Savannah Steyn (born 1996) is a British actress. She starred in the Sky One series Intergalactic (2021).[2]

Savannah Steyn
Born1996 (age 27–28)[1]
London, England
EducationGuildhall School of Music and Drama (BA)
Years active2016–present

Early life

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Steyn was born in the South London Borough of Wandsworth. She is of South African descent. She attended the BRIT School before going on to graduate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[3]

Career

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Steyn made her television debut as Kaylah in the third series of the Sky Atlantic and Canal+ crime drama The Tunnel. She then played Chantal in the BBC Three short-form sitcom Wannabe.[4] She also made a guest appearance in the Sky One series A Discovery of Witches and starred in the short Ladies Day for Shortflix.

Steyn played Lisa in the 2019 horror film Crawl. In 2021, Steyn starred as Ash Harper in the science fiction series Intergalactic, also on Sky One.[5][6] The following year, she played young Laena Velaryon (played by Nanna Blondell as an adult) in an episode of the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel.[7] In October 2022, it was rumoured Steyn would appear in a forthcoming Disney+ spinoff of The Mandalorian titled Ahsoka.[8][9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Fulcrum Charlie Short film
2018 Ladies Day Amma Shortflix
2019 Crawl Lisa
2024 5lbs of Pressure Lori

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2017–2018 The Tunnel Kaylah 3 episodes
2018 Wannabe Chantal 4 episodes
A Discovery of Witches Waitress 1 episode
2020 Mister Winner Leanne Episode: "The Interview"
2021 Intergalactic Ash Harper Main role
2022 House of the Dragon Young Laena Velaryon Episode: "We Light the Way"
2023 Ahsoka TBC Upcoming

Stage

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Audio

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  • "Marina Hyde, FKA twigs, and extortionate hand soaps" (2022), Weekend Podcast[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Savannah Steyn". England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Intergalactic - Interview with Savannah Steyn (Ash Harper)". Bradford Zone. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Savannah Steyn". Yakety Yak. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. ^ "People Just Do Nothing star gets BBC 3 series". Televisual. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ^ Sky (31 October 2019). "Sky's Intergalactic starring Savannah Steyn, Parminder Nagra & Eleanor Tomlinson starts filming". Pressparty. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ Various (7 May 2021). "TV tonight: Parminder Nagra and Savannah Steyn on the run in space". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. ^ Daly, Helen (19 September 2022). "Who is Lady Laena Velaryon in House of the Dragon and who plays her?". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  8. ^ Milo (18 October 2022). "RUMOR: Savannah Steyn To Play Young Ahsoka In Disney+ Series". Pirates and Princesses. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. ^ Selcke, Dan (23 December 2022). "House of the Dragon star may play young Ahsoka Tano". Winter is Coming. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. ^ "HATCH by TYPT:16". Talawa. September 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  11. ^ Ayoade-Greaves, Savannah (26 March 2022). "Weekend podcast: Marina Hyde, FKA twigs, and extortionate hand soaps". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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