Shalom Brune-Franklin is a British-Australian actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Nine Network series Doctor Doctor (2016–2017), the BBC series Our Girl (2017–2018), Line of Duty series 6 (2021) and The Tourist (2022), the Channel 4 series The State (2017), the Binge series Love Me (2021–2023) and the HBO series Dune: Prophecy (2024–). She was named a 2026 Brit to Watch by Variety.
Early life and education Shalom Brune-Franklin was born in St Albans in England to a Mauritian mother and Thai-born English father.
When she was a teenager, she moved with her parents and her younger brother, Siam, to Perth, Western Australia. She holds both British and Australian citizenship.
During her studies at Ocean Reef Senior High School, Brune-Franklin took up drama, and then won the school's drama award for high achievement. She enrolled to study journalism at the Edith Cowan University, but after seeing the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), she decided on an acting career. Brune-Franklin auditioned at the WAAPA and then later that year was the most outstanding student.
Acting credits +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released
Film Year Film Role Notes 2013 Dinner Date Jennifer Short 2015 Tryptophan Chocolate Dealer Short 2016 Swiss Avalanche Holly Short2017 OtherLife Coder #2 Thor: Ragnarok College Girl #12026Sunny DancerLucy
Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 Barracuda Leanne Episode: "2000" 2016–2017 Doctor Doctor Aoife Series regular; 11 episodes 2017 The State Umm Khulthum Mini-series 2017–2018 Our Girl Maisie Richards Series regular; 12 episodes 2019 Bad Mothers Bindy Mini-series2020 Moominvalley Seahorses 2 episodes Cursed Morgan le Fay Series regular; 9 episodes Roadkill Rose Dietl Mini-series2021 Line of Duty DC Chloë Bishop Recurring role; 7 episodes War of the Worlds Lilly 2 episodes 2021–2023 Love Me Ella Series regular; 11 episodes 2022 The Tourist Luci/Victoria Series 1; 6 episodes 2023 Great Expectations Estella Miniseries2024 Baby Reindeer Keeley Miniseries Dune: Prophecy Mikaela TV series2025 The Assassin Kayla Miniseries The Girlfriend Brigitte TV series
Theatre Year Play Role Venue Notes2014 The Grapes of Wrath Muley Graves Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth Blood Wedding La Novia (The Bride) Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth2015 The Playboy of the Western World Sara Tansey Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth Macbeth Lady Macbeth Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mount Lawley, Perth 2016 Girl Shut Your Mouth Grace State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company
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