Amelia Gething (born 24 January 1999) is an English actress and writer. She began her career as a content creator and wrote the BBC show The Amelia Gething Complex (2019–2021).[1] She has since appeared in the film Emily (2022) and the Starz historical drama The Spanish Princess (2020).
Early life
Gething was born in the East London Borough of Redbridge and grew up in Barking.[2] She participated in school productions from a young age.[3] She planned to study psychology at university, but made the decision to leave her sixth form college early before completing her A Levels when her career began to take off.[4]
Career
Gething first began performing as a comedy artist and content creator on social media in 2016, writing and performing sketches to over 7 million followers across YouTube and Musical.ly (later TikTok).[5] She was approached by the BBC in mid-2018[6] and invited to create a female-led comedy sketch show, which eventually became The Amelia Gething Complex.
The first season of The Amelia Gething Complex was released in October 2019, with a second season commissioned by the BBC[7] released in March 2021. In total, there have been 18 episodes over the course of two seasons.[8]