| Ayesha Gwilt | |
| Birth Name: | Ayesha Dawn Gwilt |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Other Names: | Nisa Cole |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Ayesha Gwilt[1] (born 1989) (sometimes credited as Nisa Cole) is an English actress. She trained at the National Youth Theatre and has appeared in several theatre productions since.[2] She also has a role in the BBC television series, All the Small Things as Grace Oudidja.[3] The series also stars Sarah Lancashire, Neil Pearson and Richard Fleeshman. She has one sister named Rhian Gwilt (born 1992); both are the daughters of Richard and Joan Gwilt. Recent theatre credits include Seductive Shakespeare at Contact, Manchester; Meet the Mukherjees at The Octagon Theatre, Bolton; and Verbally Challenged at Contact, Manchester.
Gwilt is best known for portraying pupil Amy Porter in series five to seven of the award-winning BBC drama series, Waterloo Road. She left in Series 7, Episode 10.
In 2011, Gwilt began to use the name Nisa Cole.[4]
In October 2016, she appeared as Penelope Betteredge in the BBC mini-series The Moonstone
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | All the Small Things | Grace Oudidja | Mini-series | |
| 2009-2011 | Waterloo Road | Amy Porter | Series regular | |
| 2013 | The Sparticle Mystery | Tiny | Episode: "The White Horse" | |
| Doctors | Nina Jethroe | Episode: "Young Love" | ||
| Mount Pleasant | Lianne | 1 episode | ||
| 2016 | Vera | Mia Haleford | Episode: "Tuesday's Child" | |
| Scott & Bailey | Jenna Mawson | 3 episodes | ||
| The Moonstone | Penelope Betteredge | Mini-series | ||
| 2022 | The Drowning of Arthur Braxton | Estelle Jarvis | Film |