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Yasmin Finney
Yasmin Finney
Born	30 August 2003 (age 20)
Education	Ashton-on-Mersey School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2021–present
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Yasmin Finney (born 30 August 2003) is an English actress and internet personality. She is known for her role as Elle Argent in the Netflix series Heartstopper (2022–present), for which she was nominated for a Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance. She also plays Rose Noble in the BBC series Doctor Who (2023–present).

Early life

Finney was born on 30 August 2003,^[1] to a Jamaican mother and an English father of Irish and Italian descent.^[2]^[3] She attended Ashton-on-Mersey School. She and her half-sister were raised in Manchester by her single mother.^[4]^[5] She participated in a number of local theatre productions while growing up,^[6] including in the University of Manchester's Sackville Theatre,^[7] the Royal Exchange Theatre, and the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.^[8]^{[non-primary source needed]} She studied performing arts at college.^[9] Before her acting breakthrough, she initially gained a following through her TikTok videos about her experiences as a Black British teenage trans woman.^[3]^[5]

Career

At the age of 17 in April 2021, Finney was cast as Kelsa in the Billy Porter film Anything's Possible and Elle Argent in the Netflix series Heartstopper, the latter of which premiered in 2022.^[10]^[11] She had to pull out of Anything's Possible due to COVID-19 travel restrictions impacting her ability to get a United States work visa, leading her to be replaced by Eva Reign.^[12] She appeared on GLAAD's second annual 20 Under 20 list.^[4]

In November 2023, Finney starred as Rose Noble, the daughter of Donna Noble (Catherine Tate), in the 60th Anniversary Specials of the BBC series Doctor Who.^[13]^[14]^[15] On 30 August 2023, it was also announced that Finney would appear as a guest judge during the fifth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK set to begin broadcasting in autumn 2023.^[16] In August 2022, it was announced that Finney would star in the upcoming short film Mars as the character Charlie Acaster. The film premiered in October of the same year at the London Film Festival.^[17]

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
TBA	Mars †	Charlie Acaster	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022–present	Heartstopper	Elle Argent	Main role	^[18]
2023	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	Herself	Guest judge; Episode: "Purr-fect Looks"	^[19]
2023–present	Doctor Who	Rose Noble	Recurring (4 episodes)	^[20]

Theatre


Production	Role	Venue	Ref.
Page to Stage	Rose	Royal Exchange, Manchester	^[8]
Tie	Paris	Sackville Theatre, University of Manchester
Antigone	Ismone	Waterside, Sale
Port	Christine	Sackville Theatre, University of Manchester
DNA	Leah	Sackville Theatre, University of Manchester

Accolades

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Children's and Family Emmy Awards	2022	Outstanding Supporting Performance	Heartstopper	Nominated	^[21]
Gay Times Honours	2022	On Screen Trailblazer	Heartstopper	Won	^[22]
Soho House Awards	2022	Breakthrough Actress	Heartstopper	Won	^[23]^[24]
Rose d'Or Awards	2022	Emerging Talent	Heartstopper	Won	^[25]
Queerty Awards	2023	Badass	Herself	Nominated	^[26]

