Birth Name: | Camilla Katrina Arfwedson[1] |
Birth Date: | 1981 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Westminster, London |
Occupation: | Actress |
Children: | 2 |
Years Active: | 2005–present |
Camilla Katrina Arfwedson (pronounced Arvedson; born 16 October 1981) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Zosia March, a Core Training (year 2) Doctor in Holby City, and being the poster woman for Secret Escapes from 2012−2013.
Born in Westminster, London, to a Swedish father and English mother, Arfwedson was brought up in Chelsea and attended the Francis Holland School as a day girl.[2] She then studied Classics at the University of Edinburgh. There, she joined the theatre society, and gained parts in the stage plays: Sore Throats and A Slight Ache both directed by Thom Tuck; Skylight directed by Michael Sophocles; Private Lives directed by Frederic Wake-Walker; Bedroom Farce directed by Simon Yadoo; the speaker in the Vagina Monologues directed by Alice Russell.[3]
Becoming a professional actress upon graduation, Arfwedson has since worked mainly in the theatre, including Portia in the Merchant of Venice, the first touring production of Festen, and the role of Evelyn in the Barons Court Theatre production of Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things directed by Ed Behrens.[3]
Arfwedson's television roles have included parts in and Agatha Christie's Marple: Murder Is Easy. Her film roles have included playing Lady Charlotte in The Duchess, and playing Burt Reynolds' daughter in the British comedy film A Bunch of Amateurs.[4]
In 2012, Arfwedson starred in a television commercial for travel website Secret Escapes. Follow-up adverts were also released in 2013.[5] She played Sheriff Angela Carter in , and in 2013, appeared in the second episode of BBC Three sitcom Way to Go, before joining the cast of BBC One medical drama Holby City.
In 2018, Arfwedson played the young Mrs Ayres in Lenny Abrahamson's film version of the novel The Little Stranger;[6] the later life Mrs Ayres was played in the film by Charlotte Rampling.[7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2005 | A Waste of Shame | Lucie's Maid | Television film | |
2007 | Sex, the City and Me | Tamara | Television film | |
Drive In | Woman | Short film | ||
Breath | Emily | Short film | ||
2008 | The Duchess | Lady Charlotte | ||
A Bunch of Amateurs | Amanda Blacke | |||
2009 | Leave | Penelope | Short film | |
Then, Voyager | Elizabeth | Short film | ||
2012 | Sheriff Angela Carter | Direct to video | ||
Ideal Wife | Shee | Short film | ||
2014 | The Raven Club | Jessica | Short film | |
2015 | Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism | Publicist | ||
If It Looks Like Love | Pippa | Short film | ||
2018 | The Little Stranger | Young Mrs Ayres | ||
2021 | Tom & Jerry: The Movie | Linda Perrybottom |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2008 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Rose Humbleby | Episode: "Murder Is Easy" | |
2009 | Minder | Henriette Phillips | Episode: "The Art of the Matter" | |
Laura Todd | Episode: "Alesha" | |||
2010 | Lewis | Scarlett Mortmaigne | Episode: "The Dead of Winter" | |
2011 | Pete Versus Life | Helene | Episode: "A Night at the Light Opera" | |
2013 | Way to Go | Kelly | Episode: "The Business End of Things" | |
Jo | Charlotte Dumas | Episode: "Invalides" | ||
Air Force One is Down | Irena | Miniseries, 2 episodes | ||
2013–2019, 2022 | Holby City | Zosia March / Zosia Self | Series regular, 182 episodes | |
2014 | Wireless | Emma Jay | Television series short | |
2017 | Silent Witness | Policewoman #2 | Episode: "Covenant" | |
2018 | Midsomer Murders | Serena Madison | Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part" | |
2019 | Casualty | Zosia Self | Crossover - 1 episode | |
2020 | The Stranger | Sally Prentice | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4" | |
2021 | MacGyver | Sofia Walker | Episodes: "Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance" & "Royalty + Marriage + Vivaah Sanskar + Zinc + Henna" | |
2022 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Gwen | Episode: "Twelve Lemmings in a Box" |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
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1999 | Woman | Douglas Fairbanks Theater, New York City & Almeida Theatre, London | with "Imperial House Productions" | |
2001 | A Slight Ache | Flora | Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh | with "University of Edinburgh" |
Bedroom Farce | Delia | Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh | with "University of Edinburgh" | |
2002 | Sore Throats | Judy | Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh | with "University of Edinburgh" |
2003 | Built of Strange Bricks | Rebecca | Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh | with "University of Edinburgh" |
2004 | Square One | Diane | Etcetera Theatre, London | |
2005 | The Shape of Things | Evelyn Ann Thompson | Barons Court Theatre, London | |
2006 | The Vagina Monologues | Speaker | Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh | with "University of Edinburgh" |
Festen | Pia | UK Tour | with "Number 1 Tour" | |
2010 | Antony and Cleopatra | Octavia/Iras | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | |
2011 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia | Derby Theatre, Derby | with "Derby Live" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Halo Infinite | Spartan Sigrid Eklund | [8] |
2023 | Hi-Fi Rush | Mimosa | [9] |