# Breakthrough Brits

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**Breakthrough Brits** is a programme to honour some of Britain's best new creatives in film, television, and gaming. The programme was originally run by the now shuttered [UK Film Council](/source/UK_Film_Council).[1] It was then launched under [BAFTA](/source/BAFTA) in 2013. There are also international categories under BAFTA Breakthrough.

The program was designed to celebrate the new British film-making talent. The 2008 programme ended in a special event in Los Angeles, compered by [Nigel Lythgoe](/source/Nigel_Lythgoe), on 5 June where honourees were presented to an audience of Hollywood industry figures.[2]

## UK Film Council

Year List 2008 John Giwa Amu Kwame Kwei-Armah Florence Ayisi Noel Clarke Esther Douglas Kara Miller Rita Osei Karlene Page Osbert Parker Barrington Robinson Zoe Stewart Sunandan Walia Yugesh Walia 2009 Dipo Agboluaje Riz Ahmed Eran Creevy Yann Demange Daniel Kaluuya Shan Khan Tinge Krishnan Kolton Lee Nahrein Mirza Kemp China Moo Young Mel Nwanguma Femi Oguns Ian Iqbal Rashid

## BAFTA

Year Category List 2013 Performers Paul Brannigan James Krishna Floyd Tom Holland Ade Oyefeso Chloe Pirrie Sharon Rooney Arthur Williams Filmmakers Rowan Athale Ed Barratt Dominic Mitchell Nisha Parti Zam Salim Gamemakers Oliver Clarke Rex Crowle Sophia George Mitu Khandaker Dan Pearce 2014 Performers Katie Leung Stacy Martin Ray Panthaki Callum Turner Filmmaker Jonathan Asser Mike Brett and Steve Jamison Tandis Jenhudson Ashley Kendall AJ Riach Sarah Walker Marc Williamson Gamemakers Daniel Gray Charu Desodt Reece Millidge William Pugh 2015 Performers Charlie Covell Aysha Kala Alex Lawther Martin McCann Letitia Wright Filmmakers Lauren Dark Stephen Fingleton Daisy-May Hudson Regina Moriarty Tess Morris Ed Perkins Jenny Saunders Anna Valdez Hanks Laura Wade Gamemakers Chris Davis Jessica Saunders Luke Whittaker Catherine Woolley 2016 Performers Tom Davis Kayode Ewumi Malachi Kirby Ruth Madeley Florence Pugh Filmmakers Michael Berliner Eben Bolter Nainita Desai Marnie Dickens Ellen Husain Rebecca Lloyd Vinay Patel Helen Walsh Gamemakers Alex Grahame Matt Hyde John McKellan Tim Wicksteed Jodie Azhar 2017 Performers Jessie Buckley Daisy and Charlie Cooper Josh O'Connor Susan Wokoma Molly Windsor Filmmakers Segun Akinola Mahalia Belo Hope Dickson Leach Kit Fraser Lydia Hampson Francis Lee Sarah Quintrell Chloë Thomson Gamemakers Daniel Fountain Henry Hoffman Anna Hollinrake Adam & Thomas Vian Olivia Wood 2018 Performers Jessica Barden Paapa Essiedu Luisa Omielan Annie Price Daniel Lawrence Taylor Chris Walley Ria Zmitrowicz Filmmakers Lucy Cohen Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly Daniel Kokotajlo Michael Pearce Vanessa Whyte Ellena Wood Gamemakers Jay Armstrong Lottie Bevan John Campbell and Katie Goode Adrienne Law Harry Nesbitt 2019[3] Performers Niamh Algar Vicky Knight Chance Perdomo Abubakar Salim Filmmakers Sarah Brocklehurst Stella Corradi Daniel Dewsbury Rose Glass Luke Hull Coco Jackson Oliver Kassman Jen Kenwood Kayleigh Llewellyn Simon McMahon Laurie Nunn Kirstie Swain Gamemakers Chris Cox Gemma Langford Liam de Valmency Lesleyann White 2020 Performers Bukky Bakray Youssef Kerkour Tamara Lawrance Amir El-Masry Tim Renkow Filmmakers Bim Ajadi Abigail Dankwa Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor Jordan Hogg Ruka Johnson Aleem Khan Ben Sharrock and Irene Gurtubai Bethany Swan Linn Waite and Kate Byers Rina Yang Gamemakers Claire Bromley Chella Ramanan Lea Schönfelder Ali Tocher Catherine Unger 2021 Performers Elle Osili-Wood George Robinson Ellora Torchia Lydia West Filmmakers Mdhamiri á Nkemi Prano Bailey-Bond Georgi Banks-Davies Heather Basten Aisha Bywaters Ana Naomi de Sousa Gemma Hurley Joe Jackson Helen Jones Chad Orororo David Proud Aaron Reid Ashley Francis Roy Rajita Shah Lyttanya Shannon PC Williams Gamemakers Laure de Mey Kirsty Gillmore Joanna Haslam Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou 2022 Performers Rose Ayling-Ellis Nell Barlow Leon Harrop Nicôle Lecky Ambika Mod Filmmakers Joanna Boateng Sophie Cunningham Chloë Fairweather Runyararo Mapfumo Marley Morrison Diana Olifirova Jack Rooke Paul Sng Alex Thomas Theo Williams Gamemakers Emily Brown Jamal Green Alyx Jones Luciana Nascimento and Zachary Soares Morag Taylor 2023 Performers Adjani Salmon Bella Ramsey Rosy McEwen Samantha Béart Vivian Oparah Filmmakers Cash Carraway Charlotte Regan Cynthia De La Rosa Ella Glendining Funmi Olutoye Georgia Oakley Kat Morgan Kathryn Ferguson Pete Jackson Raine Allen-Miller Talisha 'Tee Cee' Johnson Gamemakers Holly Reddaway Joel Beardshaw Kitt Byrne Michael Anderson 2024 Performers Jennifer English Kyla Harris Mawaan Rizwan Makers Otto Baxter Poulomi Basu Luna Carmoon Shahnaz Dulaimy Loran Dunn Lee Getty Harry Gilbert Fred Hoffman Georgina Hurcombe Daf James Sophie Knowles Rochelle Newman Beth Park Alice Russell Lauren Sequeira Clair Titley Luned Tonderai Cobbie Yates

## References

1. ["Breakthrough Brits"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100122150249/http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/breakthrough). UK Film Council. Archived from [the original](http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/breakthrough) on 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

1. Horst, Carole (2008-06-12). ["Brits hit it big in Hollywood"](https://variety.com/2008/scene/vpage/brits-hit-it-big-in-hollywood-1117987331/). *Variety*. Retrieved 2025-05-08.

1. Clarke, Stewart (2019-10-30). ["BAFTA and Netflix Unveil British Breakthrough Talent to Watch"](https://variety.com/2019/film/news/bafta-netflix-unveil-breakthrough-brits-1203386904/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191030102109/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/bafta-netflix-unveil-breakthrough-brits-1203386904/) 2019-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-02-20.

## External links

- [Wed 11 June 2008 Variety](https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117987331.html?categoryid=1237&cs=1)
- [Sun 15 June 2008 Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/jun/15/news.culture1)
- [Wed 2 July 2008 BBC Entertainment News](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7483809.stm)

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