Freya Allan
Biography
Freya Allan is an English actress from Oxfordshire who became known as Princess Ciri of Cintra in the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher, a role she has played since 2019 alongside Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra. Her work on the show earned her Saturn Award nominations in 2021 and 2024, and she trained in sword fighting for the third season. She had a minor part in the BBC drama The War of the Worlds in 2019. On film she took the lead in the horror movie Baghead (2023) and played the human character Mae in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), performing some of her own stunts. Her other credits include the film Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) and the AMC show Into the Badlands, as well as early short films such as Captain Fierce, Bluebird and The Christmas Tree. She was cast in the horror film Triton.
25years old
Turns 26 on September 6in 300 days
- Born Oxfordshire
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 4 years2021 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025The Rats: A Witcher TaleIMDb rating 4.9
- 2024Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesIMDb rating 6.8
- 2023BagheadIMDb rating 5.4
- 2021Gunpowder MilkshakeIMDb rating 6.1
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Big break
Freya Allan was originally cast as a one-off character in The Witcher before being recast as Princess Ciri, the role that made her famous.
Early training
Allan studied drama and ballet while at school. At eleven, she joined the company of a touring production of Rapunzel.
Getting ready for a role
For the third season of The Witcher, Freya Allan trained in sword fighting because her character Ciri was learning to become a warrior.
Own stunts
Freya Allan performed some of her own stunts in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, playing the human character Mae.
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Worked with
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Films together
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Wes BallDirector, 1 film, 2024
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Navot PapushadoDirector, 1 film, 2021
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Alberto CorredorDirector, 1 film, 2023
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