# Andrea Deck

Andrea Deck (born February 5, 1994) is an American film, television and theater actress. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is best known for her voice role as Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley, in Alien: Isolation, as well as her role as CIA agent Jenna Bragg on the Showtime series Homeland.

## Early life

Deck was born February 5, 1994, and grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. At the age of 15, she began attending the Interlochen Center for the Arts summer camp until she graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School at the age of 18. She subsequently moved to London, England, to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She graduated with a bachelor's degree with honors in professional acting.

## Career

Deck's first acting role was in the film In Love With a Nun, which was screened at the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival in 2009.
In the same year, she was cast as Allie in Roland Joffé's The Lovers, and as opera singer Charlotte Watson in the film The Devil's Violinist directed by Bernard Rose in which she showcased her classically trained singing voice, as well as appearing in Ridley Scott's The Counselor later that year.
She later went on to play silent-movie star Mabel Normand in ITV's Mr Selfridge. In April 2013, she co-founded London-based production company Tough Dance Ltd.
Deck voiced Amanda Ripley in video game Alien: Isolation, which also starred Sigourney Weaver and the cast of Ridley Scott's original film. Alien: Romulus, directed by Fede Álvarez, drew significant inspiration from Alien: Isolation. Later, she reprised the role in Alien: Blackout. She is rumoured to return to her role as Amanda Ripley in Alien Isolation 2 which is in early development by Creative Assembly. She also starred in a film adaptation of August Strindberg's play Creditors, directed by Ben Cura, playing writer Chloe Fleury, as well as being a producer on the film. In 2015, she played the lead female character in British horror film The Ghost Writer, due for release in 2016.
In 2018, she played murder victim Mahalia Geary in BBC2's adaptation of China Miéville's The City & The City. In 2020 she played an important role as CIA agent Jenna Bragg on season 8 of Homeland.

## Filmography
### Actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | In love With a Nun | Jill | Short |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Turning Woman 6 | |
| 2013 | The Counselor | Watching Girl | |
| 2013 | The Devil's Violinist | Charlotte Watson | |
| 2014 | Mr Selfridge | Mabel Normand | Series 2, episode 8 |
| 2014 | The Lovers | Allie | |
| 2016 | Creditors | Chloe Fleury | |
| 2016 | The Crown | Jean Wallop | Season 1, episode 9 |
| 2017 | Instrument of War | Anne Cline | |
| 2020 | Homeland | Jenna Bragg | |
| 2022 | All The Light We Cannot See | Sandrina | |

### Producer

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2016 | Creditors | |

### Voice work

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Strike Suit Zero | Grace Reynolds | Main character |
| 2014 | Alien: Isolation | Amanda Ripley | Main character |
| 2014 | Carol | Therese Belivet | Main character |
| 2014 | Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut | Grace Reynolds | Main character |
| 2015 | SOMA | Sarah Lindwall | |
| 2015 | Star Wars Battlefront | | |
| 2016 | Alien: Out of the Shadows | Kasyanov | |
| 2016 | Hitman | | |
| 2016 | Quantum Break | | |
| 2017 | Batman: Arkham VR | Martha Wayne | |
| 2017 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands | Nomad (Female) | Main character |
| 2018 | A Way Out | Linda Caruso | |
| 2019 | Alien: Blackout | Amanda Ripley | |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series | Amanda Ripley / Ellen Ripley (voices) | 7 episodes (as Amanda), Episodes 6 & 7 (as Ellen) |