Cloudia Swann


Cloudia Swann is an English actress.

Life and career

Cloudia Swann was born in Leicestershire, and spent her early years living in Stratford-upon-Avon where she attended Bromsgrove School until the age of 13. Swann later attended Cheltenham College for her A-Levels before a 3-year Acting Diploma at the Oxford School of Drama.
Swann graduated from the Oxford School of Drama in 2005 when she landed her first screen leading role opposite Jesper Christanson as Alice in an Independent Feature Shaking Dreamland. In 2006 she landed a 3 part series Dream Team 80s Hewland Productions for Sky TV before playing a semi regular role for BBC Scotlands River City. In 2007 Swann landed leading role Sophie in Shine Productions Dis/connected directed by Tom Harper, as part of the BBC 3 Pilot season. Swann played Mark Addy's daughter from the north for ITV Bike Squad directed with Guy Jenkin where she later worked with him on his comedy Fried Brain Sandwich for Sony Pictures.
Swann had a small role in an episode of Demons which screened in February 2009, and also appeared in independent film, Shoot on Sight directed by Jag Mundhra starring Brian Cox and Greta Saatchi about the 7/11 bombings in London.
In 2010, Swann was cast in the Award Winning The Great Game Afghanistan, Tricycle Theatre. A British series of short plays on the history of Afghanistan and foreign intervention there, from the First Anglo-Afghan War to the present day, Directed by Nicolas Kent and Indhu Rubasingham. Swann played six different characters from a young Afgahn girl in Black Tulips to Simon Stephens Canopy of Stars where she portrayed a wife confronting her Sergeant Husband about returning to War. The success of the US Tour resulted in a return to Washington DC early 2011 for two exclusive performances for The Pentagon.
Prior to this Swann guested in many well known TV shows such as police drama The Bill, Doctors and Hollyoaks. Swann appeared in the Multi Million Rowntrees Randoms Campaign playing a random primary school teacher which was aired across the UK. Other company commercials in which Swann has appeared include telecommunications company Orange, Vageta and the Co-op.
She starred in a stage production of Mice and Men at the Dukes Theatre in Lancaster. In September 2011 she completed filming Real Playing Game a thriller starring a cast from around Europe, produced by MGN Filmes Tino Navarro.

Film

Television

Theatre

YearProductionCharacterDirector
2010/11Black Tulips NahidNicolas Kent
2010/11Wood for the FireKarenRachel Grunwald
2010/11Night Is Darkest Before the DawnMinooIndhu Rubasingham
2010/11On the Side of AngelsFionaIndhu Rubasingham
2010/11Fiona GallFionaNicolas Kent
2010/11Canopy of StarsCherylNicolas Kent
2009Of Mice and MenCurleys WifeKevin Dyer
2006OthelloDesdemonaKathryn Hunter, Marcello Magni
2004EdmundGlennaChe Walker

Other work