References

^ @yazdemand (30 August 2022). "19 Today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ O'Malley, Katie (9 May 2022). "Yasmin Finney on Heartstopper, Trans Representation and Authenticity". Elle. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b Mukhtar, Amel (2 November 2022). "Yasmin Finney's Casting In Doctor Who? "It Will Change The World"". British Vogue. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Harvey, Spencer (22 June 2021). "GLAAD releases its second annual 20 Under 20 list, featuring JoJo Siwa, mxmtoon, Ve'ondre Mitchell, Stella Keating, Ewok, Yasmin Finney, and more". GLAAD. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b Williams, K-Ci (2 May 2022). "Yasmin Finney, Who Plays Elle in Heartstopper, Talks Black Trans Icons, Vibes, and More". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ "Rising Stars: Yasmin Finney". The Media Eye. 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ Bulbul, Nuray (26 April 2022). "The actor who plays Elle Argent in Heartstopper on Netflix". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^ "Heartstopper Star Yasmin Finney Wants to Play Trans & Cis Roles". Teen Vogue. 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^ N'Duka, Amanda (12 April 2021). "Newcomer Yasmin Finney to Star in Billy Porter's Directorial Debut Feature What If? From Orion Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ James, Alastair (13 April 2022). "Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney: 'We Can Have a Trans Story That Is Normalised'". Attitude. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (19 July 2021). "Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali and Renee Elise Goldsberry to Star in Billy Porter's What If? for Orion Pictures; Courtnee Carter, Kelly Lamor Wilson, and Grant Reynolds also on Board". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Yasmin Finney joins Doctor Who cast". www.doctorwho.tv. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney On How Elle Argent Changed Her Life | Queerpiphany, 8 September 2022, archived from the original on 14 October 2022, retrieved 14 October 2022
^ "Doctor Who Confirms Yasmin Finney character". TVZoneUK. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ Lewis, George (30 August 2023). "Drag Race UK confirms series 5 guest judges – including Yasmin Finney". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ Maskell, Emily (31 August 2022). "Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney to lead Yungblud Short Film, Mars". Attitude. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ Kanter, Jake (26 April 2021). "Netflix Rounds out Cast for Heartstopper with What If? Star Yasmin Finney & Seven Others". Deadline. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^ Lewis, George (30 August 2023). "Drag Race UK confirms series 5 guest judges, including Yasmin Finney". www.digitalspy.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ Vlessing, Etan (16 May 2022). "Yasmin Finney Joins BBC's Doctor Who as Rose". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ Matt Webb, Mitovich (1 November 2022). "Emmys: Mysterious Benedict Society, Sneakerella, Heartstopper, Sweet Tooth Lead Children's & Family Nominees". TVLine. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^ Clark, Conor (25 November 2022). "GAY TIMES HONOURS 2022: Here are all your winners". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ "Soho House | Meet the winners of Soho House Awards 2022". www.sohohouse.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ Malkin, Marc (2 September 2022). "John Boyega, Evan Mock and Paapa Essiedu Honored at Inaugural Soho House Awards". Variety. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ McLaughlin, Charlotte (28 November 2022). "Succession actor Brian Cox wins lifetime achievement award at Rose d'Or". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "Badass Nominees". The Queerties. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

External links

[1] @yazdemand (30 August 2022). "19 Today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[2] O'Malley, Katie (9 May 2022). "Yasmin Finney on Heartstopper, Trans Representation and Authenticity". Elle. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[british_vogue-3] Mukhtar, Amel (2 November 2022). "Yasmin Finney's Casting In Doctor Who? "It Will Change The World"". British Vogue. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[glaad-4] Harvey, Spencer (22 June 2021). "GLAAD releases its second annual 20 Under 20 list, featuring JoJo Siwa, mxmtoon, Ve'ondre Mitchell, Stella Keating, Ewok, Yasmin Finney, and more". GLAAD. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[teen_vogue-5] Williams, K-Ci (2 May 2022). "Yasmin Finney, Who Plays Elle in Heartstopper, Talks Black Trans Icons, Vibes, and More". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[6] "Rising Stars: Yasmin Finney". The Media Eye. 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[7] Bulbul, Nuray (26 April 2022). "The actor who plays Elle Argent in Heartstopper on Netflix". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[:1-8] "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

[9] "Heartstopper Star Yasmin Finney Wants to Play Trans & Cis Roles". Teen Vogue. 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

[10] N'Duka, Amanda (12 April 2021). "Newcomer Yasmin Finney to Star in Billy Porter's Directorial Debut Feature What If? From Orion Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[11] James, Alastair (13 April 2022). "Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney: 'We Can Have a Trans Story That Is Normalised'". Attitude. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[deadline_filming-12] D'Alessandro, Anthony (19 July 2021). "Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali and Renee Elise Goldsberry to Star in Billy Porter's What If? for Orion Pictures; Courtnee Carter, Kelly Lamor Wilson, and Grant Reynolds also on Board". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[13] "Yasmin Finney joins Doctor Who cast". www.doctorwho.tv. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[14] Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney On How Elle Argent Changed Her Life | Queerpiphany, 8 September 2022, archived from the original on 14 October 2022, retrieved 14 October 2022

[15] "Doctor Who Confirms Yasmin Finney character". TVZoneUK. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[16] Lewis, George (30 August 2023). "Drag Race UK confirms series 5 guest judges – including Yasmin Finney". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[17] Maskell, Emily (31 August 2022). "Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney to lead Yungblud Short Film, Mars". Attitude. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[18] Kanter, Jake (26 April 2021). "Netflix Rounds out Cast for Heartstopper with What If? Star Yasmin Finney & Seven Others". Deadline. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[19] Lewis, George (30 August 2023). "Drag Race UK confirms series 5 guest judges, including Yasmin Finney". www.digitalspy.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[20] Vlessing, Etan (16 May 2022). "Yasmin Finney Joins BBC's Doctor Who as Rose". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[21] Matt Webb, Mitovich (1 November 2022). "Emmys: Mysterious Benedict Society, Sneakerella, Heartstopper, Sweet Tooth Lead Children's & Family Nominees". TVLine. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

