Safia Oakley-Green Explained

Safia Grace Oakley-Green (born June 2001) is an English actress. She won a British Independent Film Award and a Scottish BAFTA for her performance in the horror film Out of Darkness (2022). She was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.

Early life

Oakley-Green was born in Southwark, London before moving to Derbyshire. She trained at the Television Workshop in Nottingham., she was studying psychology at university.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

In 2021, she appeared in the horror short film Requiem alongside fellow Television Workshop alumna Bella Ramsey. The short picked up increased attention after Ramsey's performance in the HBO television series The Last of Us raised her profile.^[4]

Oakley-Green made her feature film debut in the 2021 biopic The Colour Room for Sky Cinema alongside Phoebe Dynevor.^[5] She made her television debut as Cinderella Jackson in the 2022 BBC One crime drama Sherwood.^[6] Also in 2022, she starred in the Scottish caveman horror Out of Darkness, previously entitled The Origin, for which she received the British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance in December 2022.^{[7] [8] [9]} She later also given the best film actress award by BAFTA Scotland for the role.^[10]

In 2023, Oakley-Green had a recurring role as Andy in the first series of Disney+ comedy Extraordinary.^[11] She has roles in the second series of The Lazarus Project on Sky Max^[12] and the Paramount+ series The Burning Girls.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Requiem	Mary	Short
	The Colour Room	Elsie
2022	Out of Darkness	Beyah
	She Said	Dancer
	The Bluff		Post-production
	Anemone		Filming
	100 Nights of Hero		Upcoming film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Sherwood	Cinderella Jackson	5 episodes
2023	Extraordinary	Andy	3 episodes
	The Burning Girls	Joy Harris	4 episodes
	The Lazarus Project	Becky	Series 2

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2022	British Independent Film Awards	Breakthrough Performance	Out of Darkness		[14]
2024	British Academy Scotland Awards	Best Actress in Film			[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Derbs: Television Workshop Launch Their First Online Play. Leftlion.co.uk.
2. Web site: Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Safia Oakley-Green (actor). Dan. Jolin. 28 June 2023. 28 June 2023. Screen Daily.
3. Web site: We Chat to Talented TV Workshop Graduate Safia Oakley-Green About Her Upcoming Film 'Out of Darkness' - Leftlion - Nottingham Culture. leftlion.co.uk.
4. Web site: Gay Twitter's Obsessed With Bella Ramsey’s Witchy Queer Short Requiem. Rachel. Shatto. March 13, 2023. News.Yahoo. March 20, 2023.
5. Web site: Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor brings period piece to Birmingham city centre. Shropshire Star.
6. Web site: Sherwood cast – Meet the characters. Radio Times.
7. Web site: ‘Aftersun’ shines as big winner of 2022 Bifas. Screen Daily.
8. Web site: British Independent Film Awards 2022: Paul Mescal's Aftersun shines. BBC.co.uk.
9. Web site: British Independent Film Awards: ‘Aftersun’ Sweeps With 7 Wins Including Best Film. https://web.archive.org/web/20221204221619/https://deadline.com/2022/12/british-independent-film-awards-aftersun-sweeps-with-7-wins-1235188734/. dead. December 4, 2022. Deadline.
10. Web site: BBC News. Ashley Storrie won Bafta 'for mum' Janey Godley. 19 November 2024. 18 November 2024.
11. Web site: Extraordinary cast: Meet the stars of Disney Plus superhero comedy. Radio Times.
12. Web site: The Lazarus Project Season 2: Exclusive First Look Images As Time-Loop Thriller Returns. Empire.
13. Web site: The Burning Girls' Casts Samantha Morton and 'Bridgerton's Ruby Stokes as Leads. Collider.
14. Web site: British Independent Film Awards: 'Aftersun' Sweeps With 7 Wins Including Best Film. Deadline. Zac. Ntim. 4 December 2022. 4 December 2022.
15. Web site: 'Out Of Darkness' heads film nominees at 2024 Bafta Scotland Awards; 'Baby Reindeer', 'Girl' both nominated. Screen International. Ben. Dalton. 2 October 2024. 2 October 2024.