Izuka Hoyle

Chantelle Izuka Hoyle (born 18 January 1996) is a Scottish actress. She began her career in theatre. Hoyle won a Scottish BAFTA for her performance in the film Boiling Point (2021). On television, she is known for her roles in the Channel 4 sitcom Big Boys (2022–2025) and the BBC adaptation of Boiling Point (2023).

Early life

Hoyle was born in Edinburgh and spent her early childhood in Dundee. Her sister Kimberly also acts and sings. Their father grew up in Edinburgh and has family from England; their Nigerian-born mother arrived in the UK when she was a teenager. She attended Cramond Primary School and then the Royal High School. Hoyle left mainstream education at 16 before moving to London; while in London, she was awarded a scholarship to train at ArtsEd, graduating in 2017.

Career

Hoyle originated the role of Catherine Parr in the 2017 production of Six: the Musical. The following year, she made her film debut as Mary Seton in the historical drama Mary Queen of Scots and her television debut in the second series of Clique. She also appeared in theatrical productions of The Selfish Giant and Sylvia. She then starred as Darrell Rivers on the UK tour of the musical adaptation of Malory Towers.

Hoyle joined the cast of the CW series The Outpost for its third and fourth seasons as Wren and had a small role as Dana in the Amazon Prime adaptation of The Wheel of Time. She has appeared in the films Villain (2020), Boiling Point (2021) (for which earned her a Scottish BAFTA), and Persuasion (2022).

In 2023, Hoyle reprised her role as Camille in the BBC television adaptation of Boiling Point.

As of 2025, Hoyle stars as Corinne in the Channel 4 sitcom Big Boys, and has an upcoming lead role in the upcoming Sky series Prisoner.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

External links

• at IMDb