Tabitha Byron

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Tabitha Byron
Born2010 (age 14–15)
OccupationActress
Years active2017–
Television EastEnders

Tabitha Byron (born 2010) is a British actress. From the age of 5, she played Constance Calendar in the children's drama series Hetty Feather from 2017 to 2020 and also appeared in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Apollo Theatre. She had a role in the 2021 film Sweetheart . Between 2021 and 2023, she portrayed Scarlett Butcher on the BBC soap opera EastEnders . She has also made appearances in the series The Third Day (2020), the film Education (2020) and the short film Femi (2018). Byron has also interviewed various celebrities for Marvel Entertainment and Disney Channel and featured in advertisements.

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Life and career

Tabitha Byron was born in 2010. [1] [2] She is from London, England, and she began her career when she was five years old. [3] She has taken acting classes at the New London Performing Arts Centre. [2] Byron's older sister grew up acting and would help her prepare and take her to auditions. [2] When she was five years old, she featured in an advert for Heathrow Airport, where she played a "sassy business lady".. [2] She later was cast in an advert for Arby's. [2]

In 2017, at the age of five, Byron began portraying Constance Calendar in the third season of the children's drama series Hetty Feather , and she continued playing the role until the show's end in 2020. [2] [4] [1] She got the audition for the role the same week she got auditions for Heathrow Airport and Arby's. [2] Byron found it "amazing" to see the Hetty Feather set in-person as she had previously watched the show. [2] Byron was the youngest person on set and was glad that the older child actors included her. [2] She filmed in Kent, away from her home, during her stint on the show, which she called a "massive part" of her life. [2] Byron felt lucky that the writers trusted her with "a big storyline for the final series". [2] When she was six years old, she made her West End debut in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Apollo Theatre, playing one of the children; the play was also filmed and put on the National Theatre at Home website. [5] [6] She was filming the fourth series of Hetty Feather whilst taking part in the place and thus would commute twice a week from Kent to London to perform at the Apollo. [2] In 2018, she also appeared in National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the National Theatre Live's live screening of the play. [1] That same year, she appeared in the short film Femi. [7] [1] In 2020, she had a guest appearance in the drama-thriller television series The Third Day . [8] [1] She considered it a "really cool job to do" and liked her experience there, including the fact that it was filmed on an island. [2] That same year, she made an appearance in the film Education , part of the anthology Small Axe . [4] Byron portrayed Dana in the 2021 film Sweetheart . [9] [10] She enjoyed being on the production and revealed that she and the cast were often allowed to improvise. [2]

In August 2021, it was announced that Byron had joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Scarlett Butcher, the daughter of Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), who had been announced to be returning to the soap earlier that year. [8] [5] [4] The character had previously debuted in the soap in 2012. [1] Bryon made her first appearance as Scarlett in the episode originally airing on 27 August 2021. [11] [12] Scarlett was later written out of the soap and Byron last departed in the episode originally airing on 26 January 2023, along with Sid Owen, who portrayed Scarlett's uncle Ricky Butcher. [13] [14]

In addition to acting, Byron has been an interviewer for Marvel Entertainment and Disney Channel and has interviewed figures such as Zoe Saldaña and Chris Pratt. [5]

Acting credits

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017–20 Hetty Feather Constance CalendarMain cast [1]
2018National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof—Part of National Theatre Live [1]
2018FemiBonnieShort film [1]
2020 The Third Day Dig GirlGuest role (1 episode) [8]
2020 Education SheilaPart of Small Axe anthology [4]
2021 Sweetheart DanaComing-of-age film [9]
2021–23 EastEnders Scarlett Butcher Recurring role [8]

Theatre

YearProductionRoleVenueRefs.
c. 2017 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Child Apollo Theatre [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "How old is EastEnders' Scarlett Butcher and who plays her?". Heart . Global Media & Entertainment. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Tabitha Byron". TresA Magazine. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Ali, Ayaan (17 August 2021). "BBC EastEnders: Janine Butcher's daughter cast as she's set to make a return to Albert Square". MyLondon . Reach plc. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "EastEnders Janine Butcher spoilers: Hetty Feather actress cast as Janine's daughter Scarlett". Heart . Global Media & Entertainment. 17 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Morris, Grace (16 August 2021). "Tabitha Byron joins 'EastEnders' as Janine Butcher's daughter, Scarlett". What to Watch . Future plc. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Full Play". National Theatre at Home. Royal National Theatre. 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "'Femi' [Short Film] Directed by Arnie Peters; Starring Jerome Holder". Your Cinema Films. Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Seddon, Dan (16 August 2021). "EastEnders casts Hetty Feather actress as Janine Butcher's daughter Scarlett". Digital Spy . Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Sweetheart". British Comedy Guide . Archived from the original on 9 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Tabitha Byron". British Comedy Guide . Archived from the original on 9 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  11. ↑ Harp, Justin (27 August 2021). "EastEnders teases Janine Butcher's return with Scarlett Moon's reappearance". Digital Spy . Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  12. ↑ Quinn, Angie (27 August 2021). "EastEnders fans claim the same thing as Scarlett Butcher arrives back in Walford without mum Janine". MyLondon . Reach plc. Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  13. ↑ Goodacre, Kate (26 January 2023). "EastEnders airs two exits as Sam Mitchell's future is revealed". Digital Spy . Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  14. ↑ Daly, Helen (26 January 2023). "EastEnders airs Ricky Butcher exit after Sam Mitchell heartbreak". Radio Times . Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
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