Ami Metcalf

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Ami Metcalf
Born
Ami Louise Metcalf

June 1994 (age 30)
Lewisham, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Television

Ami Louise Metcalf (born June 1994) is an English actress. She rose to prominence in 2010 after portraying Sapphire Cox in the BBC soap opera Doctors , for which she won the Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress. Following Doctors, she has appeared in various projects including the BBC drama series Upstairs Downstairs , the Channel 4 sitcom The Mimic and the BBC Radio 4 series Home Front . Since 2022, she has starred in the Britbox series Sister Boniface Mysteries as Peggy Button.

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Life and career

Ami Louise Metcalf was born in June 1994 in Lewisham, London. [1] [2] She was raised there by her single mother who worked as a teaching assistant. [3] in 2004, aged six, Metcalf made her stage debut in a production of The Wind in the Willows at the Open Air Theatre, Barra Hall Park. [4] In 2006, aged eight, Metcalf made her screen debut in a voice role for two episodes of the children's series The Owl . [5] Metcalf quit studying for her A-levels to focus on acting full-time. [3]

In 2010, she was cast in the BBC medical soap opera Doctors as Sapphire Cox. [3] Appearing in a recurring role for 15 episodes, she portrayed a teenager addicted to methadone who is taken in by established character Lily Hassan (Seeta Indrani). [6] For her portrayal of Sapphire, Metcalf won the Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress at the 2010 British Soap Awards. [7] Later in 2010, she portrayed a younger version of Kathy Burke in an episode of the Sky1 series Little Crackers . Impressed with her portrayal, producers cast Metcalf in a main role in a spin-off series for the programme, Walking and Talking, in 2012. [3] Also in 2010, she starred in the BBC period drama Upstairs Downstairs as Eunice McCabe and appeared in the 2012 Christmas special of Call the Midwife . [3] [8]

From 2013 to 2014, she starred in the Channel 4 sitcom The Mimic as Helen Smith. [9] Then in 2014, she began voicing Kitty Lumley in the BBC Radio 4 period drama series Home Front . [10] She voiced Kitty until 2018, appearing on eleven series of the programme. [11] Metcalf made her film debut in 2015 in the film Pan , playing Sister Thomas. [12] In 2016, she appeared in two episodes of the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness as Lisa Wilson. [13] In 2019, she returned to theatre, starring in a filmed production of Lady Windermere's Fan at the Vaudeville Theatre. [14] A year later, she appeared in a National Theatre Live production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Bridge Theatre. [15]

2019 also saw Metcalf appear in an episode of the BBC period series Father Brown as Alice Bonham. [16] A year later, she appeared in the 2020 Christmas special of Birds of a Feather . [17] [18] Then, in 2022, Metcalf returned to the Father Brown fictional universe when she was cast in the main role of Peggy Button in its spin-off series, Sister Boniface Mysteries . [19]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Owl Voice role
2009CloserSarahShort film
2010 Doctors Sapphire Cox Recurring role
2010 Little Crackers Young Kathy Episode: "Better Than Christmas"
2012 Upstairs Downstairs Eunice McCabe Main role
2012 One Night ShannonRecurring role
2012 Walking and Talking Kath Main role
2012 Bad Education Poppy HodgesonEpisode: "Politics"
2012 Call the Midwife Lynette DuncanEpisode: "2012 Christmas special"
2012 Panto! Chantelle JenkinsTelevision film
2013 It's Kevin Various1 episode
2013Listening to the DeadRuby TullyRecurring role
2014 Catherine Tate's Nan Alice1 episode
2013–2014 The Mimic Helen SmithMain role
2014–2018 Home Front Kitty Lumley (voice)Main role
2015 Pan Sister ThomasFilm
2016 Silent Witness Lisa Wilson2 episodes
2016 Allied RoxieFilm
2018 Lady Windermere's Fan Lady Agatha / RosalieLive production
2019 Father Brown Alice BonhamEpisode: "The Sacrifice of Tantalus"
2019 Crawl LeeFilm
2020 Birds of a Feather JordanEpisode: "2020 Christmas special"
2022–present Sister Boniface Mysteries Peggy ButtonMain role

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2004 The Wind in the Willows Squirrels and Robins Open Air Theatre [4]
2018 Lady Windermere's Fan Lady Agatha / Rosalie Vaudeville Theatre [20]
2019 A Midsummer Night's Dream Snout Bridge Theatre [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Birds of a Feather Christmas Special: Who is Ami Metcalf, the actress playing Jordan". Essex Live . Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ami Metcalf". Genes Reunited . Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ami Metcalf on Walking And Talking like Kathy Burke". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "The Wind in the Willows (2004)". Open Air Theatre, Barra Hall Park. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ami Metcalf". Creative Artists Management. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Peter Lloyd (Series Producer, 'Doctors')". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "EastEnders dominates at British Soap Awards". BBC News . Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Christmas Special 2012". BBC. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "The Mimic, Channel 4, review". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Kitty Lumley". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ami Metcalf talks about playing Kitty". BBC. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Meet the cast of Sister Boniface Mysteries". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 5 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Meet the cast of Birds of a Feather's Christmas special". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "REVIEW: Lady Windermere's Fan, Vaudeville Theatre". British Theatre. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Ami Metcalf". About the Artists. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "The Sacrifice of Tantalus - Father Brown". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "Birds of a Feather is returning for a Christmas special". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  18. ↑ "Birds of a Feather Christmas special". ITVX . Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "Sister Boniface Mysteries confirms date for 2024 Christmas special as comedy-drama returns". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  20. ↑ "Lady Windermere's Fan review – Saunders simmers at Wilde's West End party". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 February 2025.
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