[22] Clark, Conor (25 November 2022). "GAY TIMES HONOURS 2022: Here are all your winners". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[23] "Soho House | Meet the winners of Soho House Awards 2022". www.sohohouse.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[24] Malkin, Marc (2 September 2022). "John Boyega, Evan Mock and Paapa Essiedu Honored at Inaugural Soho House Awards". Variety. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[25] McLaughlin, Charlotte (28 November 2022). "Succession actor Brian Cox wins lifetime achievement award at Rose d'Or". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[26] "Badass Nominees". The Queerties. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

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+'''Yasmin Finney''' (born 30 August 2003) is an English actress and internet personality. She is known for her role as Elle Argent in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Heartstopper (TV series)|Heartstopper]]'' (2022–present), for which she was nominated for a [[Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance]]. She also plays Rose Noble in the [[BBC]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (2023–present).
-'''Yasmin Finney''' (born 2003<ref>{{cite news |last=Kelleher |first=Patrick |title=Heartstopper star Yasmin Finney feels ‘blessed’ to be telling a 'positive' trans story |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/21/heartstopper-yasmin-finney-trans/ |access-date=25 April 2022 |work=[[PinkNews]] |date=21 April 2022}}</ref>) is an English actress and Internet personality. She appeared on [[GLAAD]]'s second annual 20 Under 20 list.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-releases-its-second-annual-20-under-20-list|title=GLAAD releases its second annual 20 Under 20 list, featuring JoJo Siwa, mxmtoon, Ve'ondre Mitchell, Stella Keating, Ewok, Yasmin Finney, and more|website=GLAAD|first=Spencer|last=Harvey|date=22 June 2021|accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref> She is known for her role in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Heartstopper (TV series)|Heartstopper]]'' (2022–).
 ==Early life==
+Finney was born on 30 August 2003,<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=yazdemand|number=1564566869046067200|title=19 Today }}</ref> to a Jamaican mother and an English father of Irish and Italian descent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Malley |first=Katie |date=9 May 2022 |title=Yasmin Finney on ''Heartstopper'', Trans Representation and Authenticity |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a39858251/yasmin-finney-heartstopper |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |archive-date=16 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516123155/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a39858251/yasmin-finney-heartstopper/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="british vogue">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/yasmin-finney-british-vogue-interview|title=Yasmin Finney's Casting In Doctor Who? "It Will Change The World"|journal=British Vogue|first=Amel|last=Mukhtar|date=2 November 2022|accessdate=3 November 2022|archive-date=2 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102205558/https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/yasmin-finney-british-vogue-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> She attended [[Ashton-on-Mersey School]]. She and her half-sister were raised in [[Manchester]] by her single mother.<ref name="glaad" /><ref name="teen vogue">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=K-Ci |date=2 May 2022 |title=Yasmin Finney, Who Plays Elle in ''Heartstopper'', Talks Black Trans Icons, Vibes, and More |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/yasmin-finney-elle-heartstopper-interview |access-date=6 May 2022 |website=[[Teen Vogue]] |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728103653/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/yasmin-finney-elle-heartstopper-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> She participated in a number of local theatre productions while growing up,<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2021 |title=Rising Stars: Yasmin Finney |url=https://www.themediaeye.com/news/3c18440c-965a-4767-af95-ad5100aec4a6 |access-date=1 August 2022 |website=The Media Eye |archive-date=16 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516180348/https://www.themediaeye.com/news/3c18440c-965a-4767-af95-ad5100aec4a6 |url-status=live }}</ref> including in the [[University of Manchester]]'s Sackville Theatre,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bulbul |first=Nuray |date=26 April 2022 |title=The actor who plays Elle Argent in ''Heartstopper'' on Netflix |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/who-plays-elle-argent-heartstopper-23784498 |access-date=6 May 2022 |website=Manchester Evening News |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521005847/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/who-plays-elle-argent-heartstopper-23784498 |url-status=live }}</ref> the Royal Exchange Theatre, and the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Curtis Brown |url=https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/yasmin-finney |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=www.curtisbrown.co.uk |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014164110/https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/yasmin-finney |url-status=live }}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=March 2023}} She studied performing arts at college.