Rosalie Craig

Rosalie Mae Craig
Craig in 2015
Born	(1980-05-30) 30 May 1980 (age 45) Nottingham, England
Alma mater	Rose Bruford College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Known for	The Light Princess , Company and Riot Women
Spouse	Hadley Fraser ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1

Rosalie Mae Craig (born 30 May 1980) is an English actress, noted for her performances in musical theatre. In 2013, she received her first major award, a London Evening Standard Award for Best Performance in a Musical. ^[1] In 2025 she took the lead in the BBC drama Riot Women .

Early life and education

Rosalie Mae Craig was born on 30 May 1980 ^[2] and grew up in Nottingham. ^[3]

She studied for a BA in Actor Musicianship at Rose Bruford College, from which she graduated in 2001. ^[4]

Career

Stage

After graduation Craig joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made her professional stage debut in an adaptation by Adrian Mitchell of Alice in Wonderland . ^[5]

In 2007 she had her first leading role in a West End production, playing the character Arwen in the musical stage adaptation of The Lord of the Rings . ^[6]

Since then her notable roles in theatre have included the title character in Tori Amos's The Light Princess at the National Theatre in 2013, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award, as well as winning ^[7] her first major award, a London Evening Standard Award for Best Performance in a Musical. ^[1]

She appeared in the musical London Road at the National Theatre and subsequently^{[ when? ]} in Rufus Norris's film adaptation.^{[ citation needed ]} Craig's other work with the National Theatre include: As You Like It and The Threepenny Opera . She appeared in the premiere of musical Wonder.land , at Palace Theatre, Manchester for the Manchester International Festival; also directed by Norris in association with the National Theatre. ^[8]

In September 2018 Craig began appearing alongside Patti LuPone in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Company. She played the lead role of Bobbie, reimagined for the first time as a woman. ^[9]

She also had leading parts in City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse), Finding Neverland (Leicester Curve) and Ragtime (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre).^{[ citation needed ]}

Television

Craig's television work includes appearances in Spooks , a 2009 episode of Miranda , ^[10] Endeavour , Lovesick , Midsomer Murders , Truth Seekers and The Queen's Gambit . ^{[11] [12]}

In 2021 Craig played the brief role of the Whaletaur Shaman in Netflix's Centaurworld , released on 30 July 2021. In 2022 she appeared as Virginia Wilson in the Netflix series 1899 , ^[13] and portrayed Jeanne d'Albret in The Serpent Queen in 2024. ^[14]

Craig's television work includes the BBC television dramas Moonflower Murders and Riot Women . ^[15]

Personal life

Craig married actor and musician Hadley Fraser on 5 October 2014. ^[3] They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Elvie, on 1 November 2016. ^[16]

