Freya Mavor facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Freya Mavor
Mavor at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Born	(1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 31) Glasgow, Scotland
Education	Mary Erskine School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present
Relatives	James Bridie (great-grandfather)

Freya Mavor is a Scottish actress born on August 13, 1993. She is famous for playing Mini McGuinness in the teen TV show Skins. She also played Daria Greenock in the HBO series Industry.

Early Life and Education

Freya Mavor was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She grew up in Edinburgh. Her father, James Mavor, is a playwright, which means he writes plays. He teaches screenwriting at Napier University.

Family History in Arts

Freya's family has a strong connection to the arts. Her grandfather, Ronald Bingo Mavor, was a theatre critic. He reviewed plays for The Scotsman newspaper. Later, he became the director of the Scottish Arts Council. Freya's great-grandfather, James Bridie, started a drama college in 1950. This college later became the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Freya's mother is from Ireland and also has some Danish family. Freya has two brothers, Hugo and Alex.

Learning and Interests

When Freya was nine, her family moved to La Rochelle, France. She lived there for four years. She learned to speak French fluently. She also learned to play the piano. Freya went to school in France and later at Mary Erskine School in Edinburgh.

Freya became interested in acting when she was ten. She watched the movie The Shining and was inspired. In 2008, she joined the National Youth Theatre. This is a group for young people who want to act. Before that, she acted in school plays. She played Miranda in Shakespeare's The Tempest. She also sang as a mezzo-soprano in the National Youth Choir of Scotland in 2005.

Acting Career Highlights

Freya Mavor started her professional acting career in 2011. She joined the TV show Skins on E4. She played a character named Mini McGuinness. Freya described Mini as "feisty and witty." She said Mini "doesn't really think about the consequences of her actions." For this role, Freya was nominated for Best Actress at the TV Choice Awards in 2012.

Fashion and Recognition

In 2011, Freya became a model for Pringle of Scotland. This is a famous fashion brand. She also won the Fashion Icon of the Year Award at the Scottish Fashion Awards that year. In 2013, Screen International magazine named her one of the "UK Stars of Tomorrow." This means they thought she was a rising talent.

Film Roles

Freya Mavor has acted in many films.

• In 2013, she was in the romantic comedy Not Another Happy Ending. This film was shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. It's about a writer who can't write and her publisher trying to help her.
• The same year, she appeared in Sunshine on Leith. This movie is based on a musical with songs by The Proclaimers.
• In 2015, Freya starred in a French-Belgian mystery film called The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun. This was her first of three French-speaking roles in a row.
• She also appeared in the French film Ils sont partout in 2016.
• Another French film in 2016 was Cézanne et moi. This movie was about the friendship between writer Émile Zola and painter Paul Cézanne.
• In 2017, Freya had a role in The Sense of an Ending.
• She also played a main role in the romance film Modern Life Is Rubbish. This film shows the ups and downs of a couple who love alternative rock music.
• In 2018, she was in the comedy Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back.
• She also appeared in L'Empereur de Paris, another French film. This movie was about a famous French criminalist from the 18th century.
• In 2019, she was in The Keeper, a film about the German football player Bert Trautmann.
• More recently, in 2022, she appeared in Rogue Agent, About Joan, and My Policeman.

Freya Mavor at a film event in 2016

Television and Stage Roles

Freya has also had many roles on television.

• In 2013, she played Princess Elizabeth of York in the historical drama The White Queen for BBC One.
• Later that year, she acted in a play called Boys in London.
• In 2014, she was in the TV miniseries New Worlds. She played a character who was a love interest in a story set in 17th-century England.
• She also appeared in a French TV show called Casting(s).
• In 2018, Freya was in the BBC One miniseries The ABC Murders. This show was based on a mystery novel by Agatha Christie.
• From 2020, she has been part of the main cast of the HBO series Industry.
• She is also set to appear in the BBC series Marie Antoinette in 2025.

Other Projects

In 2018, Freya played the main role of Catriona Miller in an audio drama called "The Darkwater Bride." In 2023, Freya Mavor made her first film as a director. It was an anthology film called Kinked. She also wrote the first part of the film.

Filmography

Feature Films

Freya Mavor at the premiere of About Joan in 2022

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Not Another Happy Ending	Nicola Ball
	Sunshine on Leith	Liz Henshaw
2015	The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun	Dany	French-language film
2016	The Jews	Marie	French-language film
	Cézanne and I	Jeanne	French-language film
2017	The Sense of an Ending	Young Veronica
	Modern Life Is Rubbish	Natalie
2018	Dead in a Week or Your Money Back	Ellie
	L'Empereur de Paris	Annette	French-language film
2019	The Keeper	Margaret
	Balance, Not Symmetry	Dolly
2022	Rogue Agent	Mae Hansen
	About Joan	Joan Verra	French-language film
	My Policeman	Julia
TBA	Dalloway	TBA	French-language film

Short Films

Television Roles

Stage Roles

See also

In Spanish: Freya Mavor para niños