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2022 |title=''Heartstopper'' Star Yasmin Finney Wants to Play Trans & Cis Roles |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/yasmin-finney-elle-heartstopper-interview |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=[[Teen Vogue]] |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728103653/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/yasmin-finney-elle-heartstopper-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> Before her acting breakthrough, she initially gained a following through her [[TikTok]] videos about her experiences as a [[Black British people|Black British]] teenage [[trans woman]].<ref name="british vogue"/><ref name="teen vogue" />
-Finney is from [[Manchester]]. Her mother is Tracey Finney. She participated in a number of local theatre productions growing up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themediaeye.com/news/3c18440c-965a-4767-af95-ad5100aec4a6|title=Rising Stars: Yasmin Finney|website=The Media Eye|date=24 June 2021|accessdate=17 April 2022}}</ref>
 ==Career==
-Finney initially gained prominence through her videos on [[TikTok]] about her experiences as a [[Black British people|Black British]] [[transgender]] teenager.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Adam |date=2022-04-24 |title=Heartstopper was saved by Elle star Yasmin Finney: 'We couldn't make the show' |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/24/heartstopper-saved-by-elle-star-yasmin-finney-we-couldnt-make-the-show-16518082/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> At seventeen in April 2021, Finney was cast as Kelsa in the [[Billy Porter (actor)|Billy Porter]] film ''[[What If? (film)|What If?]]'' and Elle Argent in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Heartstopper (TV series)|Heartstopper]]'', the latter of which premiered in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/yasmin-finney-billy-porter-directorial-debut-feature-what-if-orion-pictures-1234732648/|title=Newcomer Yasmin Finney To Star In Billy Porter's Directorial Debut Feature 'What If?' From Orion Pictures|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=12 April 2021|accessdate=12 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=James |first=Alastair |date=13 April 2022 |title=Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney: 'We can have a trans story that is normalised' |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/heartstoppers-yasmin-finney-we-can-have-a-trans-story-that-is-normalised/26933/ |journal=Attitude |accessdate=17 April 2022}}</ref> She had to pull out of ''What If?'' due to [[COVID-19 travel restrictions]] impacting her ability to get a [[Visa policy of the United States|United States work visa]], leading her to be replaced by Eva Reign.<ref name="deadline filming">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/eva-reign-abubakr-ali-renee-elise-goldsberry-billy-porters-what-if-courtnee-carter-kelly-lamor-wilson-grant-reynolds-1234795978/|title=Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali and Renee Elise Goldsberry To Star In Billy Porter's 'What If? for Orion Pictures; Courtnee Carter, Kelly Lamor Wilson, and Grant Reynolds Also On Board|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=July 19, 2021|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref>
+At the age of 17 in April 2021, Finney was cast as Kelsa in the [[Billy Porter (actor)|Billy Porter]] film ''[[Anything's Possible (film)|Anything's Possible]]'' and Elle Argent in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Heartstopper (TV series)|Heartstopper]]'', the latter of which premiered in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=12 April 2021 |title=Newcomer Yasmin Finney to Star in Billy Porter's Directorial Debut Feature ''What If?'' From Orion Pictures |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/yasmin-finney-billy-porter-directorial-debut-feature-what-if-orion-pictures-1234732648 |access-date=12 April 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412194256/https://deadline.com/2021/04/yasmin-finney-billy-porter-directorial-debut-feature-what-if-orion-pictures-1234732648/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Alastair |date=13 April 2022 |title=''Heartstopper''{{'s}} Yasmin Finney: 'We Can Have a Trans Story That Is Normalised' |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/heartstoppers-yasmin-finney-we-can-have-a-trans-story-that-is-normalised/26933 |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=[[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude]] |archive-date=15 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415170147/https://attitude.co.uk/article/heartstoppers-yasmin-finney-we-can-have-a-trans-story-that-is-normalised/26933/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She had to pull out of ''Anything's Possible'' due to [[COVID-19 travel restrictions]] impacting her ability to get a [[Visa policy of the United States|United States work visa]], leading her to be replaced by [[Eva Reign]].