Kassius Nelson

Kassius Hope A. Nelson (born 24 June 1997) is an English actress and theatre maker. She won two British Soap Awards for her role in Hollyoaks (2015–2017) on Channel 4. She has since appeared in the Netflix series White Lines (2020) and the film Pirates (2021). Early life Nelson was born in Islington, North London. She was a performing arts student at City and Islington Sixth Form College. Career Nelson first appeared on screen in the independent film Lone Rivers. She was 18 when she made her television debut in 2015 and began playing Jade Albright in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Herself and Richard Linnell won Best On-Screen Partnership and Scene of the Year at the 2017 British Soap Awards. With Islington Community Theatre and the charitable Company Three theatre company, Nelson helped to put on a number of productions, including Brainstorm at the National Theatre. In 2018, Nelson wrote and co-directed Moon-stained at the Gerry's Stronger Than Fear Festival.