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Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Born (1976-02-08) 8 February 1976 (age 49)
London, England, UK
Occupation Actress
Years active 1991–present

Sharon Duncan-Brewster is a talented British actress. She was born on February 8, 1976, in London, England. She is well-known for playing Dr. Liet-Kynes in the 2021 movie Dune. She also played Crystal Gordon in the TV show Bad Girls from 1999 to 2002.

Her other notable roles include Trina Johnson in EastEnders and Maggie Cain in the 2009 Doctor Who special, "The Waters of Mars". More recently, she has appeared as Albrecht in Alien: Containment and Senator Tynnra Pamlo in the Star Wars universe. She also played a version of Professor Moriarty in Enola Holmes 2 in 2022.

Sharon Duncan-Brewster's Acting Journey

Sharon Duncan-Brewster has had a long and exciting career in acting. She has appeared in many popular TV shows and movies.

Early TV Roles

From 1999 to 2002, Sharon played Crystal Gordon in the TV drama Bad Girls. This show was set in a prison. After leaving Bad Girls, she made guest appearances in other TV series. These included Holby City, Waking the Dead, and Doctors.

In 2009, Sharon joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She played Trina Johnson for several months. That same year, she was also in the Doctor Who special episode "The Waters of Mars". She played a character named Maggie Cain.

Big Screen and Game Roles

Sharon Duncan-Brewster has also worked in films. In 2016, she appeared in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Senator Tynnra Pamlo. She later voiced this character in the animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch and played her again in Andor.

A big role for her was Dr. Liet-Kynes in the 2021 movie Dune. This film is based on a famous science fiction book. In 2022, she took on the role of Moriarty, a clever villain, in the movie Enola Holmes 2.

Sharon has also lent her voice to video games. She played Catherine Hunter in the story mode of the FIFA 17, FIFA 18, and FIFA 19 games.

Other Notable Appearances

In 2011, Sharon appeared in all four episodes of the TV drama Top Boy. She also played "C" in the play Crave. In 2018, she was Kitty in the BBC One show The Long Song. She also played Albrecht in the short film Alien: Containment in 2019. From 2019 to 2023, she had a recurring role as Roz Marchetti in the TV series ... Education.

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Imagine Me & You Ms. Fosley
2006 Shoot the Messenger Sharlene
2008 Three and Out Yvonne
2011 Blooded Eve Jourdan
2016 Rogue One Senator Tynnra Pamlo
2018 The Intent 2 Beverly
2019 Alien: Containment Albrecht Short film
2021 Dune Liet-Kynes
2022 Enola Holmes 2 Moriarty / Mira Troy
2023 Earth Mama Monica

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
1991 2point4 Children Baby Maureen Episode: "Love and Marriage"
1992 EastEnders Andrea 1 episode
1992 The Bill Donna Episode: "Going Soft"
1996 The Bill Aisha Bedford Episode: "Stop the Music"
1999–2002 Bad Girls Crystal Gordon Main role, 44 episodes
2004 Holby City Louise O'Connor Episode: "The Buck Stops Here"
2005 Doctors Rachel Roberts Episode: "Birthing Pains"
2005 Waking the Dead Sarah Baker 2 episodes
2006 Holby City Carmel Newland Episode: "Horses to Water"
2009 EastEnders Trina Johnson 15 episodes
2009 Doctor Who Maggie Cain Episode: "The Waters of Mars"
2010 Holby City Eve King Episode: 'Til the Grave
2011–2013 Top Boy: Summerhouse Lisa 8 episodes
2011–2015 Rastamouse Scratchy (voice) Animated series; 23 episodes
2013 The Bible Samson's mother Episode: "Homeland"
2013–2014 The Mimic Dionne Coombes 4 episodes
2015 Cucumber Maureen 2 episodes
2018 The Long Song Kitty 2 episodes
2019 Years and Years Fran Baxter 6 episodes
2019–2023 ... Education Roz Marchetti Recurring role
2021 Intergalactic Tula Quick 8 episodes
2023 Star Wars: The Bad Batch Senator Tynnra Pamlo (voice) Episode: "The Clone Conspiracy"
2023 The Swarm Samantha Crowe 8 episodes
2023–2024 Krapopolis Hegemone (voice) 2 episodes
2025 Andor Senator Tynnra Pamlo Episode: "Jedha, Kyber, Erso"

Video Games

Year Title Role
2016 FIFA 17 Catherine Hunter
2017 FIFA 18
2018 FIFA 19

See also

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