MyAnna Buring

Since graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) in 2004, MyANNA BURING has showcased her talent across a variety of television, film and theatre projects.

She starred in the "White Heat" for the BBC alongside Sam Claflin, an exciting new semi-autobiographical drama by the award-winning writer Paula Milne. She also played the female lead Shell in the feature Kill List, directed by Ben Wheatley. She also appeared in The Twilight Saga movies.

Buring appeared in the critically acclaimed adaptation of William Boyd’s "Any Human Heart" for Channel 4, which won a BAFTA Award for Best Drama Serial. She played Ingeborg alongside an impressive cast including Jim Broadbent, Gillian Anderson, and Matthew Macfadyen. In 2010, she appeared in the BBC crime series "George Gently," playing Adriana Doyle alongside Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby. Buring’s other television credits include the BBC series "The Wrong Door" directed by Ben Wheatley, a pilot episode of "Filth" for Channel 4, "Midsomer Murders," "Doctor Who," and "Murder Prevention."

Buring’s film credits are also extensive. In 2010 she starred as the female lead Angela in Mark McQueen’s Devil’s Playground. The same year she played Josefa in the television film "Witchville" for the SyFy Channel. 2009 saw Buring appear in the horror feature The Descent 2, directed by Jon Harris, and she played the female lead Lotte in LVK, alongside James Corden and Matthew Horne, which won Best Film at the San Sebastian Film Festival. In 2008, Buring appeared in Freakdog alongside Stephen Dillane and Martin Compston; and in City Rats, in which she played the lead character Sammy alongside Danny Dyer. Buring’s other film credits include Doomsday, and the multi-award winning The Descent, directed by Neil Marshall.

Last year, she starred as Lauren in Half Hearted, which won Best Short Film at the BFI Short Film Festival in 2010. Her other short film credits include: Don't, directed by Edgar Wright, English Language (with English Subtitles) directed by Tim Plester, and Deliver Me directed by Steven Shiel.

Buring is no stranger to theatre. In 2006, she starred in Seduced at the Finborough Theatre and played lead character Olivia in Twelfth Night at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter. Buring’s performance in Guardians at Theatre 503 earned her the Best Actress in a Political Drama Award at the Fringe Report Awards. At LAMDA, Buring also played Mama Sa’ in a production of Hinterland.

Born in Sweden but raised in the Middle East, Buring has lived in the UK since age 16. She speaks Swedish fluently.

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