Hannah John-Kamen

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Summary

Hannah John-Kamen is an English actor known for Killjoys, Black Mirror, The Stranger, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. Her work often features science fiction, dystopian settings, action, and formidable female characters; she has said playing strong female roles empowers her. She has called for more female roles and attention to the lack of people of colour on screen and in award nominations. Discussing her mixed-race upbringing, she described challenging racist treatment as her duty and said the Black Lives Matter movement made people listen.