Faye Marsay
Faye Marsay (born 30 December 1986) is an English stage and screen actress. She is best known for her roles as Anne Neville in The White Queen, the recurring character Candice in Fresh Meat, Steph in the film Pride, Shona McCullough in the 2014 Doctor Who Christmas special, Last Christmas, and the Waif in season five of Game of Thrones.
Early life
Marsay was born in Middlesbrough, in the northeast of England. She attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she played the roles of Sissy Jupe in Hard Times, First Wyrd Sister and Fleance in Macbeth, Runt in Disco Pigs, and the lead role of Shen Te in The Good Soul of Szechuan. It was during her time at the school she won the Spotlight Prize 2012. As soon as she graduated, she landed a main role in The White Queen.
Career
In 2008, Marsay played Sue in the comedy drama 'Is That It?', she was credited as 'Fay Marsay'.
She rose to prominence in 2013, playing Anne Neville in The White Queen, who was Richard III's (Aneurin Barnard) wife and Queen. Next, Marsay played new "fresher" Candice Pelling in the TV series Fresh Meat.