Patricia Allison (born 7 December 1994) is an English actor. Following a string of guest appearances on television, she landed her first major role as Ola Nyman on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–2021).

At the age of ten, she appeared in a production of Oliver Twist at the Royal Opera House.^[1] After leaving school, she studied musical theatre for two years at the Colchester Institute,^[2] followed by a four-year course at the East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.^[2]

In 2018, Allison played a minor role as Marguerite in the BBC miniseries Les Misérables, before being introduced as Ola Nyman in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education in 2019.^[3] In 2020, her role was promoted to a main character.^[4][5][6] However, she did not return to the series for its fourth season, aired in 2023.