Ioanna Kimbook

Ioanna Kimbook is a Cypriot actress based in London. She earned an Ian Charleson Award nomination for her work in theatre. On television, she is known for her roles in the Star series Wedding Season and the Channel 4 thriller The Couple Next Door (2023). Her films include Choose or Die (2022).

Early life Kimbook grew up on Cyprus. She is of Greek-Cypriot, Korean, and English heritage. She took classes at Centre Stage Arts in Dubai and studied acting at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Career Kimbook made her West End debut in Bitter Wheat at the Garrick Theatre in June 2019. That same year, she had a role in The Duchess of Malfi at the Almeida Theatre. For her performance in the latter, Kimbook was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award. The following year, she made her television debut in an installment of the BBC Two dark comedy anthology Inside No. 9 as social media influencer Angel.

In 2022, Kimbook had a main role as Suji in the series Wedding Season, made for the Star platform on Disney+. She also made her feature film debut as a waitress named Grace in the horror thriller Choose or Die on Netflix, starred in Ella Greenwood's 2022 short film Bibimbap for One, and played Hero in the National Theatre production of Much Ado About Nothing. Kimbook returned to the Almeida Theatre for Daddy: A Melodrama in 2022 and Women, Beware the Devil in 2023. She played reporter Sophie Foxton in the Channel 4 thriller The Couple Next Door.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2022 Choose or Die Grace Netflix film 2022 Bibimbap for One Hana Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2020 Inside No. 9 Angel Episode: "Thinking Out Loud" 2021 Flatmates Yenay 2 episodes 2022 Wedding Season Suji Main role 2023 The Couple Next Door Sophie Foxton 5 episodes 2025 Down Cemetery Road Cheski Galanis 4 episodes

Video games Forza Horizon 5 (2021) as Antonia Ritter Wuthering Waves (2024) as Jianxin Dustborn (2024) as Ziggy

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2019 Bitter Wheat Yung Kim Li Garrick Theatre, London 2019 The Duchess of Malfi Cariola Almeida Theatre, London 2022 Daddy: A Melodrama Bellamy 2022 Much Ado About Nothing Hero National Theatre, London 2023 Women, Beware the Devil Katherine Almeida Theatre, London 2024 Love's Labour's Lost Rosaline Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2019 Ian Charleson Awards The Duchess of Malfi