Anna Leong Brophy
Anna is an actor, writer and comedian.
She is one of the stars of Netflix's wildly popular fantasy series Shadow and Bone, playing warrior Tamar Kir-Bataar as part of the main cast in Season 2.
Anna is a writer, actor and comedian. She is one of the stars of Netflix's wildly popular fantasy series Shadow and Bone, playing warrior Tamar Kir-Bataar as part of the main cast in Season 2. She appeared as Bryony in series 2 of Channel 4’s Back, alongside David Mitchell and Robert Webb, and in Netflix’s The Billion Dollar Code. Other television includes BBC 1's Last Tango in Halifax and The Girl Before, Traces and Ragdoll for Alibi, and spy series Berlin Station alongside Ashley Judd.
Her theatre credits include Henry VI Part One (Royal Shakespeare Company), Pitcairn (Chichester Festival Theatre/Shakespeare’s Globe), and In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises) (Orange Tree Theatre). In feature films, Anna starred as reporter Olivia Tan in Paradise War, which opened the 2019 Zurich Film Festival. She was the voice of Jin in 2021's Shaun the Sheep Christmas Special: The Flight Before Christmas.
Anna is one half of comedy duo EGG, who graced the cover of Fest magazine amid rave reviews for their 2018 Edinburgh Fringe show Richard Pictures. In 2019 they were returning guests on Channel 4’s Harry Hill’s Clubnite. Their BBC Radio 4 Comedy Special Scrambled EGG, about the mixed race experience, was comedy of the week. EGG host the podcast Still Legit (where they gleefully examine the films and TV shows they grew up with and ask if they’re still legit today) and Wondery’s hit podcast, Terribly Famous, where they tell the stories of our most iconic stars.
Anna has written for CBBC’s Class Dismissed, Aardman Animation series Lloyd of the Flies, Mr Bean and Shaun the Sheep. She is a founding member of award winning improv group BattleActs.
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| Eastenders BBC | DC Hazari | 2019-01-01 |
| GBH Press On Features | Su | 2012-01-01 |
| Hennikay CPL/BBC Radio 4 | Kallie | 2021-01-01 |
| Traces S2 Red / Alibi | Louise | 2021-01-01 |
| Lazy Susan TAP/BBC | Sleepy Girl | 2021-01-01 |
| Back Big Talk/Channel 4 | Bryony | 2020-01-01 |
| Back S2 Big Talk / Channel 4 | Bryony | 2021-01-01 |
| Traces Red Productions/Alibi | Louise | 2019-01-01 |
| Last Tango in Halifax RED/BBC 1 | Laura | 2020-01-01 |
| Ragdoll Sid Gentle/AMC Studios | Hannah | 2021-01-01 |
| Lloyd of the Flies Aardman/CITV | Writer | 2021-01-01 |
| The Conversations AL Films Ltd. | Jodie | 2013-01-01 |
| The Girl Before 42/BBC 1/HBO Max | Belinda | 2021-01-01 |
| Yeh Shen Yellow Earth | Lu-Man | 2015-01-01 |
| Henry VI Part 1 RSC | Burgundy | 2021-01-01 |
| Class Dismissed CBBC Productions/CBBC | Writer | 2016-01-01 |
| Drop The Dead Panda BBC Studios /BBC Radio 4 | Various | 2021-01-01 |
| Shadow and Bone Series 2 Netflix | Tamar Kir-Bataar | 2022-01-01 |
| Dr Who: The Psychic Circus Big Finish | Juniper Berry | 2020-01-01 |
| This Is Going To Hurt Sister Pictures/BBC/AMC | Ali | 2022-01-01 |
| Berlin Station Anonymous Conent/Paramount | Lucy Ximen | 2019-01-01 |
| Fresh From The Fringe BBC Radio 4 | Guest with Emily Lloyd-Saini | 2018-01-01 |
| Dr Who: Remains Of Kaerula Big Finish | Paysh Toko/The Sphere | 2021-01-01 |
| Shanghai Redemption: An Inspector Chen Mystery BBC Radio 4 | Qian | 2018-01-01 |
| Alice in Wonderland Storyhouse Live | Alicia | 2017-01-01 |
| Thunderbirds: Terror from the Stars Big Finish | Tin-Tin / Sphere | 2021-01-01 |
| Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser A Film Company | Olivia Tan | 2018-01-01 |
| Kiki's Delivery Service Southwark Playhouse | Kokiri | 2016-01-01 |
| P'Yongyang Chloe Courtney/Finborough Theatre | Eun-Mi | 2016-01-01 |
| The Beggar's Opera Storyhouse Live | Molly Brazen/Madmazell | 2017-01-01 |
| Julius Caesar Guildford Shakespeare Company | Casca/Messala | 2017-01-01 |
| The Billion Dollar Code Kundschafter Filmproduktion/Netflix | Dr. Jill Chen | 2021-01-01 |
| A Month of Sundays Queen's Theatre Hornchurch | Nurse Wilson | 2016-01-01 |
| Shaun The Sheep Christmas Special - The Flight Before Christmas Netflix | Jin | 2021-01-01 |
| Pitcairn Chichester Festival Theatre/Shakespeare's Globe | Walua | 2014-01-01 |
| In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises) Orange tree Theatre | Woman | 2018-01-01 |
| The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie HighTide/Arcola | Lotus Blossom | 2016-01-01 |
| Richard Pictures Soho Theatre | Co-Writer and Performer with Emily Lloyd-Saini | 2018-01-01 |
| EGG: Static Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Co-Writer and Performer with Emily Lloyd-Saini | 2016-01-01 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream Opera Holland Park | Titania | 2023-01-01 |
| Horrible Histories Lion TV/CBBC | Various | 2022-01-01 |
| Terribly Famous 1-3 Loftus Media/Wondery | Host | 2023-01-01 |
| Funny Women Industry Award The Comedy Crowd | Nominee | 2022-01-01 |
| EGG: Absolutely Fine Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Co-Writer and Performer with Emily Lloyd-Saini | 2023-01-01 |
| EGG: Absolutely Fine The Soho Theatre | Co-Writer and Performer with Emily Lloyd-Saini | 2024-01-01 |
| Mr Bean (animated series) Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV | Writer | 2024-01-01 |
| Shaun the Sheep Aardman/BBC2 | Writer | 2024-01-01 |
| British Podcast Awards Terribly Famous | Entertainment Category Silver | 2024-01-01 |
| How to Train Your Dragon Universal Pictures | Retcha | 2025-01-01 |
| Dog House Miranda Holms , Joz Norris | Sarah | 2023-01-01 |
| NightwatchMan Wolfpack Productions | Gabby Green-Toucan | 2021-01-01 |
| BAFTA Television Shaun the Sheep (Writer) | Nominee: Children's Scripted | 2026-01-01 |
| Samson: A Tyndalston Story Liquid Swords | Dr. Vivian Nguyen (voice) | 2026-01-01 |
| Rise of Ronin Team Ninja | Various (voice) | 2024-01-01 |
| Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin Frontier Developments | Evocator (voice) | 2023-01-01 |
| Baldur's Gate III Larian Studios | Antinia / Apprentice Neeme / Bosun Sharley (voice) | 2023-01-01 |
| Horizon Forbidden West Guerrilla Games | Anne Faraday / Various (voice) | 2022-01-01 |
| Total War: Warhammer III Creative Assembly | Various (voice) | 2022-01-01 |
| Sifu Sloclap | Flashkick (voice) | 2022-01-01 |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms Creative Assembly | Various (voice) | 2019-01-01 |