Isis Hainsworth
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Hainsworth at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival
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Born | Edinburgh, Scotland |
22 September 1998
Nationality | Scottish British |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2016–present |
Isis Hainsworth (born 22 September 1998) is a Scottish actress. She began her career in the West End. She is known for her roles in the BBC Three horror series Red Rose (2022) and the Netflix film Metal Lords (2022). She was named a 2022 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.[1]
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Early life
Hainsworth attended Leith Walk Primary School and then Drummond Community High School. She took extracurricular Higher and Advanced Higher Drama classes at Leith Academy alongside her standard school courses at Drummond.[2] She also joined local theatre groups Lothian Youth Arts & Musicals Company and Strange Town Theatre. It was through the latter that she was suggested for Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour. Shortly after completing school in 2016, Hainsworth moved to London for her career.[3]
Career
Hainsworth made her television debut in the 2016 with small roles in the BBC One miniseries One of Us (also known as Retribution) as Maddy and the ITV drama In Plainsight. She took over the lead role of Orla from Melissa Allan in the stage adaptation of Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour when it moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in 2017.
Hainsworth played Michelle McCullen and Louise Graham in the BBC One miniseries Wanderlust (2018) and The Victim (2019) respectively, as well as Abigail Warren in the second series of Harlots. She appeared in Moonlight / Nightschool at the Harold Pinter Theatre. For her performance as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Bridge Theatre, Hainsworth was nominated for a 2019 Ian Charleson Award. She appeared in the 2020 films Emma. as Elizabeth Martin and Misbehaviour as Jenny.
In 2022, Hainsworth starred alongside Amelia Clarkson in the BBC Three horror series Red Rose as Rochelle Mason [4] and alongside Jaeden Martell in the Netflix teen band film Metal Lords as Emily Spector.[5][6][7] She also played Aelis in the Amazon Prime medieval comedy film Catherine Called Birdy.[8]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | The Yearning | Jess | Short film |
2020 | Emma. | Elizabeth Martin | |
Misbehaviour | Jenny | ||
2021 | Lilias Adie | Maud | Short film |
2022 | Metal Lords | Emily Spector | Netflix film |
Catherine Called Birdy | Aelis | Amazon Prime film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | One of Us | Maddy | Miniseries |
In Plain Sight | Vivienne Watt | 1 episode | |
2018 | Harlots | Abigail Warren | 4 episodes (series 2) |
Wanderlust | Michelle McCullen | Miniseries | |
2019 | Les Misérables | Marie Claire | 1 episode |
The Victim | Louise Graham | Miniseries | |
2022 | Red Rose | Rochelle "Roch" Mason | Main role |
Skint | Mia | 1 episode[9] |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour | Orla | Duke of York's Theatre, London |
2018 | Moonlight / Nightschool | Bridget / Barbara | Harold Pinter Theatre, London |
2019 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | Bridge Theatre, London |
2023 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet | Almeida Theatre, London |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Ian Charleson Awards | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Nominated |
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External links
- Isis Hainsworth at the Internet Movie Database
- Isis Hainsworth at Curtis Brown
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- Living people
- 1998 births
- 21st-century Scottish actresses
- People from Leith
- Scottish film actresses
- Scottish stage actresses
- British film actresses
- British television actresses
- Scottish television actresses
- People educated at Leith Academy