and returned for a short stint in March 2017.[22] [23] From 2017 to 2019, Hickman portrayed Nasreen Paracha in Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge.[24] In 2018, Hickman appeared in the Netflix original series Safe as Sia Marshall.[25] [26] Also in 2018, Hickman played Leah in a stage production titled Beautiful Thing by the Tobacco Factory Theatre.[27] In July 2019, she starred in the BBC Three special The Left Behind, as Yasmin.[28] In 2020, she starred in the fourth series of the BBC drama Our Girl as Mimi Saunders.[29] Later that year, it was announced that Hickman would be starring in the second series of the ITV crime drama series Innocent, which aired in May 2021.[30] Later in 2021, she co-starred in the short film True Colours alongside Tilly Keeper.[31] She then starred in a revival of the play East is East alongside Ackley Bridge co-stars Tony Jayawardena and Gurjeet Singh at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.[32] In April 2022, it was announced that Hickman had been cast in the fourth series of the Netflix series You.[33] She subsequently starred in the ITVX series Ruby Speaking.[34]

Filmography

Television and film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010–2012Tracy Beaker Returns Carmen HowleMain role
2011Tracy Beaker Survival FilesCarmen Howle11 episodes
2013Strike BackEster Kamali6 episodes
2013–2016The Dumping GroundCarmen HowleRegular role
2014The Dumping Ground Survival FilesCarmen Howle4 episodes
2015DoctorsSara BoswellEpisode: "The Dark Net"
2015CasualtyAisha KarimEpisode: "The Next Step"
2016Carmen HowleRegular role
2016–2017EastEndersLinzi BraggRecurring role
2017Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-UpHerself1 episode
2017Top ClassHerself1 episode
2017–2019Ackley BridgeNasreen ParachaMain role
2018SafeSia MarshallMain role
2019HerselfGuest star
2019The Left BehindYasminTelevision film
2020Our GirlMimi SaundersMain role
2020Tin StarSaima SaleemEpisode: "Loves Young Dream"
2021InnocentBethanySupporting role
2021True ColoursAyeshaShort film
2023YouNadia FarranMain role
2023Ruby SpeakingEllieMain role

Voice roles

YearTitleRoleNote
2011Tracy Beaker Returns: You ChooseCarmen HowleVideo game
2013–2014The Dumping Ground GameCarmen HowleVideo game
2015The Dumping Ground: You're the BossCarmen HowleVideo game
2020The Saddle ClubNarratorVoiceover[35]
2022The Unstoppable Yellow YetiRitaTV series[36]

Stage

YearTitleRole
2014AladdinPrincess Jasmine
2015Sleeping BeautyJill
2016Sleeping BeautyPrincess Briar Rose
2018Beautiful ThingLeah
2021East is EastMeenah
2023 PassingRachel Singh

