Natasha Loring

Natasha Loring is a South African actress. She first gained prominence through her roles in the films The Dinosaur Project and Zulu (2013), and the E4 comedy-drama Beaver Falls (2011–2012). She won a SAFTA for her performance in the Showmax thriller Dam (2021–).

Early life Loring grew up in the Beaulieu area of Midrand. Her father is theatre producer Richard Loring. She attended St Stithians College. She studied at AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, and then the Actors Centre London (now Seven Dials Playhouse). She also trained in ballet and modern dance.

Career During her first year at AFDA, Loring landed her first professional role as Julie Saunders in the film Hitchhiker, in which she appeared with her sister Samantha. Hitchhiker premiered during Loring's final year at AFDA. This was followed by her television debut as Hayley in the Lifetime film Natalee Holloway.

Loring began appearing in British media, beginning with small roles in the BBC two-parter Women in Love and the Sky One crime drama The Runaway, and then starring as Kimberley in the E4 comedy-drama Beaver Falls from 2011 to 2012 and Liz Draper in the science fiction film The Dinosaur Project. She played Marjorie in the 2013 French-South African film Zulu.

Loring has lent her voice to video games such as League of Legends (2009), Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series (2014), and Tacoma (2017), as well as a number of Star Wars and Call of Duty games. She appeared in the films Broken Star and The Wedding Year in 2018 and 2019 respectively, and made guest appearances in the Netflix series Queen Sono and the Syfy series Vagrant Queen in 2020.

In 2021, Loring began starring as Sienna Fischer alongside Lea Vivier in the Showmax thriller Dam. For the first season, Loring won Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama at the South African Film and Television Awards. She produced the short film A Shame.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Hitchhiker Julie Saunders 2012 The Dinosaur Project Liz Draper 2013 Zulu Marjorie 2014 Mannequins Carilee Short film Go Fish Short film 2015 Baby Short film 2016 Swell Swell Voice role; short film Pivot Short film 2017 The Relationtrip Eden Voice role 2018 Broken Star Sydney 2019 The Wedding Year Sister 2021 A Shame Holly Short film; producer 2022 Ghosted Leigh Short film 2023 Girl You Know It's True Lisa 2024 Just Now Jeffrey Brittany

Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 Natalee Holloway Hayley Television film 2011 Women in Love Young German Girl Part 2 The Runaway Candy 1 episode 2011–2012 Beaver Falls Kimberley Main role 2014 Happyland Julie Episode: "Repeated Infractions" 2017 Web of Spies Zadie Tottman 2020 Queen Sono Sarah Episode: "Rookie" City Kitties Sam Vagrant Queen Chrissy Scav Episode: "Sunshine Express Yourself" 2021–2023 Dam Sienna Fischer Main role 2023 Invasion Mira Season 2

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2009 League of Legends Kai'Sa 2014 Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series Sera Flowers 2015 Anki Overdrive Winger Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Fallen Empire Vaylin / Alianna Slen 2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Additional Voices Civilization VI Advisor Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Eternal Throne Vaylin 2017 Minecraft: Story Mode Olivia Season 2 Tacoma Natali "Nat" Kuroshenko 2018 Prey: Mooncrash Claire Whitten Judgment Nanami Matsuoka English version 2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Milena Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond Huxley 2021 Star Wars: The Old Republic – Legacy of the Sith Additional voices 2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Additional voices