KAREN BRYSON

BIOGRAPHIE

Her multi-award winning career spans over 25 years, across various multi-media platforms, both in front of the camera and more recently behind it. Karen was awarded an MBE in 2017 for her Services to Drama. She is best known for playing Avril Powell, in the critically acclaimed drama Shameless. Her recent acting projects include series regular in award winning Nordic drama White Wall, Black Narcissus (BBC and FX US), independent feature film REAL directed by Aki Omoshaybi, Elinor Stone in Zack Snyder’s Justice League (HBO MAX/Warner Brothers), Unchartered (Sony Pictures), and Teacher (Channel 5) due out this year. She produced 'Family Reunion', winner of ‘Best of the Fest’ at the Triforce Short Film Festival, and for The Block, winner of ‘Best Pilot’ at the Ramsgate International Film Festival. Karen founded a theatre company, writing and directing two short plays which toured fringe theatre around London. She has just finished writing her first feature film 'The Art of Falling' and is developing a TV series. Karen recently narrated the landmark documentary series '1000 Years a Slave' . She is a voting member of BAFTA, BIFA and the Raindance Film Festival.

FILMOGRAPHIE