Michelle Bonnard (born 14 September 1980)[1] is an English actress and screenwriter. She attended the Central Junior Television Workshop before studying at LAMDA.

Career

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Michelle Bonnard has worked in television, theatre and film. She first came to prominence playing Helena in the BBC's 2005 adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream, called ShakespeaRe-Told.[2] Other roles include DCI Goodchild in The Fear for Channel 4 starring Peter Mullan, press officer Tops in BBC/HBO drama Five Days[3] (Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated), Raghad Hussein in Channel 4’s Saddam's Tribe[4] and Stephanie Blake in Law and Order UK.

Stage appearances include The Quiet House at Park Theatre (Off West End Award nomination for best actress), A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes at Tricycle Theatre directed by Indhu Rubasingham, Beasts and Beauties at Hampstead Theatre Melly Still, On The Record (Michael Longhurst), Macbeth (Max Stafford-Clark) and Europe (Douglas Rintoul) and The Mirror for Princes (Sulyman Al Bassam) (both at the Barbican Theatre).[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Ray & Liz Zeinab

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Backup Elaine Episode: "Badlands"
1998 Bernard's Watch Mel Episode: "Old Time"
1998 Dangerfield First Nurse Episode: "Double Helix"
2004 EastEnders Trish Episode dated 11 May 2004
2004–2010 Casualty Various roles 5 episodes
2004–2015 Doctors 10 episodes
2005 Spooks Delphine Lapin Episode: "The Special: Part 1"
2005 ShakespeaRe-Told Helena Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
2006 Eleventh Hour Junior Doctor Episode: "Resurrection"
2007 Five Days Tops 5 episodes
2007 Saddam's Tribe: Bound by Blood Raghad Television film
2007 My Boyfriend, the Sex Tourist Narrator
2008 Waking the Dead Dr Emma McKenna 2 episodes
2008 Silent Witness Kez Episode: "Terror: Part 2"
2008 Apparitions Sandra Tellor Episode #1.3
2009 Margot Sally Television film
2010 Law & Order: UK Stephanie Blake Episode: "Anonymous"
2011 Hustle Secretary Episode: "Silent Witness"
2012 The Fear Janice Goodchild 3 episodes
2013 Holby City Julie Horton Episode: "Not Aaron"
2013 Blackout Nurse Gabby Television film
2017 Inspector George Gently Liz Paton Episode: "Gently and the New Age"
2018 Strike Hazel Furley Episode: "Career of Evil: Part 2"
2018–2021 Unforgotten Sal 7 episodes
2019 The Last Czars Praskovya 3 episodes
2022 We Hunt Together Prof. Judy Hackwood
2022–2024 House of the Dragon Sylvi

References

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  1. ^ "Michelle Bonnard". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Shakespeare Retold: A Midsummer Night's Dream". ABC Online. 28 January 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  3. ^ Leonard, John (30 September 2007). "Five Days". New York. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  4. ^ O'Donovan, Gerard (10 May 2007). "Leave Saddam to the historians". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  5. ^ Cargill, Peter (14 March 2007). "Europe". The Stage. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
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