Saffron Hocking

Saffron Olivia Hocking (born 5 January 1992) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the film Strangeways Here We Come (2018) and the Netflix series Top Boy (2019–2023), the latter of which earned her a British Academy Television Award nomination. Early life Hocking is from Greenwich, South East London. She graduated from the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) in 2014. Career Upon graduating from ALRA, Hocking was cast in Richard Bean's 2014 play Pitcairn, which had its world premiere at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester before having a run at Shakespeare's Globe and going on tour with Out of Joint. The following year, Hocking made her television debut with guest appearances in the BBC one series Doctors and Partners in Crime. Hocking played Lima in the 2016 Irish miniseries Smalltown and had a recurring role as Emma Lyndsey in the first series of the BBC Two sitcom White Gold in 2017. She made her feature film debut in the 2018 comedy-drama Strangeways Here We Come. She also had a small role in the Acorn TV police procedural London Kills.