Amanda Ryan

Last updated

Amanda Ryan (born 10 October 1971) is an English actress who trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. [1] She is best known for her role on Channel 4's popular comedy drama Shameless as Sgt. Carrie Rogers and her appearance in the music video for "Walk Away" by Funeral for a Friend.

Contents

Amanda Ryan
BornOctober 10, 1971 (aged 52)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActress

Career

Ryan's most internationally recognised role was when she played Lettice Howard, the fictional lover of the Duke of Norfolk in the Academy Award winning 1998 film Elizabeth starring Cate Blanchett.

The previous year Ryan played Joanna in the 1997 film Metroland , based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Julian Barnes. She starred in the Inspector Morse episode "The Daughters of Cain" as Kay Brooks. She has appeared in productions such as the BBC2 series Attachments , [2] the film Britannic and the television adaptations of The Forsyte Saga and as Agnes Wickfield in the 1999 BBC adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield and, more recently, as Verity Wright in EastEnders .

Ryan's stage career includes credits in British productions of Patrick Marber's Closer , Simon Gray's Otherwise Engaged , Chekhov's The Wood Demon and in 2008 the part of Cathy in an adaptation of Wuthering Heights by April De Angelis.

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993The Micronots!Jasmine (navigator)TV series
1996 The Bill JodieTV series – episode: "Bits and Pieces"
Wycliffe Jane TrethowanTV series – episode: "Last Judgement"
JudeGypsy SaleswomanFilm
PoldarkCuby TrevanionTV film
Inspector Morse Kay BrooksTV series – episode: "The Daughters of Cain"
1997 The New Adventures of Robin Hood CatherineTV series – episode: "The Birthday Trap"
The HungerMusidoraTV series – episode: "The Swords"
Metroland JoannaFilm
The WoodlandersSukey DamsonFilm
1998The Man Who Held His BreathLuluShort
Elizabeth Lettice HowardFilm
Supply & DemandNatashaTV Miniseries – episodes: "Blood Ties: Part 1"; "Blood Ties: Part 2"
1999Simon MagusSarahFilm
Kavanagh QC Charlotte SinclairTV series – episode: "Previous Convictions"
The Escort AnnFilm
David Copperfield Agnes WickfieldTV film
2000 Britannic Vera CampbellTV film
BestMrs. CrevandFilm
AttachmentsSophie MooreTV series
2001 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Deborah St. JamesTV series – episode: "A Great Deliverance"
2002 The Forsyte Saga HollyTV Miniseries
WhooshJosieShort
Dalziel and Pascoe Kate LowryTV series – episode: "The Unwanted"
2003Real MenGreta BanhamTV film
The Forsyte Saga: To Let Holly Dartie née ForsyteTV Miniseries
2004 Murphy's Law RomyTV series – episode: "Ringers"
Stealing LivesDV Karen HearstTV film
2005 Murder Investigation Team Helen CousinsTV series – episode: No. 2.2
Christmas MerryJuliaShort
Red MercuryElectraFilm
2006 The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard Ronnie JohnsonTV series – episode: No. 1.4
2007 Sparkle KateFilm
EastEnders VerityTV series – episodes: 28 May 2007, 4 May 2007, 1 May 2007
2007–2009 Shameless Carrie Rogers TV series – 21 episodes
2009 Midsomer Murders Martha FilbyTV series – episode: ""The Creeper"
2011 Lewis Gina Goffe [3] TV series – episode: "Wild Justice"
2014 Suspects Rachel Sullivan1 episode
2014 Casualty Scarlet Wren1 episode – 26 April 2014
2015 Anti-Social ClaireFilm

| Casualty |Melanie Sinclair |1 episode – 27 January 2024

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rosamund Pike</span> British actress (born 1979)

Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike is an English actress. Pike studied at Wadham College, Oxford and began her acting career by appearing in stage productions including Romeo and Juliet at the National Youth Theatre. She had her breakthrough for her film debut as Bond girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day (2002), and had supporting roles in the period dramas The Libertine (2005), Pride & Prejudice (2005), An Education (2009) and Made in Dagenham (2010).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emily Watson</span> English actress (born 1967)

Emily Margaret Watson is a British actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse, and was nominated for the 2003 Olivier Award for Best Actress for the latter. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as Bess McNeil in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996) and for her role as Jacqueline du Pré in Hilary and Jackie (1998), winning the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress for the latter. For her role as Margaret Humphreys in Oranges and Sunshine (2010), she was also nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Kingston</span> English actress (born 1963)

Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston is an English actress. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her regular role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the NBC medical drama ER (1997–2004) and her title role in the ITV miniseries The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996), which earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Janet McTeer</span> English actress (born 1961)

Janet McTeer is an English actress. She began her career training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before earning acclaim for playing diverse roles on stage and screen in both period pieces and modern dramas. She has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a Olivier Award, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for two Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award. In 2008 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to drama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sophie Okonedo</span> English actress (born 1968)

Sophie Okonedo is a British actress. The recipient of a Tony Award, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, three BAFTA TV Awards, an Emmy Award, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2019, both for services to drama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matilda Ziegler</span> English actress

Matilda Ziegler is an English actress, best known for her roles as Donna Ludlow in EastEnders, Irma Gobb in Mr. Bean, and Pearl Pratt in Lark Rise to Candleford.

