13 Facts About Natalia Tena

Natalia Gastiain Tena was born on 1 November 1984 and is a British actress and musician.

Natalia Tena is best known for playing role as Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter film series, and the wildling Osha in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Natalia Gastiain Tena was born in London, the daughter of Spanish parents, Maria Tena, a secretary, and Jesus Andrew Gastiain, a carpenter.

Natalia Tena's family is of Extremaduran and Basque origin, and she was raised in the United Kingdom.

Natalia Tena was taught the piano by her mother at five years old, influenced by Chuck Berry's music.

Natalia Tena made her professional debut as Ellie in About a Boy, and began acting full-time in 2003.

Natalia Tena has played lead roles in stage adaptations of Gone to Earth in 2004, and Nights at the Circus in 2006.

In 2007, Natalia Tena appeared in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix playing the character Nymphadora Tonks.

Natalia Tena hosted a behind-the-scenes featurette entitled "Trailing Tonks" for the subsequent DVD and Blu-ray release, and is credited as producer and director of the featurette, in which she performs an original Christmas-themed blues song on guitar, which she composed while working as a busker on the London Underground.

Natalia Tena appeared as Osha in HBO's Game of Thrones.

In 2014, Natalia Tena co-starred as a mentally ill woman in the Black Mirror Christmas episode "White Christmas".

In 2017, Natalia Tena was cast as Sara Morten in the CBS drama Wisdom of the Crowd.

Natalia Tena is close friends with fellow Game of Thrones actress Oona Chaplin.