Ep. 552 - Naomi Yang - From Peaky Blinders, Wolfe, Olivier-nominated My Neighbour Totoro

British Chinese actress Naomi Yang is perhaps best known for her role as Maggy in Sky series Wolfe. Up next, she stars in Sky's crime thriller Under Salt Marsh, alongside Kelly Reilly, Rafe Spall, Jonathan Pryce and Harry Lawtey. She’s just been announced as joining the cast of BBC’s acclaimed drama Vigil in a major role for its upcoming third season Naomi can be seen in a range of acclaimed television dramas including BBC's Nightsleeper and Peaky Blinders. Most recently she starred in ITV’s DI Ray opposite Parminder Nagra and Jamie Bell. Other television credits include Apple TV+’s Liaison with Eva Green and Vincent Cassel, ITV’s Protection, ITV’s Maternal, Peacock’s Brave New World, ITV’s Deep Water, Channel 4’s Chimerica, and Disney+’s Mars. Naomi made her screen debut in the BAFTA-nominated film Lilting, followed by roles in several short films including BIFA-nominated Housewarming, and critically acclaimed animated short A Kind of Testament. On stage, she portrayed Tsukiko in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s widely celebrated, Olivier-nominated production of My Neighbour Totoro. In 2020, Naomi was selected for the prestigious BAFTA Elevate programme, spotlighting rising talent in the UK screen industry.Naomi Yang is our guest in episode 552 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Naomi Yang on Instagram: @imoanyang .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter/X & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter/X: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast and get all episodes ad-free, please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.