Alice Hewkin
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Jiangsu Province, China
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| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Years active | 2007; 2014–present |
Alice Hewkin is a Chinese-born British actress. She began her career as a child actress in the BBC film Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007). She has since gained prominence through her work in theatre and supporting roles on television.
Hewkin was born in Jiangsu Province, China[1] and grew up in Cambridge. She is adopted.[2] Hewkin attended Hills Road Sixth Form College.[3] She joined the local Young Actors Company.[4] She graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting with a focus on Collaborative and Devised Theatre.[5][6]
Hewkin made her television debut as Tealeaf in the 2007 BBC television film Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars with Jonathan Pryce, Anna Chancellor, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.[7]
In 2014, Hewkin returned to television in the Game of Thrones season 4 finale as a voiceless Wight.[8] In 2015, she appeared in the CBeebies series Teacup Travels and joined the cast of the Sky One comedy-drama Stella for its fourth series as Lily. Also in 2015, Hewkin made her professional stage debut with roles in The VoteatDonmar Warehouse, Hidden at the Royal Court Theatre, and ClickbaitatTheatre503.
Hewkin starred in the titular role of the 2016 stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery ServiceatSouthwark Playhouse.[9] Also in 2016, she played Ling in the third series of the BBC Three sitcom Cuckoo. The following year, she appeared in the Doctor Who series 10 episode "Knock Knock" and portrayed Chinese-Trinidadian performer Jacqui Chan in the second seasonofThe CrownonNetflix.[10][11]
In 2019, Hewkin starred alongside Ella Balinska in the Sky Kids series The Athena[12] and guest starred as Tanya opposite Lily Newmark as Ruthie in the first season of the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education.[13] She returned to Donmar Warehouse to play Clarissa Duke in Michael Lew's Teenage Dick.[14]
Hewkin had a recurring role as Maeve in the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself in 2022 and her first named film role in Raine Allen-Miller's Rye Lane, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. She has a role in the Netflix series The Brothers Sun.
On the side, Hewkin runs a pyjama business called The Silk Stories.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Mummy | Tech | |
| 2023 | Rye Lane | Tabby | |
| TBA | Jump Out | Bella |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars | Tealeaf | Television film |
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | Wight | Episode: "The Children" |
| 2015 | Teacup Travels | Various | 4 episodes |
| BBC Comedy Feeds | Sophie | Episode: "Fishbowl" | |
| 2015–2016 | Stella | Lily | 7 episodes (series 4–5) |
| 2016 | Doctors | Chloe Everly | Episode: "Climb Another Mountain" |
| Cuckoo | Ling | 2 episodes (series 3) | |
| Soul Broken Sky | Daisy Meadow | Television film | |
| 2017 | Doctor Who | Felicity | Episode: "Knock Knock" |
| The Crown | Jacqui Chan | Episode: "Matrimonium" | |
| 2018 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Sau Lam | Episode: "End of Days" |
| 2019 | Sex Education | Tanya | 2 episodes (season 1) |
| The Athena | Miju Lee | Main role (25 episodes) | |
| Strike Back | Aang | Episode: "Revolution: Part 5" | |
| 2020 | Emily in Paris | Shay | Episode: "Family Affair" |
| 2022 | The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself | Maeve | 4 episodes |
| Miss Scarlet and The Duke | Miss Ling | Episode: "The Vanishing" | |
| 2023 | The Brothers Sun | May and June Song |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Vote | Carla Wu | Donmar Warehouse, London |
| Hidden | Jun / Girl | Royal Court Theatre, London | |
| Clickbait | Chloe | Theatre503, London | |
| 2016 | The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie | Xiaomei | Arcola Theatre, London |
| Kiki's Delivery Service | Kiki | Southwark Playhouse, London | |
| 2019 | Teenage Dick | Clarissa Duke | Donmar Warehouse, London |