Amanda Root is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as Anne Elliot in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Persuasion. A familiar face on both stage and screen, she worked regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company during her early career, performing as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, among other roles. In 2009, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Sarah in Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests.

Anne Reid is a British stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street (1961–1971); Jean in the sitcom dinnerladies (1998–2000); and her role as Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2020) for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She won the London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year and received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the film The Mother (2003).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lindsay Duncan</span> Scottish actress

Lindsay Vere Duncan is a Scottish actress. She is the recipient of three BAFTA nominations and one Scottish BAFTA nomination, as well as two Olivier Awards and a Tony Award for her work on stage. She has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Duncan's film credits include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Reflecting Skin (1990), City Hall (1996), An Ideal Husband, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Mansfield Park, Under the Tuscan Sun, AfterLife, Starter for 10 (2006), Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010), About Time (2013), Birdman (2014), and Blackbird (2019).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rosemary Leach</span> British actress (1935–2017)

Rosemary Anne Leach was a British stage, television and film actress. She won the 1982 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a New Play for 84, Charing Cross Road and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her roles in the films That'll Be the Day (1973) and A Room with a View (1985).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anna Maxwell Martin</span> British actress (born 1977)

Anna Maxwell Martin, sometimes credited as Anna Maxwell-Martin, is a British actress. She won two British Academy Television Awards, for her portrayals of Esther Summerson in the BBC adaptation of Bleak House (2005) and N in the Channel 4 adaptation of Poppy Shakespeare (2008). She is also known for her roles as DCS Patricia Carmichael in BBC One crime drama Line of Duty (2019–2021) and Kelly Major in Code 404 (2020–present). From 2016-2022, Martin starred in the BBC comedy Motherland, for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carey Mulligan</span> English actress (born 1985)

Carey Hannah Mulligan is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jenna Coleman</span> English actress (born 1986)

Jenna-Louise Coleman is an English actress. She began her career in television, making her acting debut as Jasmine Thomas in the soap opera Emmerdale in 2005, followed by a recurring role in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2009). She made her film debut with a small role in the American superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and made appearances on diverse British period miniseries, including Titanic (2012), and Death Comes to Pemberley (2013).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sally Hawkins</span> British actress

Sally Cecilia Hawkins is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards including a Golden Globe Award in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hermione Norris</span> British actress

Hermione Norris is an English actress. She attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in the 1980s, before taking small roles in theatre and on television. In 1996, she was cast in her breakout role of Karen Marsden in the comedy drama television series Cold Feet. She appeared in every episode of the series from 1998 to 2003 and was nominated for a British Comedy Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Viola Davis</span> American actress and producer (born 1965)

Viola Davis is an American actress and film producer. Known for her work across screen and stage, her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and the EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hattie Morahan</span> English actress (born 1978)

Harriet Jane Morahan is an English actress. Her roles include Sister Clara in The Golden Compass (2007), Gale Benson in The Bank Job (2008), Alice in The Bletchley Circle (2012–2014), Ann in Mr. Holmes (2015), Rose Coyne in My Mother and Other Strangers (2016), Agathe/The Enchantress in Beauty and the Beast (2017), and as a voice actress, Doctor Who companion Helen Sinclair in Big Finish Productions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nikki Amuka-Bird</span> British actress (b. 1976)

Nikki Amuka-Bird is a British actress of the stage, television, and film.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rose Leslie</span> Scottish actress (born 1987)

Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Gwen Dawson in the ITV drama series Downton Abbey and Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, as well as playing Maia Rindell in three seasons of the CBS All Access legal and political drama The Good Fight and starring as Clare Abshire in HBO's The Time Traveler's Wife.

Chloe Pirrie is a Scottish actress. She has played main roles in the 2014 miniseries The Game, the 2012 film Shell, and the 2015 television film An Inspector Calls. She has also appeared in the 2016 miniseries War & Peace, the 2015 film Youth, the 2015 film Blood Cells and "The Waldo Moment", a 2013 episode of Black Mirror. In 2015, she also co-starred in the Academy Award winner for Best Live Action Short Film Stutterer.

References

  1. "World Productions Biography". Archived from the original on 20 March 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  2. "BBC Interview". BBC. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  3. "PBS Wild Justice Cast and Credits",