Bryony Hannah

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Bryony Shona Hannah
Born1984 (age 3839)
Education Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
OccupationActress
Television Call the Midwife
Dead Boss

Bryony Hannah (born 1984)[ citation needed ] is a British actress, best known as Cynthia Miller in BBC One's Call the Midwife .

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Early life

The daughter of a teacher and a retired Royal Navy lieutenant-commander, Hannah comes from Portsmouth, and after leaving school worked in a pub in Southampton. She was then accepted to RADA, having won a Laurence Olivier Bursary. [1]

Career

Hannah received an Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her role as Mary Tilford in The Children's Hour . [2] Several reviews of that production mentioned that Hannah was a "virtual unknown" and "stole the show." [1]

Her other stage roles include performances in Earthquakes in London , Every Good Boy Deserves Favour , The Pillowman , The Merry Wives of Windsor and War Horse . In 2017, she appeared in the posthumous premiere of Olivier Award winner Kevin Elyot's final play Twilight Song, alongside Adam Garcia and Paul Higgins.[ citation needed ]

She also appeared in Dead Boss as Christine [3] and provided the voice of Padget, Pando's carer, in the CBeebies TV series Bing .

She is best known for her work on Call the Midwife . Her character, Nurse Cynthia Miller, was in the initial cast of characters of season one. During the course of the show, Cynthia decided she was being called to a religious life, and she became a nun. Her character lived as a nun at Nonnatus House, where she also worked as a midwife. [4] Hannah left the series after season six. [5]

Personal life

In 2014, Hannah gave birth to her first child. [6]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Cemetery Junction Louise the Waitress
2015 Jupiter Ascending Nurse Schultz
2021 The Last Duel Alice
2023 Firebrand Ellen
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2022The Chelsea DetectiveErin Murphy1 episode
2021 Death in Paradise Rebecca Morley1 episode
2017 Unforgotten Cath4 episodes
2014-2019 Bing PadgetRecurring role
2012 Dead Boss Christine6 episodes
2012–2017 Call the Midwife Cynthia Miller / Sister Mary CynthiaMain cast, series 1-6
2012 Above Suspicion Felicity TurnerSeries 4: "Silent Scream"
2011 Life's Too Short Brenda1 episode
2003ReversalsFemale StudentMinor role, TV movie
Theatre
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The Children's Hour Mary Tilford [7] Olivier Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role [2]

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