Riann Steele

Riann Steele is a British actress. She began her career in theatre. Her films include Treacle Jr., Sket (2011), and The Creeping (2022). On television, she starred in the E4 comedy Crazyhead (2016) and the NBC series Debris (2021).

She had recurring roles in the BBC medical soap Holby City (2009–2010) and the Channel 4 sitcom Lovesick (2014–2016), and season 5 of the Syfy series The Magicians (2020).

Early life Steele was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Ealing, West London. She studied at the Arts Educational School ( ArtsEd).

Career After completing her studies, Steele appeared in various Royal Shakespeare Company productions, including A Midsummer Night's Dream, Love's Labours Lost and Hamlet (including its subsequent BBC television film adaptation in 2009) alongside David Tennant. From 2009 to 2010, she played Nurse Lauren Minster in Holby City. Her first feature film role was opposite Aidan Gillen in Treacle Jr., released in 2010. In 2012, she starred in the film Sket as Shaks, the girlfriend of a violent gang leader portrayed by Ashley Walters, and in Doctor Who (series 7) as Queen Nefertiti. She has also appeared as Cleo, a therapist, in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Lovesick and also appeared as Sydney Halliday in four episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 4.

In 2021, Steele played the role of Finola Jones in the short lived NBC drama Debris.

Personal life Steele has two children, twin daughters born in October 2022.

Select filmography + Television and film roles Year Title Role Notes 2009 Hamlet Lady-in-waiting Film 2009–2010 Holby City Lauren Minster 12 episodes 2010 Pete versus Life Episode: "Marriage of Convenience" 2010 Treacle Jr. Linda Film 2011 360 Waitress Film 2011 Sket Shaks Film 2011 Death in Paradise Abigail Lightfoot Episode: "An Unhelpful Aid" 2012 Sadie J Daisy Episodes: "Pixiepopalistic: Parts 1 and 2" 2012 Doctor Who Nefertiti Episode: "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" 2013 Misfits Naomi Episode 5.4 2014–2016 Lovesick Cleo 4 episodes 2016 Crazyhead Suzanne Main cast 2018 NCIS: New Orleans Sydney Halliday 4 episodes 2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp Catherine Starr Film 2019 Legacies Ablah Episode: "There's a World Where Your Dreams Came True" 2020 The Magicians Plum Chatwin Recurring role (season 5) 2021 Debris Finola Jones Main cast