Emily Barber

Emily Barber (born 26 September 1991) is an English stage, television and film actress having had roles in Endeavour and The Royals (2018), Call The Midwife and Backdraft 2(2019), The Alienist (2020), and Bridgerton in 2022.

Emily Barber
Born (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991
Peterborough, England
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
AwardsBest Newcomer Manchester Theatre Awards 2015, Commendation Ian Charleson Awards 2015

Her extensive career in theatre, started with Best Newcomer at the Manchester Theatre Awards, for her debut as Liz in Billy Liar at the Royal Exchange Theatre in 2015. She followed that with a nomination for the Ian Charleson Awards for her performance as Innogen in Cymbeline at the Globe Theatre in 2016.

Career

Barber graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2014, for which she received a bursary from The Richard Carne Trust.[1] She had her professional debut as Liz in Billy Liar,[1] at the Royal Exchange Theatre,[1] for which she was named Best Newcomer at the Manchester Theatre Awards in 2015.[2] Barber received a Commendation at the 2015 Ian Charleson Awards[3] for her lead role of Innogen in Cymbeline at Shakespeare's Globe.[4][5][6][7] Her appearance in Cymbeline also prompted The Independent to name her as "One to Watch".[8] Later in 2015 she starred opposite David Suchet in The Importance of Being Earnest at London's Vaudeville Theatre.[9][10][11][12]

Alongside a series of theatrical roles and guest television appearances in subsequent years, Barber has also had a recurring role as Cassandra Von Halen in The Royals for the E! TV network.[13] She played the role of Violet Hayward opposite Luke Evans in Season 2 of the TNT/Paramount TV Series The Alienist.[14]

Theatre performances

TV and film roles

References
  1. "Critical Acclaim for Newcomer Emily Barber". rwcmd.ac.uk. October 29, 2015.
  2. "Winners announced of Manchester Theatre Awards". whatsonstage.com. March 16, 2015.
  3. "Ian Charleson Awards – Nominations 2015 |". WestEndTheatre.com - London Theatre Tickets.
  4. Shilling, Jane (May 18, 2016). "Cymbeline, Sam Wanamaker Theatre, review: 'gets its priorities right'". The Daily Telegraph.
  5. Taylor, Paul (December 23, 2015). "Production of Cymbeline rises to the drama's complicated occasion - review". The Independent.
  6. Hitchings, Henry (January 4, 2016). "Cymbeline, theatre review: All the fun of the Bard". London Evening Standard.
  7. Coghlan, Alexandra (December 9, 2015). "Cymbeline, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse". The Arts Desk.
  8. "Cymbeline "One to Watch | Emily Barber"". The Independent. January 9, 2016 – via samyatesdirector.com.
  9. Dunn, Carrie (October 1, 2015). "BWW Interview: Emily Barber Of The Importance of Being Earnest". BroadwayWorld.
  10. Cavendish, Dominic (July 1, 2015). "The Importance of Being Earnest, Vaudeville Theatre, review: 'a trial'". The Daily Telegraph.
  11. Billington, Michael (July 1, 2015). "The Importance of Being Earnest review – David Suchet's Lady Bracknell is majestically funny". The Guardian.
  12. Gurtler, Camilla (July 7, 2015). "The Importance of Being Earnest, Vaudeville Theatre".
  13. "Has King Robert Found His Queen on the Royals? Meet Cassandra, His Feisty New Love Interest!". 21 March 2018.
  14. Oller, Jacob (July 10, 2020). "The Alienist: Angel of Darkness: TNT's Gilded Crime Drama Returns with a Beautiful, Better Season 2". Paste.
  15. "Review: Boys Will Be Boys, Bush Hall". There Ought To Be Clowns (Blog). July 2, 2016.
  16. Billington, Michael (February 1, 2019). "Cost of Living review – Adrian Lester dazzles in stirring portrait of poverty". The Guardian.
  17. Lee, Madeline (February 7, 2019). "Review: Cost of Living, Hampstead Theatre".
  18. "See Emily Barber in 'Love All' at the Jermyn Street Theatre". loudandclearvoices.com. September 16, 2022.
  19. Griffiths, Eleanor Bley (December 2018). "Meet the cast of Call the Midwife series 8 - 4". Radio Times. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020.
  20. "Backdraft 2". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020.
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