Biography
Angela Dixon is an award-winning actor best known for her leading role in Howard Ford's action thriller 'Never Let Go' where she wowed audiences and critics alike with her "Oscar-worthy" "Powerhouse" performance of a single mother battling against the odds to rescue her kidnapped child - Best Actress, Artemis Women In Action Awards in LA.
'Dixon is dazzling, a towering tour-de-force that has you hooked every second she is on screen' (movieramblings) 'Oscar-worthy', 'Electrifying central performance' 'Powerhouse performance' 'Superb lead turn from the totally committed Angela Dixon' (thepeoplesmovies).
'Never Let Go' won Best Independent Film, UK National Film Awards 2016. Distributed by Sony Pictures [USA], ICON [UK]) it continues to be aired globally and has been screening on Legend TV in the UK since June 2023.
Angela also won Best Actress for her role as the victim of domestic violence who's young son runs away in Marc Zammit's "Homeless Ashes".
She has a particular interest in our capacity to re-write the stories in our lives. Whether that be on a micro level - a situation, a conversation, an important relationship or macro - the beliefs that frame our world individually that collectively make up society.
After the success of her first co-writing credit on 'The Lockdown Hauntings' in which she starred alongside horror legend Tony Todd, she is writing a feature film that explores the themes of fear and disconnection.
She is a trained yoga teacher and executive coach which feeds into her work as an actor. She is a visceral, intelligent actor who invests everything she has into her work. In 'Never Let Go' she did all her own stunts and fight scenes in Guerrilla filming conditions. She is passionate about storytelling that evokes emotions and prompts deep thought; her belief is that kindness is a strength and thrives when collaborating creatively.
Angela finished filming 'Drained' in March 2024, where she plays the mother of a young man who is lured into a co-dependant relationship with a beautiful young vampire. Release expected 2025.
'Bogieville', Directed by Sean Cronin, where she plays a pathologist working on a murder investigation, will be released Summer 2024.
Other recent roles: Head teacher supporting the young lead; 'Our Kid', Directed by Sean Cronin, with Ricky Tomlinson, Leanne Best, Connor McIntyre, John McArdle, Louis Emerick starring Daniel P Lewis. Power crazed quantum physicist who manipulates time to alter events; 'They Talk When You Sleep' by Tom Paton, with Casper Van Dien, Jennifer Wenger, Andrew Lee Pots and Nicole Bartlett. Detective trying to solve a murder investigation 'The Lockdown Hauntings' by Howard Ford, with horror legend Tony Todd aka The Candyman. Marriage counsellor; 'The Assailant' by Tom Paton, with Poppy Delevigne, Chad Michael Collins, Jeff Farhey and Casper Van Dien.
