Emily Burnett (born 8 August 1997)[1] is a Welsh actress. From 2017 to 2019, she portrayed the role of Charlie Morris in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground, a role for which she won the 2019 British Academy Children's Award for Performer. In 2020, she portrayed the role of Jas Salford in fellow CBBC series So Awkward. In 2021, Burnett was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Olivia Bradshaw.
Emily Burnett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1997 Cardiff, Wales |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Television | |
Early life
editBurnett was born in Cardiff, Wales, where she went on to study art.[2] She has cited her father as an influence for getting into acting, recalling that he introduced her to films at a young age.[3]
Career
editIn 2011, Burnett appeared in an episode of the CBBC series The Sparticle Mystery.[4] She made her professional stage debut in a production of Love is the Revolution at the Soho Theatre.[5] A year later, she starred in a production titled Beacons.[3] In 2017, Burnett was cast in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground as Charlie Morris. She stayed in the series until 2019.[6] For her role as Charlie, Burnett was awarded the 2019 British Academy Children's Award for Performer.[7] She then starred in the S4C series Merched Parchus as Cai in 2019.[8] A year later, Burnett was cast as Jas Salford in the CBBC series So Awkward (replacing Ameerah Falzon-Ojo).[6] Later in 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Zadie Stiller.[9] In 2021, Burnett was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Olivia Bradshaw.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Sparticle Mystery | Daisy | Episode: "The Water Rats" |
| 2017–2019 | The Dumping Ground | Charlie Morris | Main role |
| 2019 | Warren | Hen 2 | Episode: "The Holiday" |
| 2019 | Merched Parchus | Cai | Main role |
| 2020 | On the Edge | Lauren | Episode: "BBW" |
| 2020 | Doctors | Zadie Stiller | Episode: "Wanted" |
| 2020 | So Awkward | Jas Salford | Main role |
| 2020 | The Dumping Ground Survival Files | Charlie Morris | Main role |
| 2021–2022 | Hollyoaks | Olivia Bradshaw | Series regular |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | First Love is the Revolution | Rdeca | Soho Theatre | [5] |
| 2016 | Karagula | Various | Various | [11] |
| 2016 | Beacons | Skye | Park Theatre | [3] |
| 2017 | The Snow Queen | Gerda | Bristol Old Vic | [12] |
| 2017 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Smart Simone | Oxford Playhouse | [13] |
| 2019 | Princess & the Hustler | Lorna | Bristol Old Vic | [14] |
| 2020 | The Bee in Me | Rachel Bagshaw | Unicorn Theatre | [15] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins[16] | Ayesha |
| 2024 | Metaphor: ReFantazio | Eupha |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BAFTA Children's Awards | Performer | The Dumping Ground | Won | [7] |
References
edit- ^ Still, Harry (8 August 2018). "Happy 21st Birthday to Miss Emily T Burnett!! The love and joy of my life! 🎋🎊🎉🎇✨🎆🎂". Instagram. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "BAFTA Award-winning Welsh actress revealed as newest Hollyoaks cast member". Nation.Cymru. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Moore, Lucy (16 March 2016). "Exclusive interview with Emily Burnett on Beacons". Female First. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Kalnejais, Kalnejais (26 October 2015). Love is the Revolution. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781783193004. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b Gardner, Lyn (2 November 2015). "First Love Is the Revolution review – Romeo and Juliet, with fur". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Emily Burnett". TresA. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b BAFTA [@BAFTA] (1 December 2019). "Emily Burnett of The Dumping Ground wins the Performer award - another first-time BAFTA winner tonight" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Emily Burnett". Belfield and Ward. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Writer: Olly Perkin; Director: Nimer Rashed; Producer: David Lewis Richardson (1 June 2020). "Wanted". Doctors. BBC. BBC One. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Hegarth, Tasha (5 July 2021). "Hollyoaks casts award-winning actress Emily Burnett for Prince's return storyline". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Latham, Rebecca (23 June 2016). "Boldness on a Budget: Karagula at The Styx". Litro. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (12 December 2016). "The Snow Queen review – a shivery, darkly comic delight". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Jack and the Beanstalk". The Stage. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Princess and the Hustler review – a crucial slice of black British history". The Guardian. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "The Bee in Me review – a bold, challenging tale of childhood fantasy". The Guardian. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "The Lonely Assassins, the new mobile game, is out now". Doctor Who. Retrieved 19 March 2021.