Sorcha Groundsell Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Family

Sorcha Groundsell is a Scottish actor, voice artist, and stage actor who is known for playing June McDaniel in the supernatural television series The Innocents and Judith in the fantasy film Far From the Apple Tree. In addition to that, she has also been a part of a variety of other projects which include the likes of The Scribbler, Iona, Upstairs, Sleeping Lions, Sunday Tide, Skipper, The Trap, Portrait, Voce, His Dark Materials, A Sunday in Portsmouth, In Plain Sight, Clique, Thanks for the Memories, Grantchester, Shetland, All of Them, Crime, The Long Shadow, and His Dark Materials.

Born Name

Sorcha Mary Groundsell

Nick Name

Sorcha

Sun Sign

Aquarius

Born Place

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Nationality

Education

Sorcha Groundsell studied at Glasgow Gaelic School located in Glasgow, Scotland.

She has also taken drama lessons at the Citizens Theatre as well as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. At the age of 16, she left school in order to pursue her passion for acting.

Occupation

Actor, Voice Artist, Stage Actor

Family

• Father – He was a graphic designer.
• Mother – She has worked in marketing.

Manager

Sorcha Groundsell has been signed with Conway Van Gelder Grant Ltd., Talent Agency, London, England, United Kingdom.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 5 in or 165 cm

Weight

48 kg or 106 lbs

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Light Brown

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Lean frame
• Pouty lips

Sorcha Groundsell Facts

1. Until the age of 9, she spent her years growing up in Ness on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
2. Sorcha Groundsell was cast as Mia in the short drama film Sleeping Lions in 2015 and this performance got her nominated at the RTS North West Awards in the “Best Performance in a Single Drama” category in 2015.
3. She appeared as Sarah in the drama film Iona in 2015.
4. She played Jane Muncie in the television drama series In Plain Sight in 2016.
5. Sorcha Groundsell was cast as Elizabeth Smith (an intelligent and observant university student who idolizes the clique and aims to join the Solasta Women’s Initiative and befriends Holly and helps her to uncover the truth) in series 1 of the psychological thriller drama television series Clique in 2017.
6. In 2018, she started appearing as June McDaniel (a teenager with supernatural, shapeshifting abilities known as a “shifter”) in the supernatural horror drama television series The Innocents. Her co-stars for the project include Percelle Ascott, Sam Hazeldine, Nadine Marshall, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Laura Birn, Ingunn Beate Øyen, Arthur Hughes, and Guy Pearce.
7. Along with Victoria Lidelle and Scarlett Mack, Groundsell co-starred as Judith (a young artist at the start of her career who landed a job with a renowned visual artist named Roberta Roslyn) in the fantasy drama film Far From the Apple Tree in 2018. This role won her the award for “Best Performance” at the Toronto International Spring of Horror & Fantasy Film Festival in 2019.
8. She appeared as Vronky in an episode of the detective period drama television series Grantchester in 2020.
9. In 2021, she was cast in the recurring role of Carly McCargill in the crime thriller television series Crime (also known as Irvine Welsh’s Crime).
10. Sorcha Groundsell was seen as Maddy (Joseph’s sister who remains with her in Ogunwe’s world) in the adventure fantasy mystery drama television series His Dark Materials in 2022.
11. Sorcha Groundsell began playing the character named Nicola Briggs in the seven-part true crime drama television series The Long Shadow in 2023.
12. She has done voiceover work for video games such as Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and The Diofield Chronicle.
13. Sorcha Groundsell’s stage credits include playing the role of Amy in the production of Stain at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2015 and Mary Warren in the production of The Crucible at The Yard Theatre, London in 2019.
14. She is fluent in Gaelic.

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