Emily Berrington (born 7 December 1985)[citation needed] is an English actress who played Simone Al-Harazi in 24: Live Another Day (2014)[2] and Niska in the Channel 4 and AMC TV series Humans (2015–2018).
Emily Berrington | |
|---|---|
 Berrington at Dead Funny 2016 | |
| Born | 7 December 1985 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3[1] |
Early life
editBerrington's parents were social workers.[3] She has three siblings: Amy, a professor in the United States; Tom, who works for IMG in Abu Dhabi; and Katie, who writes for Vogue. Berrington attended Cheney School[4] and later studied development geography at King's College London.[5]
Career
editBerrington was involved in youth drama but pursued a career in politics, working at the House of Commons for Labour Party MP Siobhain McDonagh of the London constituency of Mitcham and Morden. In 2009 she won a place studying acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2012.[6]
While studying there she had a part in the Almeida Theatre's production of Children's Children, and also in Michael Winterbottom's The Look of Love.[7]
In 2013 she starred as Jane Shore in the period drama The White Queen, and in 2014 she appeared as Stacey in the BBC sitcom Outnumbered and as Simone Al-Harazi in the thriller series 24: Live Another Day. Her character in 24 had been planned to appear in two episodes, but that was expanded to seven. Her first major supporting film role came in the 2014 comedy film The Inbetweeners 2.[8]
Between 2015 and 2018, in 24 episodes over three seasons, she portrayed Niska in Channel 4's TV series Humans.
From 2017 to 2020 she played Chloe in Richard Herring's sitcom Relativity on BBC Radio 4.[9]
Filmography
edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Look of Love | Clare | Uncredited |
| 2014 | The Inbetweeners 2 | Katie Evans | |
| The Last Showing | Allie | ||
| 2017 | The Hippopotamus | Jane Swann | |
| 2022 | The Stranger in Our Bed | Charlotte |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The White Queen | Jane Shore | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 2014 | Outnumbered | Stacey | Guest role (3 episodes) |
| 24: Live Another Day | Simone Al-Harazi | Guest role (7 episodes) | |
| 2015 | Sons of Liberty | Margaret Kemble Gage | TV miniseries |
| 2015–2018 | Humans | Niska | Main role (24 episodes) |
| 2017 | The Miniaturist | The Miniaturist | Minor role (2 episodes) |
References
edit- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ "Five minutes with Emily Berrington". Vogue. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Button, Simon (20 November 2016). "Humans star Emily Berrington: A family is definitely in my future". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Smith, Tim. "Emily Berrington + Kara Tointon". BBC Radio Oxford. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Emily Berrington: Guildhall School of Music & Drama". www.gsmd.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Emily Berrington interview: On playing a robotic sex worker". The Independent. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Acting stardom for former Geography student". Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Inbetweeners 2: Meet Emily Berrington – the sequel's unfortunate". The Independent. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Relativity". Retrieved 4 October 2020.
External links
edit- Emily Berrington at IMDb
- Emily Berrington - interview & photos in The Protagonist Magazine