Emily Barber

Emily Barber
Emily Barber
Born	26 September 1991 (age 33); Peterborough, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present
Awards	Best Newcomer Manchester Theatre Awards 2015, Commendation Ian Charleson Awards 2015

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.

Her theatre career 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 Imogen 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 as Imogen 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] Since May 2024, Barber has played the lead role of Ewen Montagu in Operation Mincemeat at London’s Fortune Theatre.

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

2013 Judy in Cornelius by John Boynton Priestley directed by Sam Yates at the Finborough Theatre.^[1]
2013 Viola in the Richard Burton Company’s production of Twelfth Night.^[1]
2014 Liz in Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse. Directed by Sam Yates at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.^[1]
2015 Gwendolen in The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Adrian Noble at the Vaudeville Theatre.^[1]
2015 Imogen in Cymbeline by William Shakespeare. Directed by Sam Yates at the Globe Theatre.^[3]
2016 Harrison in Boys Will Be Boys by Melissa Bubnic. Directed by Amy Hodge at the Bush Theatre.^[15]^{[self-published source?]}
2014 Antigone in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Directed by Peter Sellars at the Royal Festival Hall.
2016 Judy in Trouble In Mind by Alice Childress. Directed by Laurence Boswell at the Theatre Royal, Bath.
2019 Jess in Cost of Living by Martyna Majok. Directed by Edward Hall at the Hampstead Theatre.^[16]^[17]
2022 Lydia in Love All at the Jermyn Street Theatre.^[18]
2024 Ewen Montagu in Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre. ^[19]

TV and film roles

2018 Lucy Grey in Endeavour (TV series)
2018 Cassandra in The Royals (TV series)^[13]
2019 Cath in Call The Midwife (TV series)^[20]
2020 Violet Hayward in The Alienist (TV series)^[14]
2019 PR Flak in Backdraft 2 (film)^[21]
2022 Tessa in Bridgerton (TV series)
2023 Eva in Dreamland (TV series)
2024 Diana Ramdani in Industry (TV series)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Critical Acclaim for Newcomer Emily Barber". rwcmd.ac.uk. October 29, 2015.
^ "Winners announced of Manchester Theatre Awards". whatsonstage.com. March 16, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Ian Charleson Awards – Nominations 2015 |". WestEndTheatre.com - London Theatre Tickets.
^ Shilling, Jane (May 18, 2016). "Cymbeline, Sam Wanamaker Theatre, review: 'gets its priorities right'". The Daily Telegraph.
^ Taylor, Paul (December 23, 2015). "Production of Cymbeline rises to the drama's complicated occasion - review". The Independent.
^ Hitchings, Henry (January 4, 2016). "Cymbeline, theatre review: All the fun of the Bard". London Evening Standard.
^ Coghlan, Alexandra (December 9, 2015). "Cymbeline, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse". The Arts Desk.
^ "Cymbeline "One to Watch | Emily Barber"". The Independent. January 9, 2016 – via samyatesdirector.com.
^ Dunn, Carrie (October 1, 2015). "BWW Interview: Emily Barber Of The Importance of Being Earnest". BroadwayWorld.
^ Cavendish, Dominic (July 1, 2015). "The Importance of Being Earnest, Vaudeville Theatre, review: 'a trial'". The Daily Telegraph.
^ Billington, Michael (July 1, 2015). "The Importance of Being Earnest review – David Suchet's Lady Bracknell is majestically funny". The Guardian.
^ Gurtler, Camilla (July 7, 2015). "The Importance of Being Earnest, Vaudeville Theatre".
^ ^a ^b "Has King Robert Found His Queen on the Royals? Meet Cassandra, His Feisty New Love Interest!". 21 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b Oller, Jacob (July 10, 2020). "The Alienist: Angel of Darkness: TNT's Gilded Crime Drama Returns with a Beautiful, Better Season 2". Paste.
^ "Review: Boys Will Be Boys, Bush Hall". There Ought To Be Clowns (Blog). July 2, 2016.
^ Billington, Michael (February 1, 2019). "Cost of Living review – Adrian Lester dazzles in stirring portrait of poverty". The Guardian.
^ Lee, Madeline (February 7, 2019). "Review: Cost of Living, Hampstead Theatre".
^ "See Emily Barber in 'Love All' at the Jermyn Street Theatre". loudandclearvoices.com. September 16, 2022.
^ "Operation Mincemeat". Operation Mincemeat. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
^ 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.
^ "Backdraft 2". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020.

External links

Emily Barber at IMDb
[1] Emily Barber on Twitter
Curtis Brown Agent: Curtis Brown (agency)

[rwcmd-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Critical Acclaim for Newcomer Emily Barber". rwcmd.ac.uk. October 29, 2015.

[manc-2] "Winners announced of Manchester Theatre Awards". whatsonstage.com. March 16, 2015.

[charl-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".

[royals-13] "Has King Robert Found His Queen on the Royals? Meet Cassandra, His Feisty New Love Interest!". 21 March 2018.

[alien-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] "Operation Mincemeat". Operation Mincemeat. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

[20] 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.

[21] "Backdraft 2". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020.

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