Saffron Hocking

Saffron Olivia Hocking (born 5 January 1994) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC series White Gold and the Netflix series Top Boy (2019–2023), the latter of which earned her a British Academy Television Award nomination.

Early life Hocking is from Greenwich, South East London. She is of Nigerian descent through her mother. She graduated from the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) in 2014.

Career Upon graduating from ALRA, Hocking was cast in Richard Bean's 2014 play Pitcairn, which had its world premiere at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester before having a run at Shakespeare's Globe and going on tour with Out of Joint. The following year, Hocking made her television debut with guest appearances in the BBC One series Doctors and Partners in Crime.

Hocking played Lima in the 2016 Irish miniseries Smalltown and had a recurring role as Emma Lyndsey in the first series of the BBC Two sitcom White Gold in 2017. She also had a small role in the Acorn TV police procedural London Kills.

In 2019, Hocking joined the cast of Top Boy for its series 3 revival on Netflix in the recurring role of Lauryn Lawrence. She was promoted to the main cast for Top Boy fourth series, and subsequently earned a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. In 2022, Hocking starred in the music video for Stormzy's "Hide & Seek" and appeared in the ITVX drama Riches and the first episode of the Disney+ series Moon Knight. Hocking has an upcoming role in the second series of the Amazon Prime thriller The Devil's Hour.

Personal life Hocking is an ambassador for Refuge, having reached out to the charity when seeking to portray her Top Boy character's domestic abuse storyline.

Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2018 Strangeways Here We Come Sian 2025 Fuze Military Sergeant Dootsie Keane Hedda Jane Ji

Television Year Title RoleNotes 2013 Top Boy Lauryn (uncredited) Episode #2.12015 Doctors Emily Cruz Episode: "Slipping Through the Cracks" Partners in Crime Teller Miniseries; episode: "N or M? Part 1"2016 Smalltown Lima Miniseries; 3 episodes All About the McKenzies Annika Episode: "Karma" 2017 White Gold Emma Lyndsey 4 episodes (Series 1) 2019 London Kills Eleanor Kemp 2 episodes 2019–2023 Top Boy Lauryn Lawrence Recurring role (series 3); main cast (series 4–5)2022 Moon Knight Dylan Miniseries; episode: "The Goldfish Problem" Riches Sasha Bailey 5 episodes 2024 Peacock Kara 5 episodes The Devil's Hour Sam Boyd Main cast (series 2) 2026 Hit Point Bella Lead role

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref.2023 Royal Television Society Programme Awards Actress – FemaleTop Boy British Academy Television Awards Best Supporting Actress