Emma Handy (born 24 March 1974) is a British actress best known for her West End stage work and her role as DC Paula McIntyre in the ITV1 award-winning drama series Wire in the Blood in which she appeared for five series.
Emma trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). During the summer of her second year Emma was invited to Hungary to play the leading role in the first English translation of Csongor és Tünde by Peter Zollman at the Merlin International Theatre, Budapest.
During her final year at drama school Emma was offered the part of Yuliya in a new translation of Chekhov's The Wood Demon by Frank Dwyer at the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End. Emma went straight onto the Royal Shakespeare Company to play Jessica in Merchant of Venice [1] and to create the role of Rhona in the premiere of Robert Holman's Bad Weather.
Much of Emma's stage work has been involved with new writing creating many roles including Anna Van Gogh in Nicholas Wright's multi award-winning play Vincent in Brixton directed by Richard Eyre for the Royal National Theatre; Rhona in Robert Holman's Bad Weather directed by Steven Pimlott for the Royal Shakespeare Company; Lou in Murray Gold's 50 Revolutions directed by Dominic Dromgoole for the Trafalgar Studios and Cathy in Polly Teale's award-winning Speechless for Shared Experience at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
Emma played Maudie Miller in Trevor Nunn's 2011 revival of Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket marking the centenary of Terence Rattigan's birth.[ citation needed ]
In January 2013, Emma performed at the Adelaide Festival in Australia in the premiere of Thursday [2] by the acclaimed playwright Bryony Lavery ( Frozen ) in a collaboration with Australian-based theatre company Brink Productions and English Touring Theatre. [3]
Handy performed a lead role, the young Queen Elizabeth ll, 'Liz' in Moira Buffini's critically acclaimed play Handbagged examining the relationship between the Queen and prime minister Margaret Thatcher. The production toured the UK in 2015, including performances at the Theatre Royale in Bath, [4] [5] the Cambridge Arts Theatre, [6] and also at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham. [7] In 2016, Handy talked about playing the queen in an interview timed to coincide with the monarch's 90th birthday. [8]
In 2021, Handy played the role of Ida in the BBC Radio 4 drama series Faith, Hope and Glory. [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Black Cab | Jem | TV series |
2000 | Pretending to be Judith | Keeley | 2 episodes |
2001 | The Bill | Lisa Hayes | Episode: "Real Crime" |
2002 | The American Embassy | Jules Brody | TV series |
2002 | The Bill | Jodie White | 1 episode |
−2002 | Innocents | Nurse | TV movie |
2003 | Hear the Silence | Ann | TV movie |
−2003 | Vincent in Brixton | Anna Van Gogh | TV movie |
2004 | William and Mary | Tracy Mellor | 4 episodes |
2004 | Silent Witness | DS Gwenda Newton | 2 episodes |
2004 | See Me | Jo | TV movie |
2005 | Beneath the Skin | Louisa | TV movie |
2003–2008 | Wire in the Blood | DC Paula McIntyre | 24 episodes |
2010 | Doctors | Linda Stow | 4 episodes |
2011 | Threesome | Dr Cartwright | TV series |
2011 | Holby City | Katie Blakeman | Episode "See You on the Ice" |
2016 | The Coroner | Debbie Patterson | Episode: "Crash" |
2016 | The Worst Witch | Mrs Hallow | 3 episodes |
2017 | Doctor Who | Mother | Episode: "The Lie of the Land" |
2015-2022 | Doc Martin | Samantha Trappett | 7 episodes |
2023 | The Beaker Girls | Mrs Cook | Series regular |
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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1997 | Velvet Goldmine | Jean | Todd Haynes |
2001 | Iris | PC Keaton | Richard Eyre |
2002 | Club Le Monde [10] | Ra | Simon Rumley |
2003 | Vacuums | Marge | Luke Cresswell & Steve McNicholas |
2003 | Vincent in Brixton | Anna Van Gogh | Richard Eyre |
2006 | Balham vs Clapham | Emily | Tom Yarwood |
2012 | Fast Girls | Rebecca- Team GB Official | Regan Hall |
Year | Title | Author | Role | Director | Notes |
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1996 | Csongor és Tünde | Peter Zollman | Tunde | Lazlo Magacs | Merlin International Theatre, Budapest |
1997 | The Wood Demon | Anton Chekhov | Yuliya | Anthony Clark | The Playhouse Theatre, London |
1997–1999 | Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | Lady in Waiting | Adrian Noble | Royal Shakespeare Company |
1997–1999 | The Merchant of Venice | William Shakespeare | Jessica | Gregory Doran | Royal Shakespeare Company |
1997–1999 | Bad Weather | Robert Holman | Rhona | Steven Pimlott | Royal Shakespeare Company |
1999 | 50 Revolutions | Murray Gold | Lou | Dominic Dromgoole | Trafalgar Studios |
2002–2003 | Vincent in Brixton | Nicholas Wright | Anna Van Gogh | Richard Eyre | National Theatre London, Wyndham's Theatre London, Playhouse Theatre, London |
2007 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | William Shakespeare | Hermia | Tito Celestino da Costa | International Opera Festival, Lisbon |
2008 | Crown Matrimonial | Royce Ryton | Elizabeth, Duchess of York | David Grindley | ACT Productions |
2009 | Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness | Anthony Neilson | Madame Poulet | Steve Marmion | Headlong |
2010 | "Speechless" | Polly Teale | Cathy | Polly Teale | Shared Experience, Traverse Theatre Edinburgh |
2011 | Flare Path | Terence Rattigan | Maudie Miller | Trevor Nunn | Haymarket Theatre, London |
2012 | The Boy who Fell into a Book | Alan Ayckbourn | Monique | Steve Marmion | Soho Theatre |
2013 | "Thursday" | Bryony Lavery | Bonita D'Olivera | Chris Drummond | ETT and BRINK Productions for the Adelaide Festival, Australia |
2014 | "Miss Julie" | August Strindberg / Rebecca Lenkiewicz | Kristin | Jamie Glover Minerva Theatre, Chichester Festival | |
2015 | "Handbagged" | Moira Buffini | Liz | Indhu Rubasingham | UK tour |
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