Harriet Cains (born 17 September 1993) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Jem Walker in the BBC Three series In the Flesh (2013–2014) and Philippa Featherington in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2020–).
Harriet Cains | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harriet Cains 17 September 1993 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Notable work | In the Flesh Safe House Bridgerton |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Early life and education
editCains is from Nottingham. She took acting classes at a drama club called Circle Up for three years before going on to train at the Television Workshop.[1][2]
Career
editDuring her time with the Television Workshop, Cains was cast in short films roles as well as Hollyoaks Later. She became aware of auditions in Manchester for the series In the Flesh and she was cast as Jem Walker.[3] To prepare for the role, Cains watched documentaries about post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety while also talking to people with experience to portray them in a realistic manner.[4]
In 2015, Cains was cast as Louisa Blackwell in Safe House.[5] Since 2016, she has appeared in various supporting roles, including Lizzie Hallum for the crime series Vera[6] and Jade Hopkirk in Line of Duty in early 2017.[7]
At the beginning of July 2017, it was announced that Cains would become a series regular in the second season of the ITV/Netflix series Marcella,[8] as single mum Gail Donovan. The second series began airing in February 2018, with Cains appearing in six episodes.
Cains was a contributing performer of all-female comedy collective Major Labia until 2017.[9]
In 2019, Cains was as cast as Philippa Featherington in the 2020 Shondaland and Netflix period drama Bridgerton, based on the books by Julia Quinn.[10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Love Interest | Short film | |
| Human Beings | Jamie | Short film | |
| 2016 | Sweet Maddie Stone | Tammy | Short film |
| 2018 | Mercury | Bambi | Short film |
| TBA | Queer Fear | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Doctors | Sienna Roberts | Episode: "Contact" |
| 2013 | Hollyoaks Later | Harriet Gonzalez | 4 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | In the Flesh | Jem Walker | 9 episodes |
| 2015 | Safe House | Louisa Blackwell | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Vera | Lizzie Hallum | Episode: "The Moth Catcher" |
| 2017 | No Offence | Sally Hislop | Episode: "Episode #2.4" |
| Line of Duty | Jade Hopkirk | Episode: "In the Shadow of the Truth" | |
| 2018 | Marcella | Gail Davidson | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Urban Myths | Kathy Etchingham | Episode: "Hendrix & Handel" |
| 2020–present | Bridgerton | Philippa Featherington/Finch | |
| 2022 | The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself | Hazel | Episode: "Episode #1.2" |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | European Short Film Festival of Nice | European Competition: Female Interpretation | Mercury | Won | Shared with Isabella Laughland | [11][12] |
| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Bridgerton | Nominated | [13] |
References
edit- ^ Fox, Zachary (3 April 2013). "Interview: Harriet Cains". LeftLion. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Brown, Maggie (6 April 2013). "Nottingham fame academy behind success of BBC hit show The Village". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Interview with "In the Flesh" actress Harriet Cains". YouTube. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Smedley, Rob (29 April 2014). "In The Flesh series 2 interview: Harriet Cains". Den of Geek. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Chris Bennion (27 April 2015). "Safe House, review: Fingernail chewingly tense". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ William Martin (9 February 2016). "'Vera' Season 6 episode guide". Cultbox.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Morgan Jeffery (27 March 2017). "Line of Duty series 4: 10 huge questions and theories after that outrageous first episode". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Filming commences on second series of critically acclaimed drama Marcella starring Anna Friel". ITV. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Say hello to our Major Labia ladies!!! You may recognise a few faces, but if not you will soon!". Instagram.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Staff, Shondaland (29 July 2019). "Everything We Know About Shondalands Bridgerton Series". Shondaland. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Compétition Européenne". Nicefilmfestival2018 (in French). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Festival Européen du Film Court de Nice (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Zhan, Jennifer (4 April 2021). "Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya, The Crown Win Big at 2021 SAG Awards". Vulture. Retrieved 29 February 2024.