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Saffron Olivia Ifeoma Hocking (Born 05 January 1992) is an English actress. She is best known for starring as Lauryn in the critically acclaimed Netflix drama Top Boy and her role as Miss Emma Lyndsey in the BBC Two comedy White Gold.

Early Life
Saffron Hocking was born on the 5 January 1992 in London, the daughter of a Nigerian mother and English father. She trained at the Drama school the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in Wandsworth, graduating in 2014.

Career
Hocking left ALRA in 2014 after landing a role in Max Stafford-clark Pitcairn at Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London. After a successful 4 month UK tour Hocking then went onto star in various BBC dramas such as Doctors, Partners in Crime and White Gold.

In 2018 it was announced that the British Crime drama Top Boy was to be revived by Canadian Rapper/Producer Drake and Netflix. That same year Hocking landed herself a role in Series 3 of the show starring as newcomer Lauryn. Top Boy series 3 was released in September 2019 and soon became the number 1 trending show in the United Kingdom.

Hocking is represented by modelling agency Storm model management.