Iola Evans

Iola Evans is a British actress. Her films include Choose or Die and Out of Darkness (both 2022). On television, she is known for her role in the Hulu series Washington Black.

Early life Evans was born in Reading, Berkshire, to Welsh and Kenyan parents. She took classes at the local Lodge School of Theatre Dance. She went on to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Acting.

Career After graduating from drama school, Evans made her professional stage debut in the 2018 National Theatre production of An Octoroon with Ken Nwosu, Kevin Trainor, Vivian Oparah, and Emmanuella Cole. This was followed in 2019 by her television debut with a guest appearance in an episode of the Amazon Prime series Carnival Row. In 2020, Evans played Callie Cadogan in the seventh and final season of the CW science fiction series The 100. Evans was cast as the lead of a prequel series to The 100 in which she would reprise her role as Callie, but it never came into fruition.

In 2022, Evans starred as Ave in the horror film Out of Darkness (also known as The Origin) and Kayla opposite Asa Butterfield in the Netflix film Choose or Die. Evans has an upcoming role in the Hulu miniseries Washington Black.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2020 City of Lost Children Leylo Short film 2022 Choose or Die Kayla Netflix film 2022 Phea Suri 2022 Out of Darkness Ave Also known as The Origin

Television Year Title Role Notes 2019 Carnival Row Ryma Episode: "Some Dark God Waits" 2020 Vera Phoebe Dwyer Episode: "Parent Not Expected" 2020 The 100 Callie Cadogan 2 episodes 2025 Washington Black Tanna Goff Current TV series