Frances Mayli McCann

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Frances Mayli McCann
Born
Bishopbriggs, Scotland
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse Christopher Chung

Frances Mayli McCann is a Scottish actress. Known for her work in theatre, she is the recipient of Laurence Olivier and WhatsOnStage Award nominations. Her roles include Bonnie Parker in Bonnie & Clyde and Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby .

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Early life and education

Frances Mayli McCann was born and raised in Bishopbriggs, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, to a Hong Kong mother and a Scottish-Irish father. [1] She was a dancer and gymnast from the age of four. [2]

She attended Turnbull High School. [3] After discovering acting and singing, she auditioned for and joined the Glasgow Academy Musical Theatre Arts (now GPRO), graduating in 2009. [2]

Career

McCann first appeared on television in the 2000s CBBC series Against All Odds as Melissa and the BBC Scotland soap opera River City as Mia. She was also a finalist on CITV's Britannia High. In 2009, she was cast in a tour of the music show Highland Heartbeat. [4] She guest starred in a 2010 episode of the BBC Three series Lip Service .

In 2011, McCann made her West End debut as a diva in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Palace Theatre. She returned to Priscilla, Queen of the Desert for its 2013 tour around the UK, this time as Cynthia.[ citation needed ]

McCann originated the role of Kylah in Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour , a stage adaptation of Alan Warner's novel The Sopranos in the play's 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival premiere. [5] She took the character on tour later that year, to the National Theatre in 2016, and to the West End at the Duke of York's Theatre in 2017. [6] McCann and the rest of the cast were jointly nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[ citation needed ]

In 2019, McCann had a recurring role as Niki in the fifth series of Shetland on BBC One. She also had a small role in Evita at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. She began playing Éponine on a tour of Les Misérables , but it was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] In 2021, McCann appeared in the world premiere of Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World at MAST Mayflower Studios in Southampton, as well as productions at the Royal Court [8] and Almeida Theatre, and played Heather McNamara in the West End revival of Heathers: The Musical at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. [9]

In February 2022, it was announced McCann would star as the titular Bonnie Parker in the original West End cast of Bonnie & Clyde opposite Jordan Luke Gage as Clyde Barrow. The show's original run took place in spring 2022 at the Arts Theatre. [10] For her performance, McCann was nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award. Bonnie & Clyde would return to the West End in March 2023 at the Garrick Theatre with McCann and Gage reprising their roles. [11] Also in 2023, McCann appeared in the second series of the CBBC tween science fiction series Silverpoint , played Misa in the London Palladium concert staging of Death Note: The Musical , and returned to River City in the role of Chloe Qi-Lewis.

In February 2025, it was announced she'd star as Daisy Buchanan opposite Jamie Muscato in the European premiere of The Great Gatsby at the London Coliseum. [12]

Personal life

McCann married to Australian actor Christopher Chung in a traditional Chinese ceremony in Melbourne in 2020, [13] followed by a western wedding at Bothy Glasgow in 2021. [14]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
200?Against All OddsMelissa
200? River City Mia
2010 Lip Service Shona1 episode
2019 Shetland Niki5 episodes (series 5)
2020A Tale to TellSleeping BeautyShort film
2023 Silverpoint CharlotteRecurring role (series 2)
2023–2025River City Chloe Qi-Lewis
2024 Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical - Recorded Live on Stage Bonnie Parker Filmed version of concert production at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
2024 Sister Boniface Mysteries Sylvia MelburyEpisode: "How to Murder a Tune"

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Highland HeartbeatTour
2009–2010AladdinPrincess Jasmine King's Theatre, Glasgow
2011 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Diva Palace Theatre, London
2012 I Dreamed a Dream Nurse Theatre Royal, Newcastle
2013–2014Priscilla, Queen of the DesertCynthiaUK tour
2014 Here Lies Love Soloist National Theatre, London
2015 Little Shop of Horrors Audrey (cover) Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury
2015–2017 Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour Kylah Edinburgh Fringe Festival / UK tour / National Theatre / Duke of York's Theatre, London
2015–2016Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSnow White King's Theatre, Edinburgh
2018The Great WaveHanaNational Theatre, London [15] [16]
Macbeth Gentlewoman
2019 Evita Péron's Mistress Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
2019–2020 Les Misérables ÉponineUK tour
2020Ensemble

u/s Éponine

 Sondheim Theatre, London
2021Living Newspaper Royal Court Theatre, London
Heathers: The Musical Heather McNamara Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World Emmeline Pankhurst / Agent Fifi / Miss JohnsonMAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
2022–2023 Bonnie & Clyde Bonnie Parker Theatre Royal, Drury Lane / Arts Theatre / Garrick Theatre, London
2022 Chess Svetlana Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [17]
2023 Death Note: The Musical Misa Amane Concert; London Palladium
Peter PanWendy Darling
2025 The Great Gatsby Daisy Buchanan London Coliseum

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Our Ladies of Perpetual SuccourNominated [18]
2023 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Performer in a MusicalBonnie & ClydeNominated [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Launching soon on CV's 1 year anniversary!". Creative Voices UK (Podcast). 13 June 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 McCann, Frances Mayli (28 April 2011). "Interview with Frances Mayli McCann". London Theatre (Interview). Interviewed by Cheesman, Neil. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Macleod, Eilidh (22 July 2010). "Bishopbriggs local chosen to star in spectacular Highland Heartbeat production". Denvir. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Young Scots are off to entertain old west". Glasgow Times. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Worthington, Amy (6 June 2017). "We spoke to actress Frances Mayli McCann about the riotous show Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour". The National Student. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Cooke, Rachel (30 April 2017). "Foul-mouthed Scottish schoolgirls get ready to hit the West End". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Corona Diaries: Frances Mayli McCann". Pocket Size Theatre. 11 May 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Frances Mayli McCann". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Frances Mayli McCann in Bonnie & Clyde The Musical". West End Theatre. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  10. ↑ Gans, Andrew (20 February 2022). "Frances Mayli McCann and Jordan Luke Gage Will be Bonnie and Clyde in London Bow of Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Wood, Alex (7 November 2022). "Jordan Luke Gage and Frances Mayli McCann to return for West End Bonnie and Clyde". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  12. ↑ Gans, Andrew (6 February 2025). "Frances Mayli McCann and Jamie Muscato Will Lead London's The Great Gatsby". Playbill. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  13. ↑ Frances Mayli McCann (11 January 2020). "My big fat Chinese wedding🎎" . Retrieved 21 February 2023– via Instagram.
  14. ↑ Frances Mayli McCann (23 September 2021). "Mr and Mrs Chung" . Retrieved 21 February 2023– via Instagram.
  15. ↑ "Frances Mayli McCann". National Theatre. November 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "Frances Mayli McCann". BBA Shakespeare. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  17. ↑ Wild, Stephi (10 June 2022). "Joel Harper-Jackson, Frances Mayli McCann and Ako Mitchell Join the Cast of CHESS THE MUSICAL in Concert". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  18. ↑ "Olivier awards 2017: full list of nominations". The Guardian. 6 March 2017. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  19. ↑ Wood, Alex (8 December 2022). "Nominations in full: the 23rd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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