Alien: Earth

Dame Sylvia looks after the emotional wellbeing of “The Lost Boys.”

A force of warmth in the Prodigy Corporation, Dame Sylvia looks after the emotional wellbeing of “The Lost Boys.”Career HighlightsEssie Davis is a multi-award-winning actress known for her versatility across film, television and theater. She has won an Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role, received a Tony Award® nomination and earned two Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, among multiple nominations.In April 2025, Davis joined Jacob Elordi and Odessa Young in the Prime Video miniseries The Narrow Road to the Deep North, based on Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel and directed by Justin Kurzel.Currently, Davis appears in Netflix’s true-crime series Apple Cider Vinegar alongside Kaitlyn Dever, portrays “Alison Mayhew,” the mother of Leo Woodall’s character, in One Day for Netflix and stars alongside Alice Englert in the psychological thriller Exposure. She is widely celebrated for her unforgettable performances, including in The Babadook and Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix), which reunited her with The Babadook director Jennifer Kent.Her film credits include Nitram (AACTA Award, Best Supporting Actress), The Justice of Bunny King, Babyteeth (London Critics Circle Film Award nomination) and True History of the Kelly Gang, where she was praised in a film full of standout performances. She has also appeared in Australia, The Matrix sequels, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Assassin’s Creed and Mindhorn.On television, Davis is known for Game of Thrones as “Lady Crane,” Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries as “Phryne Fisher” and Foxtel’s Lambs of God as “Sister Iphigenia.” She played Dowager Queen Elizabeth in The White Princess for Starz, starred in BBC One’s The Last Post, Electric Dreams, Cloudstreet and The Slap.On stage, Davis won the Laurence Olivier Award for A Streetcar Named Desire and received a Tony nomination for Jumpers. She has starred in Tot Mom from director Steven Soderbergh, The School for Scandal and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Green Room Award nomination).

Tensions rise between rival corporations, a reunion takes place, and a secret is revealed.Host Adam Rogers break down episode 2 of FX’s Alien: Earth with EP Dana Gonzalez, actor Essie Davis, stuntman Cameron Booth, and Co-EP Migizi Pensoneau. &nbsp;Join Adam in discovering what it takes to bring the Xenomorph to life on set, how to bring a franchise all about space down to Earth, and what separates a human from a hybrid.

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A force of warmth in the Prodigy Corporation, Dame Sylvia looks after the emotional wellbeing of “The Lost Boys.”

Essie Davis as "Dame Sylvia" | FX's Alien: Earth

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