Kaya Scodelario Biography
Kaya Scodelario is a British actress who rose to prominence co-starring Effy Stonem on E4’s Skins, which won her two nominations for a Golden Nymph. She then played leading roles in multiple films including Wuthering Heights, the Maze Runner series, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Crawl, and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
Kaya Scodelario Age
Scodelario was born Kaya Rose Humphrey on March 13, 1992, in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England. She is 32 years old as of 2024. Scodelario celebrates her birthday on March 13th. She was named after Kiaya Ufgood from the Willow.
Kaya Scodelario Height
Scodelario stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Kaya Scodelario Family
Scodelario was born to Katia Scodelario and Roger Humphrey in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. Katia, her mother, is a Brazilian who had worked as an accountant in Itu, São Paulo, and relocated to England in 1990. Further, she has Italian and Portuguese ancestry. On the other hand, her father was an English man who passed away in November 2010.
When she was a year old, her parents divorced. When she was 4 years old, her mother moved to London, spending their first night on the street before discovering a council flat on Holloway Road. Scodelario took her mother’s surname and spoke Portuguese at home. Her surname comes from her mother’s Italian grandfather.
Katia did several jobs to make ends meet and suffered from clinical depression that intensified during Scodelario’s teen years. Scodelario said that she wanted to help her but had no clue how and relocated to a flat in Camden.
Kaya Scodelario Husband
Scodelario is divorced with two children. She was previously married to Benjamin Walker Davis in December 2015. They married at New York City Hall after a 12-month-long engagement. He proposed to her in December 2014. The pair began dating during the filming of The King’s Daughter. They both used the surname “Scodelario-Davis.” She gave birth to their son in November 2016. He is 8 years old as of 2024.
Scodelario grew up in the same neighborhood as her Skins co-star Daniel Kaluuya. He serves as her son’s godfather. She shared news of her second pregnancy on 18 September 2021. Scodelario delivered their daughter in December 2021. She is 3 years old as of 2024. Benjamin and Scodelario announced their separation in February 2024. Scodelario got a tattoo that reads Ben in cursive script on the inside of her left ring finger.
Kaya Scodelario Relationships
Before her marriage to Benjamin, Scodelario was in a relationship with Elliott Tittensor from late 2009 to early 2014. While they were dating, she supported him when he was arrested for hitting someone while driving an unassured car. Further, they shared a tattoo in Portuguese, translating to “Our love is unique.” Before that, she dated her Skins co-star Jack O’Connell for about a year before they broke up in June 2009, choosing to be good friends.
Kaya Scodelario Net Worth
Scodelario has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an actress.
Kaya Scodelario Skins
Scodelario rose to prominence by co-starring Elizabeth “Effy” Stonem on E4’s Skins, which won her two nominations for a Golden Nymph. The daughter of Anthea and Jim Stonem, Effy is Tony Stonem’s runaway younger sister and one of the few people he truly cares about.
Scodelario secured the role of Effy Stonem in 2006 when she was 14 years old with no acting experience. During auditions, she was discouraged as she felt that was too young. However, a producer convinced her to satay, leading her to get the part.
Even though she had minimal speaking lines in the series, her character significantly developed during the second series. Ultimately, she became a central character in SN 3 and 4 after the cast was replaced by a new generation of characters. Thus, she became the sole character to appear in all 4 seasons of the series.
Receiving praise from critics, she won two nominations(2009 and 2010) for Best Actress at the TV Quick Awards. Scodelario recurred her role as Effy in “Fire”, one of three parts of the seventh season.
Kaya Scodelario Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Scodelario starred as Carina Smyth in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Carina is a strong-willed and resourceful woman who gets accused of witchcraft in St. Martin for pursuing science and sentenced to be executed. In the film, she pursues the Trident of Poseidon which she feels is related to her father’s legacy. After Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites) and the notorious Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) help her escape, she teams up with them to locate the Trident.
Kaya Scodelario The Gentlemen
Since 2024, Scodelario has starred as Susie Glass in The Gentlemen. Susie works as the de facto head of her father, Bobby Glass’s criminal syndicate while he is imprisoned. She becomes entangled with Eddie Horniman (Theo James), who abruptly inherits his family’s estate and finds out its link to the cannabis operations run by her family.
Kaya Scodelario Sexual Abuse
Scodelario disclosed that was sexually assaulted when she was 12 years old in January 2018.
Kaya Scodelario Education
Scodelario studied at Bishop Douglass Catholic School before joining Islington Arts and Media School. In school, she was involved in school plays and used drama as an escape from bullying.
Kaya Scodelario Career
Scodelario secured the role of Effy Stonem in Skins in 2006 when she was 14 years old with no acting experience. She debuted on film with a role in Moon. In 2010, she starred as Tasha in Shank and in the remake of Clash of the Titans. In April of that same year, a report revealed that she joined the cast of Wuthering Heights as Cathy.
Scodelario joined the cast of Twenty8k as Sally Weaver in 2011. In late June, she revealed that she had joined the cast of Now Is Good. In the film, she stars as the protagonist’s best friend, Zoey. She filmed BBC One’s True Love in September 2011. In the show, she stars as Karen, a teacher’s love interest, in the third storyline of the five stand-alone episodes.
Scodelario debuted on the American screen in January 2012, starring in The Truth About Emanuel in Los Angeles. In the film, she stars as a troubled 17-year-old girl who babysits her new neighbor’s child. In April of that year, she filmed a cameo appearance for Spike Island. Further, she was involved in the advertising campaign for J. Estina, a Korean jewelry brand.
2013 to present;
Scodelario appeared in Channel 4’s Southcliffe in 2013. In April of that year, she joined the cast of The Maze Runner franchise as Teresa. She shot the lead role in The Moon and the Sun in 2014, which was later released in 2022 under the title The King’s Daughter. Moreover, she appeared in Tiger House and l Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. In 2013, she ranked at #13 in the 2010 UK edition of FHM’s 100 World’s Sexiest Women.
Scodelario recurred the role of Teresa in Maze Runner: The Death Cure, which was set to be released in February 2017. However, the film was pushed back to January 26, 2018, due to Dylan O’Brien’s injury on set. In 2019, she starred in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile and Alexandre Aja’s Crawl. She starred as Claire Redfield in Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City in 2021.
Scodelario joined the cast of Netflix’s Spinning Out in 2019. In the spring of 2019, she was named the face of Cartier’s new jewelry line, Clash de Cartier. Further, she starred in The Pale Horse for Amazon and BBC. She also studied Don’t Make Me Go and This Is Christmas. In 2023, she filmed two series for Netflix, The Gentlemen and Senna. She will star in The Woman in Cabin 10.
Kaya Scodelario Movies and TV Shows
Scodelario has starred in several movies and TV shows during her career such as
- Now Is Good
- Twenty8k
- True Love
- Walking Stories
- Southcliffe
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
- The Pale Horse
- Don’t Make Me Go
Kaya Scodelario Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media account and often posts on her Instagram. She has over 3.3M followers on Instagram.