Hannah Onslow

Hannah Onslow
Onslow at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival
Born	Hannah Lucy Onslow 1998 Romford, Greater London, England
Alma mater	RADA
Years active	2020–present

Hannah Lucy Onslow (born 1 April 1998) is an English actress. Her films include Empire of Light (2022) and Unicorns (2023). On television, she appeared in the BBC One series This Is Going to Hurt (2022) and This City Is Ours (2025), the Paramount+ series The Doll Factory (2023), and the MGM+ series Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024).

Early life

Onslow is from Romford, Greater London. ^[1] She attended the BRIT School and went on to graduate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Acting. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Onslow made her television debut in a 2020 episode of the BBC One series Call the Midwife . The following year, she played Elise in the drama Ridley Road , also on BBC One. ^[4] In 2022, Onslow made her feature film debut as Janine in Sam Mendes' Empire of Light with Micheal Ward and Olivia Colman, ^{[5] [6] [7]} and played patient Erika van Hegen in the BBC One medical drama This Is Going to Hurt . ^[8]

In 2023, Onslow appeared in the drama film Unicorns as Emma, ^[9] and had a recurring role portraying Pre-Raphaelite model Elizabeth Siddal in the Paramount+ series The Doll Factory . ^[10] She has an upcoming role in Helen Edmundson's Belgravia: The Next Chapter for MGM+. ^[11]

In March 2025, she played the main role of Diana, girlfriend of drug lord wannabe Michael Kavanagh (played by James Nelson-Joyce), alongside Sean Bean, Julie Graham, and Jack McMullen in the BBC One Liverpool-based gangster television series, This City Is Ours (2025). ^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Empire of Light	Janine
2023	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	Student
	Unicorns	Emma

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Call the Midwife	Connie Blair	1 episode
2021	Ridley Road	Elise	Miniseries, 3 episodes
2022	This Is Going to Hurt	Erika van Hegen	Miniseries, 6 episodes
2023	The Doll Factory	Lizzie Siddal	5 episodes
2024	Belgravia: The Next Chapter	Emily Dunn	Miniseries
2025	This City Is Ours	Diana	Main role; 8 episodes [12]

References

1. Jessop, Vicky (26 March 2025). "Romford, Rada and now a starring role with Sean Bean: keep your eye on Hannah Onslow". Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
2. "Hannah Onslow". RADA. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
3. "Hannah Onslow - Young rising star of the big and small screen". Anthea Represents. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
4. "Ridley Road – Meet the cast and creators". BBC Media Centre. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
5. Tartaglione, Nancy (28 February 2022). "Sam Mendes Starts Production on 'Empire of Light'; Tom Brooke & Hannah Onslow Join Cast of Searchlight Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
6. "Red Carpet Revelations: Hannah Onslow – 'Empire of Light'". Hollywood Insider. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
7. O'Reilly, Brianna (10 January 2023). "On the Red Carpet: With the cast of Empire of Light". The Black Project. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
8. Morris, Lauren (16 February 2022). "Meet the cast of BBC One's This Is Going to Hurt". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
9. Ellwood, Gregory (8 September 2023). "'Unicorns' Review: Ben Hardy Steals The Spotlight In Muslim Drag Queen Drama [TIFF]". The Playlist. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
10. "See Freddy Carter and Hannah Onslow in 'The Doll Factory' which premieres on Paramount+ today". Anthea Represents. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
11. Petski, Denise (8 March 2023). "'Belgravia: The Next Chapter': Harriet Slater, Ben Wainwright, Elaine Cassidy Among 9 Cast In Julian Fellowes' MGM+ Sequel Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
12. David Craig (23 March 2025). "This City Is Ours cast: Full list of actors in BBC crime drama". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 28 March 2025.

External links

• Hannah Onslow at IMDb
• Hannah Onslow at Spotlight