Georgina Campbell

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Georgina Campbell
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Campbell in 2022
Born
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Alma mater Royal Holloway, University of London (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Georgina Campbell is an English actress. She won the 2015 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for Murdered by My Boyfriend (2014), making her the first black and first non-white actress to win that award. Her other television credits include Flowers (2016), Broadchurch (2017), the Black Mirror episode "Hang the DJ" (2017), Krypton (2018), and The Pale Horse (2020). She made her film debut with a minor role in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) and has starred in the horror films Barbarian (2022), Bird Box Barcelona (2023), T.I.M. (2023), Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023) and The Watchers (2024). In 2019, Campbell was featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.

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Early life and education

Campbell was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, [1] to a white English mother [1] and a Jamaican father. [2] Her mother is a retired teacher and her father is a police officer. [1] She is the second of three daughters. After her parents divorced, she was primarily raised by her mother and stepfather in Dartford, Kent. [3] She spent her younger years in Wilmington. [1] [4]

Campbell graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2014. [4] [5] [6]

Career

2009–2021

At 16, Campbell was scouted in the street for her first role as Lucy in the 2009 web series Freak . [3] She had minor roles in series such as Casualty , Holby City , Doctors , and Death in Paradise . Campbell was 22 when she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her role as Ashley Jones in the BBC Three television film Murdered by My Boyfriend (2014), [3] making her the first black [7] [5] and first non-white Best Actress winner. [8]

In 2015, Campbell starred in the Sky 1 comedy drama After Hours as Jasmine. [3] The first season was directed by Craig Cash and was broadcast in November 2015. She had a lead role in the TV mini-series Tripped (2015), a supporting role in the BBC drama mini-series One of Us (2016), and she appeared in Channel 4 black comedy series Flowers (2016). [3]

In 2017, she made her film debut with a minor role in Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend of the Sword , [9] and appeared in the ITV drama series Broadchurch as DC Katie Harford, and in Black Mirror , series 4 episode 4, "Hang the DJ", as Amy. [8] In 2018, she began playing Lyta-Zod in Syfy drama series Krypton . [8] In 2019, she appeared in one episode of HBO's fantasy drama television series His Dark Materials . [10]

In February 2019, Campbell was featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list. [7]

2022–present

In 2022, she starred in the critically acclaimed, commercially successful horror film Barbarian . [11] [12]

In 2023, she co-starred in the post-apocalyptic horror thriller film Bird Box Barcelona , [13] in the sci-fi thriller T.I.M. , [14] and in the horror film Lovely, Dark, and Deep . [15] [16]

In 2024, Campbell co-starred in the supernatural horror film The Watchers , directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan. [17]

In 2025, she will star in the horror thriller Influencers , directed by Kurtis David Harder. [18] In 2026, she will star in the horror thrillers Psycho Killer , directed by Gavin Polone, [19] and Cold Storage , directed by Jonny Campbell. [20]

Filmography

Film

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017The Ministry of Stories Anthology of HorrorMedusaShort film
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Kay
CannedGeorgieShort film
2021WildcatKhadija "Kat" Young
Blank ShoresEmilyShort film
All My Friends Hate Me Fig
2022 Barbarian Tess Marshall
2023 Bird Box Barcelona Claire
T.I.M. Abi
Lovely, Dark, and Deep Lennon
2024 The Watchers Ciara
2025 Influencers Charlotte
2026 Psycho Killer †Jane ThornePost-production [21]
Cold Storage †Naomi WilliamsPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 Casualty AmyEpisode: "Dark Places"
The Cut Kelly2 episodes
2011–2012 Sadie J Whitney LandonRecurring; 6 episodes
2012 Doctors Abby HellierEpisode: "Crocodile Tears"
One Night RochelleMiniseries
Holby City Gabby GreendaleEpisode: "Last Day on Earth"
2013 Death in Paradise ThereseEpisode: "An Unholy Death"
The Ice Cream Girls Young Serena GorringeMiniseries
2014 The Dumping Ground JenEpisode: "Finding Frank"
Murdered by My Boyfriend Ashley JonesTelevision film
2015 The Ark ArisTelevision film
Brotherhood KatherineEpisode: "Mating"
After Hours Jasmine6 episodes
TrippedKateMiniseries
2016 One of Us AnnaMiniseries
Flowers Abigail6 episodes
2017 Broadchurch Detective Constable Katie Harford8 episodes
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams BarbaraEpisode: "Impossible Planet"
five by fiveChloe2 episodes
Black Mirror AmyEpisode: "Hang the DJ" [22]
2018 Krypton Lyta ZodMain role
2019 His Dark Materials Adele StarminsterEpisode: "The Idea of North"
Cake Paige3 episodes
2020 The Pale Horse Delphine EasterbrookMain role; miniseries
Soulmates MirandaEpisode: "Little Adventures"
2022 Suspicion Natalie ThompsonMain role

