Seraphina Beh-Moore (born 1994) is an English actress. After beginning her career in various stage productions, she initially gained attention for her role as school bully Madison Drake in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2017). She has since appeared in various British television series including Top Boy (2019, 2022), Quiz (2020), Crongton (2024) and Malpractice (2025), as well as continuing to appear in stage productions.
Early life
Beh was born in 1994 in Croydon, London, to a family of African descent.[2][3] She attended St Mary’s Catholic High School in the area; whilst there, she made news headlines for successfully campaigning to get a 140-year ban on girls wearing trousers lifted. When it was lifted, she said: “I am proud that we have won this battle for generations of schoolgirls in the future.”[3] She competed on a basketball team whilst at school, but has stated that she was the worst one on her team.[4]
Whilst attending St Mary’s, Beh went on a school trip to the Young Vic to watch The Brothers Size. She felt inspired as a Black woman, stating: “it was the first time I thought I could see myself as a woman of colour doing [acting]”.[2] Prior to this, she noticed a pattern of Black people predominantly portraying gang members and criminals, which she could not relate to at all.[2]
Career
After she had completed her A levels, Beh began attending various open auditions, and in 2012, she made her stage debut in a production of Skeen at the Ovalhouse.[5] She continued making various stage appearances and eventually booked her first television role in an episode of the BBC medical drama series Casualty in 2014.[2] Beh then went to train with the National Youth Theatre Company (NYTC).[2] Whilst there, she auditioned for the role of Madison Drake on the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Her final recall for the role landed on the same day as her final performance of Pigeon English, a production with the NYTC. She assumed she would be unable to attend, but the producers of EastEnders instead came to the production to see her; she subsequently landed the role of Madison and left the NYTC early to pursue the job.[2] Beh’s character was brought in alongside Alexandra D’Costa (Sydney Craven) and the pair acted as bullies towards characters Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) and Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield).[6] The characters were written out after they are charged with GBH for pushing Louise onto an array of lit candles.[7] For her portrayal of Madison, Beh won the International Achievement Recognition Award for Best Emerging Actress.[8]
After her EastEnders role in 2017, Beh starred in a production of Parliament Square at the Royal Exchange and the Bush Theatre.[9] 2018 saw Beh appear in Leave Taking, also at the Bush Theatre, where her performances was praised by The Guardian,[10] as well as a production of The Wolves at Theatre Royal Stratford East.[11] She then appeared in an episode of the BBC medical drama series Holby City in 2019.[12] That same year, she joined the cast of the Netflix series Top Boy for its third series. She portrayed Farah, a character she returned as for its fourth series in 2022.[13] In 2020, she appeared in two episodes of the crime drama series Silent Witness,[14] as well as a main role in the ITV1 miniseries Quiz.[15] She also appeared in the third series of Bard from the Barn.[16] In 2023, Beh made her film debut in Polite Society.[17][18] 2025 then saw her star in the BBC Three comedy series Crongton,[19] as well as appearing in the second series of the ITV1 medical drama series Malpractice.[20]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Casualty | Emma Selby | Episode: “Fallen Stars” |
| 2015 | The Tide | Street Kid 4 | Short film |
| 2015 | A World for Her | Short film | |
| 2017 | EastEnders | Madison Drake | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Holby City | Maz Emmanuel | Episode: “Pleased to Meet You” |
| 2019, 2022 | Top Boy | Farah | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Silent Witness | Jade Brandyce | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Quiz | Ruth Settle | Main role |
| 2020 | Bard from the Barn | Hotspur | Episode: “Hotspur” |
| 2020 | Two Single Beds | June | Short film |
| 2021 | Tuesday | Sara | Short film |
| 2023 | Polite Society | Clara | Film |
| 2023 | Maneater | Beth | Television film |
| 2023 | The Wheel of Time | Arrata | Episode: “What Might Be” |
| 2025 | Crongton | Elaine | Main role |
| 2025 | Malpractice | Toni Campbell-Brown | Recurring role |
| 2026 | The Other Bennet Sister | Miss Clarke | Guest role |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role[5] | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Skeen | Anita Elric | Ovalhouse |
| 2012 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet Capulet | Ovalhouse |
| 2013 | OnDisTing | Michelle | Ovalhouse |
| 2013 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Ensemble | Lyric Theatre |
| 2015 | My Beautiful City | Chaos | Arcola Theatre |
| 2015 | Black Attack | Space | Bush Theatre |
| 2016 | Cosmic Jives | Rory / Aurora | Albany Theatre |
| 2016 | DNA | Mandy | National Youth Theatre |
| 2016 | Romeo and Juliet | Tybalt | National Youth Theatre |
| 2016 | Pigeon English | Harri | National Youth Theatre |
| 2017 | Daddy Issues of a Harlesden Girl | Eve | Lyric Theatre |
| 2017 | Parliament Square | Catherine | Royal Exchange / Bush Theatre |
| 2018 | Leave Taking | Del | Bush Theatre |
| 2018 | The Wolves | 00 | Theatre Royal Stratford East |
| 2018 | Tired | Ayo | Young Vic |
| 2019 | Catalyst | Ensemble | North Wall Arts Centre |
| 2019 | The Ridiculous Darkness | Various | Gate Theatre |
| 2022–2023 | Wasted | Temi | Various |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | International Achievement Recognition Awards | Best Emerging Actress | EastEnders | Won | [8] |
References
- ^ Beh-Moore, Seraphina. “Yooo! So we did a thing over the summer. We just need to big up Jesus our Lord and Saviour, thank you God our Father in heaven and bless up Holy Spirit our advocate❤️🤝🏾💍✨️ 28.08.2025 Mr & Mrs Beh-Moore”. Instagram. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f “Seraphina Beh: Alternative Training & Overcoming Rejection”. Spotlight. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ a b “Croydon pupils win right to wear trousers after 140 years”. The Standard. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “Seraphina Beh: Choosing An Agent & A Role Model”. Spotlight. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ a b “Seraphina Beh”. Insight. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “EastEnders fans praise Bex actress over bullying plot”. Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “EastEnders spoiler: Shock departure confirmed for two major characters”. Hello!. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ a b “L&Q teams up with the National Youth Theatre to recruit young residents”. L&Q. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “Review: Parliament Square at Bush Theatre”. Exeunt. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “Leave Taking review – insightful and honest tale of the anguish of immigrants”. The Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “Reasons to see The Wolves at Stratford East”. Official London Theatre. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “Holby City spoiler: ‘Pleased to Meet You’“. Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “Top Boy season 4 release date confirmed with new casting details”. Radio Times. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “Meet the cast of 2020’s Silent Witness series 23”. Radio Times. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “The Actor Playing ‘Quiz’s Ruth Settle May Be Familiar To ‘Top Boy’ Fans”. Bustle. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “Tracy-Ann Oberman, Janie Dee, Tyrone Huntley & more join line-up for Bard From The Barn series three”. West End Best Friend. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “Review: Girl power and freaky evil collide to make ‘Polite Society’ a rowdy good time”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “‘Polite Society’ is a Blast”. Medium. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “Alex Wheatle’s CRONGTON series reveals rising star cast and first look for BBC’s adaptation”. BBC News. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ “Malpractice season 2 cast: Tom Hughes and Selin Hizli star”. Radio Times. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.