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Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn
Born1994 (age 30–31)[1][2]
London, England
Alma materItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, BRIT School, Identity School of Acting
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Known forLovers Rock

Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn is an English actress known for playing the lead role in the 2020 movie Lovers Rock. She was named one of the 2020 Screen International Stars of Tomorrow.[3]

Early life

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St. Aubyn was born in London, England to Jamaican-Cuban and Guyanese parents and grew-up in south east London.[4] Her father was a reggae musician.[5][6][7][8]

Acting

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St. Aubyn attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in East London.[1] She graduated from the BRIT School in Croydon,[7] where she took an acting foundation course, in 2012.[9] After a break spent in the hospitality industry, she attended the Identity School of Acting.[10] She would go on to take a 9-month intense training course at the National Youth Theatre Rep.[10]

During the National Youth Theatre course in 2017 St. Aubyn participated in the productions of Othello and Jekyll and Hyde.[11] In 2018, St. Aubyn joined the London cast of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as an understudy.[12][1][13][14] St. Aubyn's first onscreen role came in 2020 with the film Lovers Rock where she starred as Martha Trenton, playing alongside Micheal Ward as Franklyn Cooper.[15][16][17]

In 2022, St. Aubyn starred in the ITVX drama The Confessions of Frannie Langton, an adaption of the Sara Collins novel. The series follows a Jamaican woman called Frannie who arrives in London to work in the house of a wealthy couple and has an interracial lesbian romance with the lady of the house. St. Aubyn played Sal, the close friend of Frannie.[18] St. Aubyn was then cast as Rosie Noah in Amazon MGM Studio’s upcoming series Anansi Boys, an adaption of the Neil Gaiman novel.[11][19] She has also performed in short films, such as The Call.[20]

St. Aubyn narrated stories in the audiobook edition of What We're Told Not to Talk About (But We're Going to Anyway) by Nimko Ali, which tells the stories of 14 women from 42 countries.[21]

Reception

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Awards Daily described her as a "breakout star" for her role in Lovers Rock, writing "breakout star Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn celebrates the film's themes of love and determination. With her strong presence on screen, it’s astonishing to learn that this is St. Aubyn's screen debut.[22] The Lovers Rock director, Steve McQueen said "There is a brightness and freshness about Amarah, an optimism which just reflects on the screen. Astonishingly, Small Axe was her first time on camera. She is what you call a star."[9]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Small Axe Martha Trenton Anthology: Lovers Rock
2022 The Silent Twins Greta Gibbons Film
2022 The Confessions of Frannie Langton Sal
2023 The Call Athena Short
2024 The Tobacconist Shauna Short
TBC Anansi Boys Rosie Noah Upcoming

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2021 Black Reel Award for Television Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series Small Axe Nominated
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Breakthrough Award Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b c Arsenault, Bridget (28 November 2020). "Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn - In her first-ever screen role, the British actress stars in Steve McQueen's Lovers Rock, the latest installment in his Small Axe series". Air Mail. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ Navlakha, Meera (24 November 2020). "Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn on Black Joy, Reggae, and Her Debut With Steve McQueen". W. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ^ Dalton, Ben (28 September 2020). "Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn On Trusting Herself For Her Screen Debut in the Lyrical 'Lovers Rock'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ van Spall, India (23 November 2020). "Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn: Small Axe's dancing star". The Face. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ^ Moore, Camille (22 November 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn". TVOvermind. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. ^ Williams, Candice (27 November 2020). "Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn explains why her 'Lovers Rock' character "brought me back to my roots, to my culture, to who I am"". ABC News Radio. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b Marius, Marley (23 November 2020). "Lovers Rock Star Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn on Janet Kay, Harry Potter, and Working With Steve McQueen". Vogue. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. ^ Ritman, Alex (13 November 2020). "'Small Axe' Breakout Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn on Her Own Family Links to Steve McQueen's Party Film 'Lovers Rock'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b Morris, Damien (15 November 2020). "Generation next: the rising stars of Steve McQueen's Small Axe". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  10. ^ a b St. Aubyn, Amarah-Jae (20 November 2020). "Amarah-Jae St Aubyn on Starring in Steve McQueen's 'Small Axe'". Backstage. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Grace Saif Join Cast of Amazon Studio's Anansi Boys". Amazon Studies press release. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Rehearsals begin for new cast members joining Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London". Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. ^ Robinson, Gregory (21 November 2020). "For Amarah-Jae St Aubyn, Playing Martha In Lovers Rock Was Personal". Bustle. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  14. ^ Sinclair, Joseph (19 November 2020). "Amarah-Jae St Aubyn: Working with Steve McQueen on Lovers Rock brought me back to my roots". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  15. ^ Cowell, Lynda (22 November 2020). "Small Axe's Lovers Rock reminds us just how rare it is to see Black romance on television". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  16. ^ Deckelmeier, Joe (19 November 2020). "Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn Interview: Small Axe". Screen Rant. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  17. ^ Tolliver, Jonathan (26 November 2020). "Exclusive: Amarah-Jae St Aubyn Talks Starring In Steve McQueen's 'Lovers Rock' [Video]". theKnockturnal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  18. ^ "The Confessions of Frannie Langton cast | List of actors in ITV drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  19. ^ Mitchell, Tamika (14 December 2021). "Exclusive: Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Grace Saif Join Cast of Amazon Studio's Anansi Boys". The British Blacklist. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  20. ^ Hemingway, William. "The Call Review | Film Reviews". UK Film Review. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  21. ^ Ali, Nimko (27 June 2019). What We're Told Not to Talk About (But We're Going to Anyway). Penguin Books.
  22. ^ Moser, Joey (25 November 2020). "Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn On Trusting Herself For Her Screen Debut in the Lyrical 'Lovers Rock'". Awards Daily. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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