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Freak LucyMain role; 16 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2015 RTS Programme Awards Actor – Female Murdered by My Boyfriend Nominated [23]
British Academy Television Awards Best Actress Won [24] [25]
2018 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series Black Mirror Nominated [26]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gilbert, Gerard (24 August 2016). "Georgina Campbell: From guest roles on Casualty and Holby City to a Bafta and sharing ice lollies with Jude Law". The Independent .
  2. ↑ Urwin, Rosamund (25 April 2016). "Flowers star Georgina Campbell says acting is 100 per cent too posh". The Standard .
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Saner, Emine (22 August 2016). "Georgina Campbell: 'I wanted to be an air hostess, not an actor'". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022. Last year, at the age of 22,...
  4. 1 2 Khaleeli, Homa (13 May 2015). "Bafta winner Georgina Campbell: 'We wanted it to be truthful and real'". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 Hughes, Sarah (30 October 2015). "Georgina Campbell on TV's lack of diversity". The Independent . Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Alumni in the news". Higher Online. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  7. 1 2 Barton, Merrilee (12 February 2019). "2019 Europe 30 under 30: Entertainment". Forbes .
  8. 1 2 3 Vassell, Nicole (5 February 2018). "Georgina Campbell: Black Mirror, Baftas and breaking out of the box". Pride Magazine .
  9. ↑ Rice, Jonah (25 October 2023). "The Rapid Rise of Georgina Campbell". MovieWeb .
  10. ↑ White, Peter (27 July 2018). "'Black Mirror's Georgina Campbell & 'Games of Thrones' Ian Gelder Join 'His Dark Materials' As Filming Begins". Deadline Hollywood .
  11. ↑ Militano, Hannah (5 October 2022). "Georgina Campbell Reaches Scream Queen Status in New Horror Hit 'Barbarian'". Grazia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Tauer, Kristen (6 September 2022). "Georgina Campbell Embraces Horror in 'Barbarian'". WWD. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  13. ↑ Rooney, David (9 July 2023). "'Bird Box Barcelona' Review: Spanish Spinoff of Netflix's Horror Hit Pads Out a Thin Concept With Meager Gains". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  14. ↑ Chase, Stephanie (12 July 2023). "The Witcher star's new movie confirms Netflix release as first trailer lands". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  15. ↑ Beth, Amy (11 March 2024). "From 'Barbarian' to 'Lovely, Dark, and Deep,' Georgina Campbell Is an Underrated Scream Queen". Collider .
  16. ↑ Bray, Catherine (18 March 2024). "Lovely, Dark, and Deep review – compelling protagonist elevates gnarly, brooding horror". The Guardian .
  17. ↑ Rajput, Priyanca (5 September 2023). "Ishana Shyamalan's debut feature The Watchers wraps in Dublin". KFTV.com . Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  18. ↑ Navarro, Meagan (8 May 2025). "Fantasia 2025 First Wave of Programming Includes 'Influencers,' Lynchian 'I Live Here Now,' and More". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  19. ↑ Grobar, Matt (17 April 2023). "'Psycho Killer': James Preston Rogers Latest To Join New Regency's Horror-Thriller". Deadline Hollywood .
  20. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (30 March 2023). "'Smile' Star Sosie Bacon Joins Liam Neeson, Joe Keery & Georgina Campbell In Studiocanal Thriller 'Cold Storage'; Filming Underway With Lesley Manville In Final Talks". Deadline Hollywood .
  21. ↑ Hamman, Cody (25 April 2024). "Psycho Killer: thriller from the writer of Se7en earns R rating for strong bloody violence & much more". JoBlo.com .
  22. ↑ Plaugic, Lizzie (5 January 2018). "The dating-app future of Black Mirror's Hang The DJ doesn't seem that implausible". The Verge . Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  23. ↑ Klompus, Jack (17 March 2015). "Casualty, Harry & Paul, Line of Duty win at RTS Programme Awards". Digital Spy .
  24. ↑ Masters, Tim (11 May 2015). "Crime drama wins big at Bafta TV awards". BBC News . Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "KEY CONTRIBUTOR | Actor Georgina Campbell". BAFTA . 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  26. ↑ "Black Reel Awards for TV - Past Winners & Nominees by Category". Black Reel Awards . Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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