Theatre credits

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2001	Alice in Wonderland	Lorina/Lory	Royal Shakespeare Company
2002	The Firebird	Vasilisa	Watermill Theatre
	Dreams from the Summerhouse	Belle
2003	The Hired Man	May	Salisbury Playhouse
2004	Be My Baby	Mary	Oldham Coliseum Theatre
2005	The Translucent Frogs of Quup	Edith Marigold-Bentley	New Ambassadors Theatre
2006	Playing for Time	Marianne	Salisbury Playhouse
	Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis	Louise
	Hobson's Choice	Alice	Watermill Theatre
2007/08	The Lord of the Rings	Arwen	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
2009	A Christmas Carol	Mrs Cratchit	Birmingham Repertory Theatre
2010	Anyone Can Whistle	Fay Apple	Jermyn Street Theatre
	Aspects of Love	Giulietta Trapani	Menier Chocolate Factory
	Swallows and Amazons	Susan	Bristol Old Vic
2011	London Road	Helen	National Theatre, London
	Company	Marta	Sheffield Crucible
2012	Ragtime	Mother	Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
	Finding Neverland	Sylvia Llewelyn-Davies	Leicester Curve
2013	Hitchcock Blonde	Blonde	Hull Truck Theatre
2013/14	The Light Princess	Althea D'Arcy	National Theatre, London
2014	Miss Julie/Black Comedy	Miss Julie/Clea	Chichester Festival Theatre
	City of Angels	Gabby/Bobbi	Donmar Warehouse
2015	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Beggar Woman	London Coliseum
	wonder.land	Alice	Palace Theatre, Manchester
	As You Like It	Rosalind	National Theatre, London [17]
2016	The Threepenny Opera	Polly Peachum	National Theatre, London
2018	The Ferryman	Caitlin Carney	Gielgud Theatre, London
	Company	Bobbie
2020	City of Angels	Gabby/Bobbi	Garrick Theatre, London
2021/22	Hex	Fairy	National Theatre, London
2025	Good Night, Oscar	June Levant	Barbican Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2013	Evening Standard Theatre Award	Best Musical Performance	The Light Princess	Won	[1]
2014	Laurence Olivier Award	Best Actress in a Musical		Nominated	[18]
	WhatsOnStage Award	Best Actress in a Musical		Nominated	[19]
	BroadwayWorld UK Award	Best Leading Actress in a New Production of a Musical		Nominated	[20]
2015	Evening Standard Theatre Award	Best Musical Performance	City of Angels	Nominated	[21]
2016	WhatsOnStage Award	Best Actress in a Play	As You Like It	Nominated	[22]
2018	Evening Standard Theatre Award	Best Musical Performance	Company	Won	[23]
2019	Laurence Olivier Award	Best Actress in a Musical		Nominated	[24]
	WhatsOnStage Award	Best Actress in a Musical		Nominated	[25]

References

1. "London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2013: the winners and shortlist". Evening Standard . 8 November 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
2. "Debrett's People of Today". Debretts.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
3. Gardner, Lyn (30 November 2014). "Rosalie Craig: gravity-defying star with the world's stage at her feet". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
4. "Olivier Awards Nominations 2014". Rose Bruford College. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
5. "Spotlight: Rosalie Craig". Spotlight.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
6. "Round-up of reviews". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
7. "Olivier Winners 2015". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
8. Hutchinson, Dave. "Rosalie Craig leads Manchester cast of Damon Albarn musical Wonder.land". The Stage. The Stage. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
9. "Patti LuPone to star with Rosalie Craig in Company". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
10. "Series 1, Episode 3 - Job". British Comedy Guide . Archived from the original on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
11. Framke, Caroline (22 October 2020). "'Truth Seekers' Puts a Genuinely Spooky Spin on Nick Frost and Simon Pegg's Comedy of Errors: TV Review". Variety . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved 22 October 2020.
12. "Rosalie Craig". IMDb.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
13. Grater, Tom (2 May 2021). "Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, Miguel Bernardeau & More Join Epic Netflix Series 1899 From Dark Creators". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
14. Otterson, Joe (6 March 2024). "Minnie Driver Among 10 Cast in Serpent Queen Season 2 at Starz". Variety . Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
15. Mangan, Lucy (12 October 2025). "Riot Women review – Sally Wainwright's menopausal punk drama is one of her best". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
16. "Q&A: Globe Artistic Director Michelle Terry & Actress Rosalie Craig". Parents & Carers in Performing Arts. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
17. "As You Like It". National Theatre. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
18. Dunn, Carrie. "BWW:UK AWARDS 2014: MISS SAIGON, LES MIS, URINETOWN All Lead!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
19. "Olivier Winners 2014". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
20. "Full List: Winners of the 2014 WhatsOnStage Awards | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
21. "Evening Standard Theatre Awards: Full list of nominees". Evening Standard. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
22. "Whatsonstage Awards – Winners 2016 |". WestEndTheatre.com - London Theatre Tickets. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
23. Longman, Will (19 November 2018). "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018 winners announced". London Theatre Guide. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
24. "Winners list for the Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard | Official Website". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
25. "Hamilton leads 19th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards nominations | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

External links

• Rosalie Craig at IMDb