Northern Irish actor Thaddea Graham has one of those origin stories that beggars belief. Born in central China, she was left on the doorstep of a building in Changsha – a city of 10 million people – at just three days old. Shortly after her first birthday, she became one of Ireland’s first international Chinese adoptees. “And I’ve been in Northern Ireland ever since,” she grins, “which is why my accent is so strong.”
Despite her complicated early years, Graham, now 29, has appeared in projects opposite Julia Roberts and George Clooney, and is earning plaudits for her latest role in the buzzy Apple TV+ drama Margo’s Got Money Troubles, playing Susie – the quirky but fiercely loyal roommate to Elle Fanning’s aspiring writer Margo.
