She is best known for her roles in Raised by Wolves, Upstart Crow, The Archers, Holby City, The Last Kingdom, Genius, and Inside No.
[1] When she was nine years old, Monks successfully auditioned for the Carlton Junior TV Workshop run by Colin Edwards and remained there until she left school.
[16] Her stage play The Piano Man was performed at the Birmingham Rep as part of their Transmissions Festival 2008.
Monks won the Taunton Young Writer's Award in 2014 and again in 2015 with her stage plays Pillow Talk and No Fishing.
[19][20][21] Monks earned a degree in English Literature and Theatre Studies from the University of Sheffield in 2014.