| Birth Date: | 17 September 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Kingston upon Thames, England |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
India Amarteifio (born 17 September 2001) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress on the West End. In 2023, she portrayed the title role of the Netflix period drama , winning the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.[1]
India Amarteifio was born in Kingston upon Thames on 17 September 2001, and she grew up in Twickenham. Her father is of Ghanaian origin, and her mother is of British origin.[2] She joined the Richmond Academy of Dance in 2012, through which she auditioned for and earned a scholarship to attend the Sylvia Young Theatre School.[3]
Amarteifio made her West End debut as young Nala in The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre in 2011. She then appeared in Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre as Hortensia. Amarteifio was in the 2013 original cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the alternating role of Violet Beauregarde. That same year, she made her television debut in the BBC One film Gangsta Granny.[4]
In 2015, Amarteifio appeared in the miniseries The Interceptor and guest starred in the Doctor Who series 9 episode "The Magician's Apprentice",[5] both on BBC One, and began starring in the Disney Channel series The Evermoor Chronicles (also known as just Evermoor in some countries) as Lacie Fairburn, a role she would play for both series. She went on to have recurring roles as Roz Huntley's (Thandiwe Newton) daughter Sophie in the fourth series of Line of Duty and Maya Roebuck in the third series of the Sky Atlantic and Canal+ crime drama The Tunnel.[6] [7]
Amarteifio made her feature film debut in the 2019 comedy-drama Military Wives. In 2022, she played Nora Randall in the Sky Max science fiction series The Midwich Cuckoos.[8] The following year, she starred in the leading role of a young version of Golda Rosheuvel's titular character in the Netflix period drama prequel .[9] For her acting performance she was nominated at the NAACP Image Awards and Astra TV Awards.[10] [11] She appeared on the 2023 Variety list of 10 Brits to Watch[12] and was named a Bright Young Thing by Tatler.[13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gangsta Granny | Florence | Television film | |
| 2015 | The Interceptor | Hannah / Chloe | 7 episodes | |
| Doctor Who | Alison | Episode: "The Magician's Apprentice" | ||
| Hank Zipzer | Simone Green | Episode: "Ballot Box Blunder" | ||
| Fungus the Bogeyman | Ella | 3 episodes | ||
| 2015–2017 | The Evermoor Chronicles | Lacie Fairburn | Main role | |
| 2017 | Line of Duty | Sophie Huntley | 3 episodes | |
| 2017–2018 | The Tunnel | Maya Roebuck | Recurring role (season 3) | |
| 2018 | Unforgotten | Kaz | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | Sex Education | Lizzie Peach | ||
| Military Wives | Frankie | |||
| 2022 | The Midwich Cuckoos | Nora Randall | 7 episodes | |
| 2023 | Young Queen Charlotte | Main role |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mosquito | PinkPantheress | [14] | |
| 2024 | End Game | Cat Burns |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Dancer | Richmond Theatre | |
| 2011–2012 | The Lion King | Young Nala | Lyceum Theatre, London | |
| 2012–2013 | Matilda the Musical | Hortensia | Cambridge Theatre, London | |
| 2013 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Violet Beauregarde | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |