Marli Siu

Marli Siu (born 11 March 1993) is a Scottish actress. Her films include Anna and the Apocalypse, Our Ladies (2019), and Run (2019), the latter of which won her a Scottish BAFTA. On television, Siu has appeared in the spy thriller Alex Rider (2020–2024) and the BBC drama Everything I Know About Love (2022).

Early life and education Siu was born on 11 March 1993 and lived in Lamma Island, Hong Kong until she was four years old, before moving to and growing up in Forres in Moray, north-east Scotland. She attended Forres Academy. Her mother is Scottish from Edinburgh and her father was Chinese. She has four sisters.

Siu attended a youth theatre group in Elgin and joined the National Youth Theatre, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting and English Literature from Edinburgh Napier University.

Career In 2015, Siu appeared in the short film Scoring, by Screen Academy Scotland, for which she was nominated for the ‘Under 25: Fresh Blood Award’ at the Underwire Film Festival. Her first major movie role came in 2017, when she played Lisa in John McPhail's zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse, performing the song It's That Time of Year. The film premiered at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, and was released in the UK for Christmas 2018. Siu was named as one of the 15th Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2018 an annual talent showcase that spotlights up-and-coming British and Irish actors, writers, directors and producers from the UK and Ireland. Later that year Siu starred in two films selected to be screened at the 2019 London Film Festival, Run and Our Ladies both due for an upcoming cinema release.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Scoring Katja Short film Run Lily Short film 2017 Anna and the Apocalypse Lisa 2019 Run Kelly Our Ladies Kylah 2022 A90 Annette Short film 2024 Apartment 7A Annie Leung Cold Snap Anna Short film 2026 Wicker Basket Weaver’s sister Black Church Bay Kelly Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 Still Game Sally Episode: "Heavy Petting" 2017 Dixi Echo Series 4; 38 episodes 2019 Grantchester Karla Read Episode: #4.3 2020–2024 Alex Rider Kyra Vashenko-Chao Series 1–3; 18 episodes 2021 The Irregulars Susan Shipley Episode: "Chapter One: An Unkindness in London" 2022 Everything I Know About Love Nell 7 episodes 2026 Twenty Twenty Six Mia So 6 episodes

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2017 Misalliance Hytapia Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond 2016 Much Ado About Nothing Hero Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee 2019–2020 The Ocean at the End of the Lane Lettie Hempstock Royal National Theatre, London2024–2025 The Cherry Orchard Varya Donmar Warehouse and St. Ann's Warehouse

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2014 Southampton International Film Festival Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film Run (Short film) 2016 Ian Charleson Awards Much Ado About Nothing 2018 Screen International Stars of Tomorrow 2018 Toronto After Dark Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast (shared) Anna and the Apocalypse 2019 CinEuphoria Awards (shared) Best Ensemble - International Competition 2021 British Academy Scotland Awards 2021 Scottish BAFTA - Best Actress – Film Run 2022 British Academy Scotland Awards 2022 Scottish BAFTA - Best Actress – Film Our Ladies