Kimberley Nixon Movies and Career Information

Kimberley Nixon (born 24 September 1985) is an English-born Welsh actress. Born in Bristol, Nixon and her six brothers were brought up in Pontypridd, Wales, where she attended CCS. Nixon trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, where before graduation in 2007 she secured an agent who signed her up to Universal Studios after appearing in a college production of Quadrophenia. Her career began in autumn 2007 she starred as the motherless Sophy Hutton in the BBC One costume drama series Cranford, opposite Dame Judi Dench. In 2008, she had supporting roles in the films Wild Child and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. In September 2008, she made her stage debut as Griet in a tour and London run of an adaptation of Girl With A Pearl Earring. Nixon appeared in Easy Virtue and played one of the leads in Cherrybomb opposite Rupert Grint, before starring in Black Death.