Cleo Demetriou

Cleo Demetriou
Born
Cleopatra Demetriou

(2001-04-23) 23 April 2001
Limassol, Cyprus
OccupationsActress, singer
Years active2007–present

Cleopatra "Cleo" Demetriou (/ˈkliːoʊ dɪmɛtˈriːuː/; Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Δημητρίου; born 23 April 2001) is a Cypriot-born Olivier Award-winning British actress most known for playing the main role in Matilda the Musical in London's West End.[1] She is also known for playing the role of Lily Hampton in the CBBC show So Awkward, and for singing the soundtrack "Made of Paper" to accompany the short film Mâché Man.

Early life and career

Demetriou was born in Cyprus,[1] and lived in Putney in south-west London throughout her primary school years at Brandlehow Primary School; she subsequently attended Chailey Secondary School and later Imberhorne School.

She is best known for her role as Matilda in the musical of the same name, for which she received the 2012 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.[2][3]

She made her professional stage debut in 2009 playing Gretl in the Sound of Music, and has performed on stage in Enron and Les Misérables.[4]

Demetriou made her television debut in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward playing Lily Hampton. The show, which was first aired on 21 May 2015, follows three socially awkward teenage girls at school who have the problems of fitting in, annoying parents, and boys to worry about. The show ended in 2020, but since then has spanned a number of spin-off series, all of which show Lily after leaving Cranmede.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007What's Your News?Child Interviewer
2009Katy Brand's Big Ass ShowAmerican Girl
2015–20So AwkwardLily Hampton77 episodes
2015Brian the BrainBrain1 episode
2017Top Class1 episode; celebrity special
2018, 2021Saturday Mash-Up!Celebrity Guest2 episodes
2021Still So Awkward!Lily Hampton13 episodes
2024–2025So Awkward AcademyLily Hampton20 episodes + 2 specials
2026Girl Troop vs AliensOlive Moss8 episodes

Theatre

YearProductionRoleLocation
2008The Sound of MusicGretl von TrappLondon Palladium
2009ENRONDaughterRoyal Court Theatre
2011Les MisérablesYoung CosetteQueen's Theatre
2011–12Matilda the MusicalMatilda WormwoodCambridge Theatre
28 October 2011 – 18 August 2012
2025-26Sleeping BeautyPrincess RoseFloral Pavilion Theatre
6 December 2025 - 4 January 2026

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryProductionResult
2011WhatsOnStage.com AwardsBest Actress in a Musical (shared with Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox)Matilda the MusicalNominated
2012Laurence Olivier AwardsBest Actress in a Musical (shared with Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox)Won
2018British Academy Children's AwardsBest ComedySo AwkwardWon

References

  1. 1 2 "Matilda the musical: Daughters on stage". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Matilda star, 10, is youngest Olivier winner". BBC. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Young stars steal the show as Matilda sets Olivier records". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Can four Matildas fit into one Olivier?". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
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