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017RTS North East and Border Television AwardsPerformance of the YearThe Dumping Ground[37]
2020RTS Yorkshire AwardsActorAckley Bridge[38]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thank you for all my gorgeous birthday messages. I've had a fabulous 20th..@shaheenofficial. Hickman. Amy-Leigh. 2017-09-17. Twitter. en. 2019-03-18.
  2. Web site: Thank you to everyone for my birthday messages... Hickman. Amy-Leigh. 2015-09-16. Twitter. en. 2019-03-18.
  3. News: These famous faces made the big time thanks to a Welsh talent school. Wales Online. Rees. Mark. 29 June 2017. 28 March 2019. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328104349/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/famous-faces-made-big-time-13255615. live.
  4. News: Ackley Bridge star Amy-Leigh Hickman: 'I hated drama at school!'. What's On TV?. Cannon. Nick. 22 June 2018. 28 March 2019. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328104230/https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/ackley-bridge-star-amy-leigh-hickman-537729/. live.
  5. News: Theatre Workshop Bexhill. Theatre Workshop. 22 January 2016. 2015. 17 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117130740/http://www.thetheatreworkshop.com/bexhill/. live.
  6. News: Amy Leigh Hickman to star in Swansea Pantomime!. The Theatre Workshop. 2014. 28 March 2019. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328115737/http://www.thetheatreworkshop.com/amy-leigh-hickman-to-star-in-swansea-pantomime/. live.
  7. Web site: Bexhill's Amy stars in TV show for third year. www.bexhillobserver.net. en. 2019-03-28. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328100216/https://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/bexhill-s-amy-stars-in-tv-show-for-third-year-1-3530229. live.
  8. Web site: Our Stars. Mark Jermin. 11 September 2023.
  9. Web site: These famous faces made the big time thanks to a Welsh talent school. Rees. Mark. 2017-06-29. walesonline. 2019-04-15. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328104349/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/famous-faces-made-big-time-13255615. live.
  10. News: 'Strike Back' Character Shakeup – Where Does It Go from here?. Screen Rant. 9 July 2013. 31 January 2016. 2 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160102055407/http://screenrant.com/strike-back-cinemax-season-3-episode-4-review/. live.
  11. News: Doctors – The Dark Net. BBC. 15 April 2015. 22 January 2016. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328133053/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05rblyf. live.
  12. News: Doctors Series 17 – 13. – The Dark Net. Radio Times. 2015. 28 January 2016. 8 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308232144/http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dh924c/doctors--series-17---3-the-dark-net. live.
  13. News: Casualty – The Next Step. BBC. 25 July 2015. 22 January 2016. 28 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151128202453/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b063wp3g. live.
  14. News: Casualty Series 29 – 38. The Next Step. Radio Times. 2015. 30 January 2016. 8 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308235836/http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dp6dqz/casualty--series-29---38-the-next-step. live.
  15. News: The Dumping Ground I'm...Carmen. Radio Times. 2016. 3 February 2016. 9 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309015442/http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dy7sy6/the-dumping-ground--series-4---7-im-carmen. live.
  16. News: The Dumping Ground's Amy-Leigh Hickman talks panto in Swansea. South Wales Evening Post. Rees. Mark. 9 December 2014. 22 January 2016. 17 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717233027/http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Dumping-Ground-s-8203-Amy-Leigh-Hickman-panto/story-25451972-detail/story.html. live.
  17. News: Panto preview: An Aladdin's cave of delights. South Wales Evening Post. 4 October 2014. 22 January 2016. 2 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141202051547/http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Aladdin-s-cave-delights/story-23043649-detail/story.html. live.
  18. News: Amy-Leigh Hickman and the Sleeping Beauty stars are behind you!. South Wales Evening Post. Rees. Mark. 19 October 2015. 19 January 2016. 21 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151021002117/http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Amy-Leigh-Hickman-Sleeping-Beauty-panto-stars/story-28011330-detail/story.html. live.
  19. News: REVEALED: Which soap stars are set to join the cast of Sleeping Beauty at The Sunderland Empire this year?. Sunderland Echo. Kirby. Sue. 28 June 2016. 11 September 2016. 19 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919022551/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/whats-on/revealed-which-soap-stars-are-set-to-join-the-cast-of-sleeping-beauty-at-the-sunderland-empire-this-year-1-7986372. live.
  20. News: More Sunderland Empire panto casting. British Theatre Guide. Lathan. Pete. 30 June 2016. 11 September 2016. 21 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171021111622/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/more-sunderland-empire-casting-6448. live.
  21. Web site: Nationwide Education Get Real. www.nationwideeducation.co.uk. en. 2018-08-20. 20 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820141023/https://www.nationwideeducation.co.uk/get-real. live.
  22. News: EastEnders spoilers: Jay Brown FINALLY finds a date – will a mystery Walford newcomer be his true love. The Mirror. Walker. Danny. 2 February 2016. 3 February 2016. 3 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203090509/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/eastenders-spoilers-jay-brown-finally-7293997. live.
  23. News: EastEnders spoiler: Sparks fly between Jay Brown and Walford newcomer Linzi Bragg. Express. Withers. Laura. 2 February 2016. 13 February 2016. 12 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160212115149/http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/640466/EastEnders-spoiler-Sparks-fly-between-Jay-Brown-and-Walford-newcomer-Linzi-Bragg. live.
  24. News: Casting announced on C4's new 8 pm drama The ABC (w/t). Channel 4. 23 February 2017. 23 February 2017. 14 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170514044756/http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/casting-announced-on-c4-s-new-8pm-drama-the-abc-w-t. live.
  25. https://twitter.com/AmyLHickman/status/941650950980239361 @AmyLHickman Amy-Leigh Hickman on Twitter: That's a wrap for me after 6 months on @HarlanCoben @netflix series "Safe" it's been way too fabulous. More to come in 2018 ❤️
  26. News: [Exclusive] Amy-Leigh Hickman Discusses Upcoming Netflix Series Safe]. Female First. Falconer. David. 9 May 2018. 14 May 2018. 14 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180514213928/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/tv/amy-leigh-hickman-exclusive-interview-netflix-series-safe-1142934.html. live.
  27. News: CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR BEAUTIFUL THING. Tobacco Factory Theatres. 2018. 16 October 2018. 17 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181017002027/https://www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/casting-announced-for-beautiful-thing/. live.
  28. Web site: When is The Left Behind on TV? Who's in the cast and what's it about?. Radio Times. en. 2019-07-07. 7 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190707133339/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-07-05/the-left-behind-air-date-time-channel-cast-plot/. live.
  29. Web site: BBC - Further casting announced as Michelle Keegan begins filming the fourth series of BBC One's Our Girl - Media Centre. BBC. 2019-05-01. 2 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190502214833/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/our-girl-series-four-casting. live.
  30. News: Innocent: ITV confirms new series starring Katherine Kelly. Entertainment Daily. 21 September 2020. 21 September 2020. 30 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030164006/https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/innocent-itv-reveals-new-series-with-katherine-kelly/. live.
  31. Web site: True Colours . Milda Films . 4 May 2021.
  32. News: Akbar . Arifa . East Is East review – magnificent revival of culture-clash classic . 22 October 2021 . . 13 September 2021.
  33. News: Andreeva . Nellie . 'You' Adds Tilly Keeper, Amy Leigh Hickman, Ed Speleers & Brad Alexander Among New Cast For London-Set Season 4 . 1 April 2022 . . 1 April 2022.
  34. News: Cannon . Nicholas . Ruby Speaking: cast, plot and all about the call centre comedy . 13 May 2023 . . (Future plc) . 30 January 2023.
  35. Web site: Amy-Leigh Hickman . Mark Jermin Management . 4 May 2021.
  36. Web site: 2024-06-29 . The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti - Apple TV+ . TV.Apple.com.
  37. News: NORTH EAST & THE BORDER AWARDS 2017. Royal Television Society. 30 October 2020. 7 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107202503/https://rts.org.uk/award/north-east-border-awards-2017. live.
  38. News: Amy-Leigh Hickman wins at the RTS Yorkshire Awards . 4 March 2021 . The Forge.

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