Hannah Zoé Ankrah is an actress and youth facilitator. Hannah trained with NYT’s REP Company and made her TV debut in the Sky One ’In the Long Run’ created by Idris Elba. She has since gone on to perform in projects produced by Netflix, Amazon, Audible, BBC Radio 4x and Developmental Media Animations. Hannah’s academic background in psychology and passion for wellbeing in the arts is a key part of her practice. Partnering with Parent Power and The Maritime Museum, Hannah has led numerous workshops combining theatre and mental health for young people. Now one of NYT's Emerging Artists, Hannah is interested in developing the confidence of each performer she works with through play and finding one’s individuality.

Eleanor was a member of the 2022/23 National Youth Theatre’s REP Company, through which she performed as Doctor Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing at The Duke of York’s Theatre, Police Officer in Gone Too Far at Theatre Royal Stratford East and Autonoe in Bakkhai at National Youth Theatre.

Following on from her training, Eleanor has performed a rehearsed reading with The Royal Shakespeare company and has recently filmed for a television role.

Eleanor is particularly interested in creating theatre through devising, improvisation and new writing.