{{short description|English actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Miriam Petche | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|05|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Brighton, England | occupation = Actress | education = Guildhall School of Music & Drama | years_active = 2012–present | television = ''Industry'' }} '''Miriam Petche''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɛ|tʃ|iː}} {{Respell|PETCH|ee}}; born May 25, 2001) is a British stage and television actress. A former child actress, she had a breakout role as Sweetpea Golightly in BBC One and HBO Max series ''Industry'' (2024–present).
== Early life == Petche was born and raised in Brighton, East Sussex.<ref>{{cite web |last=Emily |first=Olivia |date=15 October 2024 |title=Interview: Miriam Petche On Joining Industry As Sweetpea |url=https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/culture/miriam-petche-interview/ |website=Country & Townhouse |language=en-GB |access-date=8 August 2025}}</ref> Her father works as an editor and her mother works in education. She has a sister. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London.<ref name="lewis"/><ref name="twin"/>
== Career == A child actress, Petche had her first acting role at the age of ten years-old in the BBC Two show ''Vexed''. She went on to appear in children's television series ''The Worst Witch''.<ref name="lewis">{{cite web |last=Schama |first=Chloe |date=2 September 2024 |title=Industry Breakout Star Miriam Petche on Playing Sweetpea Golightly, the Sidelined Sage of Pierpoint |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/miriam-petche-industry-season-3-interview |website=Vogue |language=en-GB |access-date=8 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008073256/https://www.vogue.com/article/miriam-petche-industry-season-3-interview |archive-date=8 October 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bond |first=Kimberley |date=8 October 2024 |title=Industry newcomer Miriam Petche on why you shouldn't underestimate Sweetpea Golightly |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a62448099/industry-season-3-miriam-petche-sweetpea-golightly/ |website=Harper's Bazaar |language=en-GB |access-date=8 August 2025}}</ref> She had a role in the stage play ''Runts'' in London in 2016, in which she appeared alongside Marisa Abela.<ref name="twin"/>
She was still studying at drama school in London when she was cast in the role of Sweetpea Golightly, a trading and sales trainee at financial institution Pierpoint & Co, in the third series of critically-acclaimed HBO Max and BBC One drama series ''Industry'' in which she appeared alongside Abela and Harry Lawtey, amongst others.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vujić |first=Katja |date=25 August 2024 |title=Miriam Petche Is Trying to Be Less Gen Z |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/miriam-petche-industry-hbo-season-3-interview.html |website=The Cut |access-date=8 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hofferman |first=Stella |title=Miriam Petche in HBO Max Series Industry |url=https://www.contentmode.com/miriam-petche/ |website=Content Mode |access-date=8 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Baxter-Wright |first=Dusty |date=1 October 2024 |title=In conversation with Industry's Harry Lawtey and Miriam Petche |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a62461951/industry-harry-lawtey-miriam-petche-interview/ |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-GB |access-date=8 August 2025}}</ref> She left drama school before officially graduating in order to film her scenes on location in Cardiff, Wales.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goodman |first=William |date=8 September 2024 |title='Industry' Star Miriam Petche On How She Landed Her Breakout Role While Still Studying At University |url=https://decider.com/2024/09/08/industry-miriam-petche-interview/ |website=Decider |access-date=8 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="twin">{{cite web |last=Liebman |first=Lisa |date=2 September 2024 |title=Industry's Miriam Petche Can't Believe Sweetpea Golightly Is Real Either |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/miriam-petche-industry-season-3-interview |website=W Magazine |language=en-US |access-date=8 August 2025}}</ref> Her character is ambitious with a strong work ethic and was in-part inspired by British influencer Molly-Mae Hague. She was described by ''Collider'' as the "stealth MVP" of the third series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Picado |first=Claudia |date=28 September 2024 |title=One of 'Industry's Newest Characters Is the Season's Stealth MVP |url=https://collider.com/industry-season-3-sweetpea/ |website=Collider |language=en-US |access-date=8 August 2025}}</ref> In May 2025, she was confirmed as returning as Sweetpea for the fourth series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=31 March 2025 |title='Industry' Season 4 Casts Kal Penn, Charlie Heaton, Claire Forlani |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/industry-season-4-kal-penn-charlie-heaton-claire-forlani-1236353028/ |website=Variety |language=en-US |access-date=8 August 2025}}</ref>
In August 2025, she was cast alongside Daniel Mays and Aimee-Ffion Edwards in British true crime drama ''Believe Me'', written by Jeff Pope for ITVX.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=8 August 2025 |title=Daniel Mays To Play Serial Rapist John Worboys In ITV Drama 'Believe Me' Opposite Aimée-Ffion Edwards, Aasiya Shah & 'Industry' Breakout Miriam Petche |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/daniel-mays-john-worboys-itv-drama-jeff-pope-believe-me-1236480171/ |website=Deadline |language=en-US |accessdate=8 August 2025}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2012 | ''Vexed'' | Chloe | 1 episode |- | 2015 | ''Zombies Next Door'' | Alys Briar | TV film |- | 2017–18 | ''The Worst Witch'' | Esmerelda Hallow | 17 episodes |- | 2024–present | ''Industry'' | Sweetpea Golightly | 8 episodes |- | 2026 | ''Believe Me'' | Carrie | Lead Role |- |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Petche, Miriam}} Category:English television actresses Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Brighton Category:Date of birth unknown Category:Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Category:21st-century English actresses Category:1998 births