<ref name="deadline filming">{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=19 July 2021 |title=Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali and Renee Elise Goldsberry to Star in Billy Porter's ''What If?'' for Orion Pictures; Courtnee Carter, Kelly Lamor Wilson, and Grant Reynolds also on Board |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/eva-reign-abubakr-ali-renee-elise-goldsberry-billy-porters-what-if-courtnee-carter-kelly-lamor-wilson-grant-reynolds-1234795978 |access-date=19 July 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719213447/https://deadline.com/2021/07/eva-reign-abubakr-ali-renee-elise-goldsberry-billy-porters-what-if-courtnee-carter-kelly-lamor-wilson-grant-reynolds-1234795978/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared on [[GLAAD]]'s second annual 20 Under 20 list.<ref name="glaad">{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Spencer |date=22 June 2021 |title=GLAAD releases its second annual 20 Under 20 list, featuring JoJo Siwa, mxmtoon, Ve'ondre Mitchell, Stella Keating, Ewok, Yasmin Finney, and more |url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-releases-its-second-annual-20-under-20-list |access-date=1 August 2021 |website=[[GLAAD]] |archive-date=23 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623152119/https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-releases-its-second-annual-20-under-20-list |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In November 2023, Finney starred as Rose Noble, the daughter of [[Donna Noble]] ([[Catherine Tate]]), in the [[Doctor Who (2023 specials)|60th Anniversary Specials]] of the [[BBC]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yasmin Finney joins ''Doctor Who'' cast |url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/yasmin-finney-joins-doctor-who-cast |access-date=16 May 2022 |website=www.doctorwho.tv |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522003935/https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/yasmin-finney-joins-doctor-who-cast |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=''Heartstopper''{{'s}} Yasmin Finney On How Elle Argent Changed Her Life {{!}} Queerpiphany | date=8 September 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYXVSjRgkZk |language=en |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014164108/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYXVSjRgkZk |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/drwho-rosenoble-ann1|title=Doctor Who Confirms Yasmin Finney character|date=30 August 2023|accessdate=30 August 2023|work=TVZoneUK}}</ref> On 30 August 2023, it was also announced that Finney would appear as a guest judge during the [[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)|fifth series]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]'' set to begin broadcasting in autumn 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a44945846/drag-race-uk-series-5-guest-judges/|title=Drag Race UK confirms series 5 guest judges – including Yasmin Finney|last=Lewis|first=George|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=([[Hearst Magazines UK]])|date=30 August 2023|access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref> In August 2022, it was announced that Finney would star in the upcoming short film ''Mars'' as the character Charlie Acaster. The film premiered in October of the same year at the [[BFI London Film Festival|London Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maskell |first1=Emily |title=Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney to lead Yungblud Short Film, Mars |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film-tv/heartstoppers-yasmin-finney-to-lead-yungblud-short-film-mars-404192 |website=[[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude]] |access-date=15 October 2022 |date=31 August 2022 |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015023519/https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film-tv/heartstoppers-yasmin-finney-to-lead-yungblud-short-film-mars-404192/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Filmography==
-{| class="wikitable unsortable"
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Key
+| style="background:#ffc" | {{dagger|alt=Denotes works that have not yet been released}}
+| Denotes works that have not yet been released
+|}
+===Film===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
 |-
-! Year
+! scope="col" | Year
-! Title
+! scope="col" | Title
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role
-! Role
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
-! Notes
 |-
+| {{TableTBA}}
-| 2022
+| style="background:#ffc" | ''Mars'' {{dagger|alt=Has not yet been released}}
+| Charlie Acaster
+| Short film
+|}
+===Television===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
+|-
+! scope="col" | Year
+! scope="col" | Title
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
+|-
+! scope="row" | 2022–present
 | ''[[Heartstopper (TV series)|Heartstopper]]''
 | Elle Argent
+| Main role
-| Main role<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/netflix-heartstopper-yasmin-finney-1234744097/|title=Netflix Rounds Out Cast For 'Heartstopper' With 'What If?' Star Yasmin Finney & Seven Others|journal=Deadline|first=Jake|last=Kanter|date=26 April 2021|accessdate=26 April 2021}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite news |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=26 April 2021 |title=Netflix Rounds out Cast for ''Heartstopper'' with ''What If?'' Star Yasmin Finney & Seven Others |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/netflix-heartstopper-yasmin-finney-1234744097 |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426115130/https://deadline.com/2021/04/netflix-heartstopper-yasmin-finney-1234744097 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 |-
