# Nadine Mills
**Nadine Mills** (born 1987) is an English actress from Hackney in [East London](https://www.edgepedia.org/east-london).[2](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/nadine-mills.html) • [3](https://www.travelandleisure.com/nadine-mills-netflix-supacell-celebrity-travel-8685541) She is known for her breakthrough role as Sabrina Clarke, a telekinetic NHS nurse and the only woman among the five heroes in the Netflix series *Supacell*, which premiered on June 27, 2024.[3](https://www.travelandleisure.com/nadine-mills-netflix-supacell-celebrity-travel-8685541) • [9](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/supacell-ending-analysis) After roughly a decade of smaller film and television parts, she has described the role as the breakthrough that arrived just as she was preparing to leave acting for a teaching career.[1](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/) *Supacell* was her second television role, her only earlier one being two episodes of *Sliced* (2019 and 2021), and her film credits include *Drink, Drugs and KFC* (2011), *Sable Fable* (2013), *Untamed* (2015), *The Weekend* (2016), *The Strangers* (2019), and *The Pay Day* (2022).[5](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64697706/) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4478181/)
The role came after roughly a decade of smaller film and television parts, and she has described it as the breakthrough that arrived just as she was preparing to leave acting for a teaching career.[1](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987, England[2](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/nadine-mills.html) |
| Breakthrough role | Sabrina Clarke, a telekinetic NHS nurse and the only woman among the five heroes in *Supacell* (Netflix, 2024)[3](https://www.travelandleisure.com/nadine-mills-netflix-supacell-celebrity-travel-8685541) |
| Years to breakthrough | About 10 to 12 years in the industry before *Supacell*; she was teaching math and English part time and had applied for a teaching degree[1](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/) • [4](https://1883magazine.com/nadine-mills/) |
| Television roles | *Supacell* was her second television role; her only earlier one was two episodes of *Sliced* (2019 and 2021)[5](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64697706/) |
| Film credits | *Drink, Drugs and KFC* (2011), *Sable Fable* (2013), *Untamed* (2015), *The Weekend* (2016), *The Strangers* (2019), *The Pay Day* (2022)[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4478181/) |
| Education | Drama at college, then a media degree at the University of Westminster[14](https://starbiossip.com/nadine-mills-family-are-supportive-of-her-career-family-life-and-relationship-of-supacell-actress/) |
## Early life and education
Mills is from Hackney in East London.[3](https://www.travelandleisure.com/nadine-mills-netflix-supacell-celebrity-travel-8685541) She studied drama as a GCSE subject at school and took performing arts at college, then completed a degree in media at the [University of Westminster](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-westminster), taking weekend drama classes while studying.[7](https://veriteprint.com/Nadine-Mills) She has said that seeing Black British performers such as [Aml Ameen](https://www.edgepedia.org/aml-ameen) working on shows like *The Bill* convinced her that acting could be a real career, and her first short film, *Drink, Drugs and KFC* (2011), in which she played Montana, confirmed that ambition.[1](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4478181/)
## Career before Supacell
For roughly a decade Mills worked mainly in independent short films and small screen parts. Her credits include Baker Clarke in *Sable Fable* (2013), Scarlette in *Untamed* (2015), Martina in *The Weekend* (2016), Arinata in *The Strangers* (2019), and Adrienne in *The Pay Day* (2022).[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4478181/) Her only television work before 2024 was in the comedy series *Sliced*, credited as Girl in Hijab in a 2019 episode and as Fatmata in a 2021 episode of the second series.[5](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64697706/) • [8](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/nadine_mills/)
**Nearly quitting.** By the time *Supacell* was cast, Mills had accumulated years of rejections and was supporting herself by teaching math and English part time. She has said she decided to apply for a teaching degree because the setbacks were taking a toll, and that she told herself that if she did not book *Supacell* she would be done with acting.[1](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/)
## Supacell
*Supacell*, created, written, and directed by Rapman, premiered on Netflix on June 27, 2024. The six-part series follows five Black South Londoners whose only connection is a family history of sickle cell disease and who unexpectedly develop superpowers.[3](https://www.travelandleisure.com/nadine-mills-netflix-supacell-celebrity-travel-8685541) • [9](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/supacell-ending-analysis) Mills plays Sabrina Clarke, a nurse working in the [National Health Service](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-health-service) who gains the power of telekinesis; she is the only woman among the five heroes.[1](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/) • [3](https://www.travelandleisure.com/nadine-mills-netflix-supacell-celebrity-travel-8685541)
