Julie Dray

Julie Dray
Born (1980-10-06) 6 October 1980 (age 46)
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Websitewww.juliedray.com

Julie Dray is a French actress.

Early life

At the age of thirteen, Dray won a magazine competition to interview a pop star. Through this experience, she was offered a job as a columnist, and used the money she made to pay for after school drama classes. Dray trained in acting at the Cours Simon and Cours Florent. In addition to French, she is fluent in English and Spanish as well as knowing some Hebrew and Norwegian.

Career

On television, she is best known to international audiences for her roles in the Channel 4 sitcom Crashing (2016) and the HBO and Sky One science fiction series Avenue 5 (2020). She recently starred in Doctor Who (2025) and the BBC hit show Ludwig (2025) Her films include Breaking the Bank (2014), A Bird Flew In (2021) and the American upcoming feature film Haus of Disko (2026). Currently she is filming the second season of Nightsleeper for BBC .

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 À l'aube du printemps
1999 Whatever Young Woman
2000 Deuxième vie Sylvie
2004 Mariage mixte Myriam Abecassis
2006 Comme un lundi Short film
Le dîner Clara Short film
2008 Ralph Julie Short film
Le Bruit défendu Sabine
2010 Do Elephants Pray? Malika
2012 Toussaint Louverture Louise
Another Woman's Life Séverine
2013 Brûlures Geraldine Short film
2014 20 Rules! Julie
Breaking the Bank Sophie
À part ça la vie est belle Zoe Short film
2015 Mike Garcia and the Cruz Wendy Anarchist Short film
2016 La femme et le TGV Dance Teacher Short film
Le Voyageur Writer and executive producer
2017 Base Ash
2019 For the Cause Sirine
2021 A Bird Flew In Anna
2025 The Reckoning Marie Feature film
2026 Haus of Disko Annalise Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Méditerranée Sabine Valbonne Miniseries
2002 Une famille formidable Christine 2 épisodes
Nestor Burma (série télévisée) Élodie S8E1 Épisode "La Marieuse était trop belle"
2003 Josephine, Guardian Angel Jennifer Épisode : "Le Stagiaire"
2004 Navarro Muriel Rouvière Épisode : "Fascinations"
2006 Profils Criminels Virginie Television film
2008, 2010 Doctors Nathalie Fournier / Simone Palu 2 épisodes
2009 Venus and Apollo Young Ingrid 1 épisode
Vive les vacances! Axelle Main role
2011 Camping Paradis Julia Épisode : "Ça swingue au camping"
Land Girls Liane Lefebvre Épisode : "The Enemy Within"
2015 Cradle to Grave Miss Blondel 3 épisodes
2016 Crashing Melody Main role
2017 Riviera Petra Épisode : "La Clé / The Key"
Back Juliet 1 épisode
2018 Wonderdate Anne Short
Dad, Inc. Rose Martin Television film
2019 Year of the Rabbit Claudette Pilot
War of the Worlds Madeline 1 épisode
2020 King Gary Marie Laure Episode: "Holiday Pals"
Avenue 5 Nadia 7 Épisodes
2022 The Curse Safiya Gatlin Épisode : "Millionaires"
2023 Le nounou Sandra Tv movie
2024 Ici tout commence Iris Montigny série française
2024 Ludwig Tanya 1 episode (episode 3)
2025 Doctor Who Sabine 1 episode ("The Interstellar Song Contest")
2026 Nightsleeper Ray Serie Regular

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Anthem North French version
2020 Cyberpunk 2077 V French version
2021 Night Book Loralyn
2023 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty V French version
2024 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Heir
2026 Lego Batman: l'Heritage du chevalier noir Selina Catwoman French version
2026 Audible: Harry Potter Full Cast edition Olympe maxime Audio Book

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Le poulet est roti Cécile Tadam, Paris
2002 Jalousie en trois fax Irish Europe tour
2004 Faux départ Diane Théâtre Rive Gauche, Paris
2006 Red Light Winter Christine Elephant Theatre Company, Los Angeles
2011 Bang Bang Bang Mathilde Royal Court Theatre, London
2019 Fairview Bets Young Vic, London

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2007 Mediterranean Festival of New Directors Best Actress Le dîner Won
2010 Method Fest Independent Film Festival Best Acting in a Low Budget Film Do Elephants Pray? Won

References

  1. ↑ "Join the Culture Club". Evening Standard. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Julie Dray". Spotlight. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Julie Dray's Podcast Credits & Interviews". Podchaser. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (3 August 2020). "'Alone': Derek Jacobi, Jeff Fahey, Sadie Frost, Julie Dray Aboard For Indie Film Among First To Shoot In UK After Lockdown". Deadline.
  5. ↑ "Night Book - Interview". Buzz. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Paul (23 October 2011). "Bang Bang Bang, Royal Court, London". The Independent. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Lee, Anthony (11 November 2019). "Fairview - In the Rehearsal Room". Young Vic. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Kilday, Greg (31 March 2010). "Method Fest hands out awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 May 2022.