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My Take
Freema Agyeman earned my respect the hard way: by stepping into Doctor Who, one of Britain's most scrutinized institutions, and holding her own as the Doctor's companion. What impresses me more is everything after, from Torchwood and Law & Order to Sense8 and The Carrie Diaries, a two-decade run across British and American television without a fallow stretch. That longevity is not luck; it is craft, adaptability, and the work ethic of a Londoner who studied at Middlesex University rather than arriving through privilege. In an industry that burns through fresh faces, she keeps being invited back, and to me that is the truest measure of an actor.
Overview
Freema Agyeman (; born Frema Agyeman; 20 March 1979) is an English actress. She rose to fame with her role as the Doctor's companion Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2007–2010) and its spin-off Torchwood (2008), and received further recognition for playing Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips in the ITV crime procedural Law & Order: UK (2009–2012), Amanita Caplan in the Netflix science fiction d…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Freema Agyeman
- Name (Japanese)
- フリーマ・アジェマン
- Reading
- ふりーま・あじぇまん
- Born
- March 20, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- London, Roman Empire
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / stage actor / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Our Lady's Catholic High School
- University
- Middlesex University
Awards & achievements
- Screen Nation awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Doctor Who | — | |
| Notable work | Torchwood | — | |
| Notable work | Sense8 | — | |
| Notable work | Little Dorrit | — | |
| Notable work | Law & Order | — | |
| Notable work | The Carrie Diaries | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Roman Empire →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.