Andrea Deck

Andrea Deck (born February 5, 1994) is an American film, television and theater actress. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is best known for her voice role as Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley, in Alien: Isolation, as well as her role as CIA agent Jenna Bragg on the Showtime series Homeland.

Andrea Deck
Deck in 2022
Born (1994-02-05) February 5, 1994 (age 30)
EducationBA (Hons) in Classical Acting for the Professional Theatre
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Early life

Deck was born February 5, 1994, and grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. At the age of 15, she began attending the Interlochen Center for the Arts summer camp until she graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School at the age of 18. She subsequently moved to London, England, to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[1][2] She graduated with a bachelor's degree with honors in professional acting.[3]

Career

Deck's first acting role was in the film In Love With a Nun, which was screened at the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival in 2009.[4][5]

In the same year, she was cast as Allie in Roland Joffé's The Lovers, and as opera singer Charlotte Watson in the film The Devil's Violinist directed by Bernard Rose[6][7][8][9] in which she showcased her classically trained singing voice, as well as appearing in Ridley Scott's The Counselor later that year.

She later went on to play silent-movie star Mabel Normand in ITV's Mr Selfridge.[10] In April 2013, she co-founded London-based production company Tough Dance Ltd. with actor Ben Cura.[11]

Deck voiced Amanda Ripley in video game Alien: Isolation, which also starred Sigourney Weaver and the cast of Ridley Scott's original film.[12][13][14] Later, she reprised the role in Alien: Blackout. She also starred in a film adaptation of August Strindberg's play Creditors, directed by Ben Cura, playing writer Chloe Fleury, as well as being a producer on the film.[15][16][17] In 2015, she played the lead female character in British horror film The Ghost Writer, due for release in 2016.[18]

In 2018, she played murder victim Mahalia Geary in BBC2's adaptation of China Miéville's The City & The City. In 2020 she played an important role as CIA agent Jenna Bragg on season 8 of Homeland.

Filmography

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009In love With a NunJillShort
2012Les MisérablesTurning Woman 6
2013The CounselorWatching Girl
The Devil's ViolinistCharlotte Watson
2014Mr SelfridgeMabel NormandSeries 2, episode 8
The LoversAllie
2016CreditorsChloe Fleury
The CrownJean Wallop
2017Instrument of WarAnne Cline
2020HomelandJenna Bragg
2022All The Light We Cannot SeeSandrina

Producer

YearTitleNotes
2016Creditors

Voice work

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Strike Suit ZeroGrace ReynoldsMain character
2014Alien: IsolationAmanda RipleyMain character
CarolTherese BelivetMain character
Strike Suit Zero: Director's CutGrace ReynoldsMain character
2015SOMASarah Lindwall
Star Wars Battlefront
2016Alien: Out of the ShadowsKasyanov
Hitman
Quantum Break
2017Batman: Arkham VRMartha Wayne
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsNomad (Female)Main character
2018A Way OutLinda Caruso
2019Alien: BlackoutAmanda Ripley

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Alien: Isolation – The Digital SeriesAmanda Ripley / Ellen Ripley (voices)7 episodes (as Amanda),
Episodes 6 & 7 (as Ellen)

References