They are a graduate of JAGS in Dulwich. In 2022, Campbell graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) with a Bachelor's of Art in Acting.[3] During their time at RADA, Campbell took part in various university-run theatrical productions, including Hamlet, Antigone and opera Our Man in Havana.[1]
Career
They made their acting debut in 2016, portraying various roles, including Petra in the BBC Television show Home From Home and Tara in the ITV series Midsomer Murders. In 2017, they played the role of Jenny in the award-winning short film Heart's Ease, which was produced by Jassa Ahluwalia.[5][2]
Campbell has been cast in the television role of Rhaena Targaryen[6] in the 2022 award-winning HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's companion book Fire and Blood.[7] Campbell was nominated alongside the rest of the cast for the Best Ensemble in a Drama Series category in the 2022 Pena de Prata awards.[8] Their return is anticipated for Season 2.[9]
Campbell made their theatrical debut in 2022, in an English Touring Theatre all-black production of The Importance of Being Earnest as Cecily Cardew, alongside actress Adele James.[10][11] Their performance was praised, called "effervescently bouncy" and garnering a "huge laugh" by the Evening Standard,[12] and called "flawless" by Theatre Weekly.[13] Campbell won the Best Non Binary Performer in a Play at the 2023 Black British Theatre Awards for their performance as Cecily.[14]
They then went on to play the character of Susanna in Hamnet, which was adapted for stage by Lolita Chakrabarti from the book of the same name.[15] In 2024, they then took on the role of Nikki in Kendall Feaver's play Alma Mater.[16][17]
