Erin Richards

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Erin Richards
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Richards at the 2017 WonderCon to promote Gotham
Born (1983-12-12) December 12, 1983 (age 40) [1] [2]
Alma mater Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Occupation(s)Actress, director, screenwriter
Years active2005–present

Erin Richards (born 12 December 1983) is a Welsh actress, director and writer, best known for playing Molly Hughes in the television series Breaking In and Barbara Kean in the television series Gotham .

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Life and career

Richards in 2016 Erin Richards filming on Penarth Pier January 2016 (cropped).JPG
Richards in 2016

Richards was born in Penarth, Wales. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She presented the Welsh language teen magazine show Mosgito for S4C and appeared in short films before landing significant roles in BBC TV programmes Crash and Being Human. [3]

In 2012, she was cast in the FOX comedy Breaking In as an executive assistant with an exaggerated English accent. [4] She became a Breaking In regular in January 2012. [5] [6]

She co-starred in the role of Sharon in Gonzalo López-Gallego's horror film Open Grave , alongside Sharlto Copley. [3] [7]

From 2014 to 2019, she played Barbara Kean in the FOX Television series Gotham . [8] She directed the fifth season episode "The Trial of Jim Gordon", which premiered on 7 March 2019. [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Expiry DateLuce
2008Abraham's PointMilly
200917GemmaShort film
2010BalanceBeckiShort film
2012Will Sampson (...and the Self-Perpetuating Cycle of Unintended Abstinence)SofiaShort film
2013 Open Grave Sharon
2014 The Quiet Ones Kristina 'Krissi' Dalton
2017 That Good Night Cassie
2018Hot GirlKara QuinnShort film, her directorial debut
2019The Christmas KidPatricia
2022 Save the Cinema Susan
2023 Starve Acre Harrie
TBAGrey ElephantAlexa [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Crash Cheryl"2.3"
2011 Being Human Nancy Reid "Daddy Ghoul", "Though the Heavens Fall", "The Wolf-Shaped Bullet"
2012 Breaking In Molly HughesSeason 2 (Main cast)
2012 Merlin Eira"The Diamond of the Day: Parts 1 & 2"
2013 Crossing Lines Nicole"The Terminator"
2013 Misfits Sarah"5.7"
2014–2019 Gotham Barbara Kean Main cast: 75 episodes
2020The BridesRenée PélagieMain cast
2022–2023 The Crown Kelly Fisher Season 5, episode 10 "Decommissioned"
Season 6, episode 1 "Persona Non Grata"
2024 The Way Willis1 episode [12]

Director

YearTitleNote(s)
2018Hot GirlShort
2019 Gotham Episode: "The Trial of Jim Gordon"
2020 God Friended Me Episode: "The Altheist Papers"

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References

  1. Richards, Erin (12 May 2022). "Dod i nabod | Get to know: Erin Richards (SEREN GOTHAM)". Heno (video) (in Welsh). S4C . Retrieved 6 September 2023 via youtube.com. [I can gladly confirm that December 1983 is my birthday month]
  2. Richards, Erin; Bethan, Tara (14 April 2022). "#1 Intros, big hopes & fears and some willy chat". Not Not Trying (Podcast). Event occurs at 20:05. Retrieved 6 September 2023. It's December 12
  3. 1 2 Erin Richards at IMDb Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. "South Wales actress Erin Richards". South Wales Evening Post. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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  6. "Breaking in Scoop: Erin Richards Poised to Join Cast as a Series Regular". 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. "New Cast Members Continue to File into an Open Grave". dreadcentral.com. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  8. "Holy Bat girl! Five things about Gotham's Erin Richards". Wales Online. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  9. "Erin Richards: Ben McKenzie Penned 'A Love Letter to Gotham' for Final Episode". March 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  10. "(GTH-512) "The Trial of Jim Gordon"". The Futon Critic . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  11. N'Duka, Amanda (22 October 2020). "'Nightflyers' Eoin Macken To Helm Relationship Drama 'Grey Elephant'". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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