+! scope="row" | 2023
+| ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)|RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]''
+| Herself
+| Guest judge; Episode: "Purr-fect Looks"
+| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=George |date=30 August 2023|title=Drag Race UK confirms series 5 guest judges, including Yasmin Finney|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a44945846/drag-race-uk-series-5-guest-judges/|access-date=7 September 2023 |website=www.digitalspy.com}}</ref>
+|-
+! scope="row" | 2023–present
+| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
+| Rose Noble
+| Recurring (4 episodes)
+| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=16 May 2022 |title=Yasmin Finney Joins BBC's ''Doctor Who'' as Rose |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/yasmin-finney-doctor-who-rose-1235147675 |access-date=1 August 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707114548/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/yasmin-finney-doctor-who-rose-1235147675/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+|}
+===Theatre===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+
+!Production
+!Role
+!Venue
+!Ref.
+|-
+| ''Page to Stage''
+| Rose
+| [[Royal Exchange, Manchester]]
+| rowspan="5" | <ref name=":1" />
+|-
+| ''Tie''
+| Paris
+| Sackville Theatre, [[University of Manchester]]
+|-
+| ''[[Antigone (Sophocles play)|Antigone]]''
+| Ismone
+| Waterside, Sale
+|-
+| ''Port''
+| Christine
+| rowspan="2" | Sackville Theatre, University of Manchester
+|-
+| ''DNA''
+| Leah
+|}
+==Accolades==
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
+|-
+! scope="col" | Award
+! scope="col" | Year
+! scope="col" | Category
+! scope="col" | Nominated work
+! scope="col" | Result
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Reference heading}}
+|-
+! scope="row" | [[Children's and Family Emmy Awards]]
+| [[1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards|2022]]
+| [[Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance|Outstanding Supporting Performance]]
+| ''[[Heartstopper (TV series)|Heartstopper]]''
+|{{nominated}}
+| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite news |last=Matt Webb |first=Mitovich |date=1 November 2022 |title=Emmys: ''Mysterious Benedict Society'', ''Sneakerella'', ''Heartstopper'', ''Sweet Tooth Lead'' Children's & Family Nominees |work=[[TVLine]] |url=https://tvline.com/2022/11/01/emmys-nominations-2022-childrens-family-mysterious-benedict-society-heartstopper |access-date=1 November 2022 |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101161458/https://tvline.com/2022/11/01/emmys-nominations-2022-childrens-family-mysterious-benedict-society-heartstopper/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+|-
+! scope="row" | [[Gay Times|Gay Times Honours]]
+| 2022
+| On Screen Trailblazer
+| ''Heartstopper''
+| {{won}}
+| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Conor |title=GAY TIMES HONOURS 2022: Here are all your winners |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/honours/gay-times-honours-2022-here-are-all-your-winners/ |website=Gay Times |date=25 November 2022 |access-date=25 November 2022 |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128193749/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/honours/gay-times-honours-2022-here-are-all-your-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+|-
+! scope="row"| Soho House Awards
+| 2022
+| Breakthrough Actress
+| ''Heartstopper''
+| {{won}}
+| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Soho House {{!}} Meet the winners of Soho House Awards 2022 |url=https://www.sohohouse.com/house-notes/issue-006/film-and-entertainment/meet-the-winners-of-soho-house-awards-2022 |access-date=14 September 2022 |website=www.sohohouse.com |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920181916/https://www.sohohouse.com/house-notes/issue-006/film-and-entertainment/meet-the-winners-of-soho-house-awards-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Malkin |first=Marc |date=2022-09-02 |title=John Boyega, Evan Mock and Paapa Essiedu Honored at Inaugural Soho House Awards |url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/john-boyega-evan-mock-soho-house-awards-1235357792/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
+|-
+! scope="row"| [[Rose d'Or|Rose d'Or Awards]]
+| 2022
+| Emerging Talent
+| ''Heartstopper''
+| {{won}}
+| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Charlotte |title=Succession actor Brian Cox wins lifetime achievement award at Rose d'Or |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/brian-cox-mo-farah-heartstopper-scottish-bbc-b2234783.html |website=The Independent |date=28 November 2022 |access-date=28 November 2022 |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128215841/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/brian-cox-mo-farah-heartstopper-scottish-bbc-b2234783.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+|-
+! scope="row"| [[Queerty|Queerty Awards]]
+| 2023
+| Badass
+| Herself
+| {{nominated}}
+| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Badass Nominees |url=https://www.queerty.com/queerties/vote?category_id=2301 |website=The Queerties |access-date=25 January 2023 |archive-date=25 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125143217/https://www.queerty.com/queerties/vote?category_id=2301 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 |}
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