Francesca Henry

Francesca Eloise Henry (born March 1995) is an English actress. She began her career appearing in various television and stage shows including Doctors, A Discovery of Witches and Silent Witness, before being cast in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Gina Knight in 2023.

Francesca Henry
Henry in 2023
Born
Francesca Eloise Henry

March 1995 (age 28)
Waltham Forest, London, England
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Television

Life and career

Francesca Eloise Henry was born in March 1995 in Waltham Forest, London and attended Forest School, Walthamstow.[1] She began studying MA Acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2017, and after graduating in 2019, she made her acting debut appearing as PC Alice Brody in the BBC medical soap opera Doctors.[2] Henry made her stage debut in the play The Wolves.[3][4] She has appeared in various other productions, with her roles including Emily Webb in Our Town,[5] Ashley in Germ Free Adolescent,[6] The Letters Project,[7] Honey in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?[8] and Rosencrantz in Hamlet.[9] In 2022, Henry appeared in the recurring role of Celine in A Discovery of Witches. She also portrayed Nix Greaves in the Amazon Prime series Chelsea Detectives and Charlie Jarrett in an episode of the twenty-first series of Silent Witness.[10] The same year, she made her film debut in 2.0 Lucy, in which she played the role of Alyssa.[11]

In 2023, Henry was cast in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Gina Knight. Her character is the eldest daughter in the Knight family, who were introduced as new owners of the fictional Queen Vic pub.[12] She will make her on-screen debut on 1 June 2023 alongside the character's on-screen father George (Colin Salmon) and younger sister Anna (Molly Rainford). Henry described Gina as "spiky" and said that she "sees kindness in everyone and wants to be more like her sister Anna, but finds it hard to meet the world in an open-hearted way."[13][14]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2019 Doctors PC Alice Brady Episode: "The Rabbit Hole" [2]
2022 A Discovery of Witches Celine 2 episodes [1]
2022 The Chelsea Detective Nix Greaves Episode: "Mrs Romano" [1]
2022 Silent Witness Charlie Jarrett Episode: "History - Part 4" [10]
2022 2.0 Lucy Alyssa Film role [11]
2023–present EastEnders Gina Knight Regular role [13]

Stage
Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2018 The Wolves #2 Theatre Royal Stratford East [3]
2019 Our Town Emily Webb Regent's Park Open Air Theatre [5]
2019 Germ Free Adolescent Ashley The Bunker [6]
2019 The Letters Project Unknown Gate Theatre [7]
2020 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Honey Tobacco Factory Theatre [8]
2022 Hamlet Rosencrantz Shakespeare's Globe [9]

References
  1. "Francesca Henry at Emptage Hallett Cardiff". Emptage Hallett Cardiff. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. "Doctors, Series 20, The Rabbit Hole". BBC. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. "The Wolves at Stratford East". Stratford East. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. "The Wolves review – swaggering, tender tales of women's football". The Guardian. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. "Francesca Henry to Star in OUR TOWN, Plus Full Creative". BroadwayWorld. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. Review: Germ Free Adolescent at the Bunker. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2023. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  7. "The Letters Project at The Gate Theatre". Gate Theatre. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  8. "Cast announced for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". Tobacco Factory Theatre. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  9. "Hamlet at Shakespeare's Globe – first look photos". WhatsOnStage.com. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  10. "Silent Witness series 25 episode 3 cast: Two infamous soap stars join the BBC One drama!". Entertainment Daily. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  11. "2.0 Lucy at Radio Times". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  12. "Colin Salmon, Harriet Thorpe, Francesca Henry and Molly Rainford join EastEnders". BBC. 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  13. Kilkelly, Danielle. "EastEnders newcomer Francesca Henry teases "spiky" role as Gina Knight". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  14. "EastEnders spoilers: Gina Knight to be "spiky" and clash with Elaine". Radio Times. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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