Anneika Rose

Anneika Rose is an actress of Scottish nationality and Sri Lankan ancestry. She is known for her roles in the Channel 4 series Ackley Bridge and Deadwater Fell (2020), the BBC series Line of Duty (2020) and Crossfire (2022), Shetland (2021), and Fear (2025).

Early life Rose has family from Sri Lanka. She was born and grew up in Glasgow, the second oldest of six children. Rose trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Career Rose has appeared on UK television shows including Shetland, The Midwich Cuckoos, Line of Duty, Deadwater Fell and Ackley Bridge. She also appeared in successful theatre productions of Romeo And Juliet, Behind The Beautiful Forevers and The Empress. Indeed, such was her string of hits in a short space of time The Sunday Post said that her "name on the credits seems to signal a jewel in the television schedules and theatre listings." Rose told the paper "I think I am fortunate, I have to say. I'm drawn to scripts that are gripping. It's a good sign if I start reading a script, and I want to keep reading… All of those TV shows, they all had great scripts, it was the main draw." Rose has also been able to work with a number of high-profile Scottish actors, including David Tennant (Deadwater Fell), Mark Bonnar (Guilt) and Kelly MacDonald (Line of Duty). She also appeared in The Cry which The National called “the best TV drama Scotland has ever produced”.

Partial filmography

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Partial theatre work Dates Title Role Company Venue October - November 2008 (tour);27 November 2008 - 24 January 2009 Romeo and Juliet Juliet Royal Shakespeare Company Tour; The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 1–27 June 2009 Much Ado About Nothing Hero New Shakespeare Company Open Air Theatre, London 22 October - 17 November 2012 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia Royal Lyceum Theatre 21–23 June 2013 A Midsummer Night's Dreaming Hermia Royal Shakespeare Company 11 July - 18 October 2015 Richard II Queen Isabel Shakespeare's Globe 2021 Behind the Beautiful Forevers Meena National Theatre at Home

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