Who is Mary Malone? All about the transgender actress who plays Aqua in Missing You
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MARY Malone is a new name in showbiz, but she has landed a breakout role in one of Netflix’s most exciting dramas. The star appears in Missing You, a thriller set in Manchester, which sees a detective discovering that her fiance is still alive through a dating app.
![[Mary Malone plays Aqua in Netflix's Missing You]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/newspress-collage-il3xxnc4y-1736176348500.jpg?1736176367&strip=all&w=960)
Not much is known about Mary’s early life, but she has described herself as being a “weird kid”. She opened up about how excited she was to play the role of Gregor in her school’s adaptation of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis. The actress told Pink News that she “loved playing that bug”.
![[Mary has appeared in huge productions both on the screen and on the stage]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/newspress-collage-tctypcr8j-1736176300102.jpg?1736176318&strip=all&w=960)
Mary graduated from the University of Essex in 2020 and landed a huge role almost immediately. She appeared in The Girlfriend Experience and A Play in a Day before returning to the theatre to star in Fangirls. Although Mary has enjoyed a lot of success, she said that she still suffers from imposter syndrome and transphobic online trolling.
![[Mary is dating fellow actor Yasser Zadeh]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/newspress-collage-kyns5d6sn-1736176272941.jpg?1736176299&strip=all&w=960)
She told Pink News: “I’m grateful to be where I’m at because I’ve really had to fight to get there. It’s not been easy. We’re all fighting for these few small parts. “So, it takes a lot to hold your ground and say: ‘I deserve to be here, and I can do this.'.
“It’s only recently that I feel myself settling slowly, and I’m enjoying it because this is what I’ve always wanted to do. "Sometimes you forget that when you’re wrapped up in it all. "It’s happening, and I should stop and enjoy it.”. Mary is currently dating fellow actor Yasser Zadeh, who is known for his roles in the BBC’s I May Destroy You and Sky’s I Hate Suzie.
