Sydney Craven

Sydney Craven (born 25 July 1994) is an English actress and former taekwondo athlete. Following a recurring role in the CBBC series Wolfblood, she was cast as school bully Alexandra D'Costa in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2017. Following her appearance on the soap, she has appeared in various films and has worked as a voice actress. In her youth, Craven represented England at the Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships; she was crowned the junior female champion and held the title for 12 years.

Life and career Craven was born on 25 July 1994 in Bexleyheath. She grew up in the nearby town of Barnehurst, where she attended Erith Secondary School. Her achievements in the sport included being crowned the Commonwealth junior female champion at age 14, having represented England in the 14 to 18 age group at the Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships, and having won numerous medals of different colours at competitions in Portugal, Holland, and Belgium. Following secondary school, she trained at ArtsEd in London. Later in 2017, Craven was cast as Alexandra D'Costa in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Her character was brought in alongside Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh) and the pair acted as bullies towards characters Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) and Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield). She responded to criticism by one fan by arguing that the character was intended to help educate.

After her EastEnders role, she voiced a character in A Christmas Carol (2020) and appeared in York Witches' Society (2022). 2022 saw Craven star in Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, a horror film. She also continued her voice work in 2022, voicing characters in Salvage Marines and Tangranimals.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2015 Native Sarah Short film 2016–2017 Wolfblood Hannah Recurring role 2016 Suspicion Skylar Neese Episode: "A Daughter Disappears" 2017 Five by Five Toni Recurring role 2017 EastEnders Alexandra D'Costa Regular role 2017 Come Out of the Woods Cara Short film 2020 A Christmas Carol Martha (voice) Film 2022 York Witches' Society Kirsten Film 2022 Salvage Marines Flight Deck (voice) Recurring role 2022 Jeepers Creepers: Reborn Laine Film 2022 Tangranimals Kazu / Oula (voices) Main roles 2023 The Phoebus Files Tina Episode: "The Judgement of Paris" 2023 Slotherhouse Brianna Film

Stage Year Title Role Venue 2014 As You Like It Phoebe ArtsEd 2014 Vernon God Little Pam / Lally's Mum ArtsEd 2015 Spring Awakening Isle ArtsEd