Our seventh episode is an interview with BAFTA-winning actor and Television Workshop alumnus Chanel Cresswell...
Chanel Cresswell is a BAFTA-winning actor who trained at Nottingham’s Television Workshop.
She got her first professional break as a fifteen year-old appearing in Shane Meadows’ 2006 film This Is England. She then went on to take a leading role in the three subsequent television series’ and in 2016 won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Kelly.
Following this Chanel went on to star in TV shows like Trollied, The Bay, Dracula, Des, Vardy vs Rooney and most recently she’s been working with Guy Ritchie on his Netflix series The Gentleman.
The interview was conducted by LeftLion Editor in Chief Jared Wilson and recorded in front of a live audience at Nottingham Central Library on Friday 6 December 2024.
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