Hannah Traylen

Hannah Traylen
Born
Crawley, England
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
Television

Hannah Traylen is an English actress. She is known for her role as Holly in the 2021 one-take film Boiling Point and the subsequent 2023 TV series of the same name. She has also made appearances in British television series including Ridley Road and Casualty, as well as various stage productions.

Life and career

Traylen was born in Crawley and Oriel High School. She then went on to study acting at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and graduated with a BA (Hons) in Acting.[1] In 2016, she received the Sir Alec Guinness Award for Actor of the Year.[2][3][4]

Traylen's first television appearance was in a 2017 episode of Unforgotten, followed by a role in Call the Midwife. In 2021, Traylen played Holly in the one-take film Boiling Point and the subsequent 2023 TV series of the same name.[5][6]

Traylen has also portrayed Chrissy in Ridley Road, Hayley in Sexy Beast, Emma in The Responder, Hayley in Beyond Paradise, Mandy in Behind Her Eyes and Nancy in Howards End.[7] In addition to her film and television credits, Traylen has also appeared in theatre, leading A New And Better You at The Yard Theatre and The Kneebone Cadillac at Theatre Royal, Plymouth, as Maddy Kneebone.[8]

In 2023, Traylen announced that she had written her debut film entitled Small Fry, which is currently in pre-production with director Phil Barantini's production company Made Up Productions. [9][10] In 2026, she joined the cast of the BBC medical drama series Casualty as recurring character PC Ashley Sullivan.[8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Unforgotten Jasmine 2 episodes
2017 Call the Midwife Beryl 1 episode
2017 Doctors Sarah Edwards Episode: "Love and Duty"
2017 Harlots Lennox Maid 2 episodes
2017 Howards End Nancy 2 episodes
2019 Casualty Hailey Dougan 1 episode
2021 Behind Her Eyes Mandy Episode: "The First Door"
2021 Boiling Point Holly Film
2021 Ridley Road Chrissy 4 episodes
2022 Hounded Vix Film, known in some territories as Hunted
2023 Beyond Paradise Hayley Collins 1 episode
2023 Boiling Point Holly 4 episodes
2024 Sexy Beast Hayley 1 episode
2024 The Responder Emma 1 episode
2024 Hard Times Cathy Short film
2026 Casualty Ashley Sullivan Recurring role

References

  1. ^ "Hannah Traylen". High Tide. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Hannah Traylen". Wonderland Magazine. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Hannah Traylen". Hightide.org. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ^ "The Sir Alex Guiness Award 2016". catholicassociationofperformingarts.org. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Boiling Point's cast and creatives reveal all about the new drama". bbc.co.uk. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. ^ Travis, Ben (30 January 2023). "Boiling Point TV Series Confirms Cast As Shooting Begins". Empire. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ^ Cormack, Morgan (26 September 2023). "Meet the cast of Boiling Point TV series". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Hannah Traylen". United Agents. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Hannah Traylen". Revamp-Magazine. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  10. ^ Murray, Noel (28 October 2023). "Review: Henry Selick and Jordan Peele collaborate for rewarding and offbeat 'Wendell & Wild'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 August 2023.