Mills has described Sabrina as the one character who does not want her powers, since they disrupt her ordered life and her ambition of a promotion at work, until her sister Sharleen is kidnapped by the mysterious Organisation and she learns to use them.[1](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/) • [9](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/supacell-ending-analysis) To prepare, she spoke with a Black nurse in the NHS at a similar career point to Sabrina and drew on that experience for the role.[1](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/)
She learned of the role through Sheila Nortley, an executive producer on the show and a friend, who contacted her after Mills had spent months asking her agent to get her into the audition room; Mills then auditioned and won the part.[3](https://www.travelandleisure.com/nadine-mills-netflix-supacell-celebrity-travel-8685541) The series reached a top 10 placing on Netflix, and its production team received the Production Guild of Great Britain's High-End TV Production Team of the Year award, sponsored by Netflix.[10](https://productionguild.com/files/7929d91df04dceeca1c549feb0fb81be.pdf) IMDb lists the series with one BAFTA Award among two wins and four nominations overall.[11](https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt16283758/)
## Recognition and later work
The performance drew widespread praise and made Mills a public figure more than a decade into her career; she has said the notoriety, unlike the work, felt overnight, with people beginning to recognize her on the street.[4](https://1883magazine.com/nadine-mills/) • [1](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/) She appeared as a guest at the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards.[12](https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/2025-tv-awards-attendees/)
She reunited with Sheila Nortley in the short film *Osoro* (2024), playing Julia, a friend of the lead character Alesha, who travels through space and time to see her first love again; the short is being developed as a feature film.[1](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/) • [13](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/supacell-producer-sheila-nortley-behind-094645433.html) IMDb also lists a completed project, *Rooted Out - Chapter One*, dated 2026.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4478181/) Mills has said she wants to direct eventually and has named a detective lead and the role of Storm in the Marvel franchise among her dream parts.[1](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/)
## References
1. [Exclusive Interview: Nadine Mills on Netflix's 'Supacell' and Overcoming Stereotypes in the Entertainment Industry, The Untitled Magazine (July 30, 2024)](https://untitled-magazine.com/exclusive-interview-nadine-mills-on-netflixs-supacell-and-overcoming-stereotypes-in-the-entertainment-industry/)
2. [Nadine Mills, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/nadine-mills.html)
3. [Star of Netflix's 'Supacell' Nadine Mills Talks Travel, Travel + Leisure (July 30, 2024)](https://www.travelandleisure.com/nadine-mills-netflix-supacell-celebrity-travel-8685541)
4. [Nadine Mills, 1883 Magazine](https://1883magazine.com/nadine-mills/)
5. [Who Is Nadine Mills? 4 Things to Know About Supacell Actress, IMDb / The Direct (June 28, 2024)](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64697706/)
6. [Nadine Mills, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4478181/)
7. [Nadine Mills, vérité](https://veriteprint.com/Nadine-Mills)
8. [Nadine Mills, British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/nadine_mills/)
9. [Supacell's Shocking Ending and the Buildup to an Epic Battle, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/supacell-ending-analysis)
10. [Owen Keys, 1st Assistant Accountant, Production Guild of Great Britain](https://productionguild.com/files/7929d91df04dceeca1c549feb0fb81be.pdf)
11. [Supacell (Fernsehserie 2024), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt16283758/)
12. [Line up revealed for 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises, BAFTA (May 8, 2025)](https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/2025-tv-awards-attendees/)
13. ['Supacell' Producer Sheila Nortley Behind Supernatural Romance 'Osoro', Deadline via Yahoo Entertainment (December 9, 2025)](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/supacell-producer-sheila-nortley-behind-094645433.html)
14. [Nadine Mills’ Family Are Supportive Of Her Career, Family Life And Relationship Of Supacell Actress, starbiossip.com](https://starbiossip.com/nadine-mills-family-are-supportive-of-her-career-family-life-and-relationship-of-supacell-actress/)
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