Amy Manson
| Amy Manson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 September 1985 Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Amy Manson (born 9 September 1985)[1] is a Scottish actress, known for portraying Alice Guppy in Torchwood, Abby Evans in Casualty, Lizzie Siddal in Desperate Romantics, Daisy Hannigan-Spiteri in Being Human and Medea in Atlantis. Manson is currently playing Merida in the fifth season of the ABC fairy tale drama series Once Upon a Time.[2][3][4]
Background
Born and brought up in Aberdeenshire,[5] Manson has a sister, Ailsa and a brother, James.[6] She attended Stage Coach, a Saturday drama school, before leaving home for London at the age of seventeen.[6] She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, leaving early to film Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud in Romania.[5] She currently lives in north London.[6]
Career
Manson made her film debut in Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud, and has also appeared in the horror film Blood Monkey and the short film Smile Emily.[7]
Manson has lent her voice to the radio dramas Lost in Plain Sight, The Summer Walking and The Dead Hour.[8]
On television, she played Alice Guppy in two episodes of Torchwood, and appeared as Abby Evans in nine episodes of Casualty. She has guest-starred in episodes of Doctors, The Bill and My Family.
Manson played Lizzie Siddal, muse, wife and lover of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, in the BBC Two period drama Desperate Romantics.[9] She appeared as the vampiress Daisy Hannigan-Spiteri in series two of Being Human, alongside Desperate Romantics co-star Aidan Turner.[10][11]
Manson played Ginger Corrigan in the 2010 adaptation of Agatha Christie's Marple: The Pale Horse,[12] and also played Fleur Morgan in Outcasts,[13] an eight-part series by Kudos for BBC One. In 2011, Manson portrayed Leah in the third series of Misfits and Emma "Whirly" Tyson in the BBC drama Young James Herriot.[14]
She will also appear in the forthcoming fifth series of Irish drama Raw.[15]
Awards
Manson won Best Performance (Female) at the 2008 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland, for playing Stepdaughter in the National Theatre of Scotland production of Six Characters in Search of an Author.[16]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Bill | Martine McKenzie - Episode 405 (2006) |
Police drama |
| 2007 | My Family | Casting P.A. - Breaking Up Ain't Hard To Do (2007) |
Sitcom |
| Nearly Famous | Melanie - Episode 1.5 (2007) |
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| 2008 | Doctors | Kelly Moore - Jack the Lad (2008) |
Soap opera |
| Torchwood | Alice Guppy - Fragments (2008) - Exit Wounds (2008) |
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| Casualty | Abby Evans - 9 episodes (2008–2009) |
Soap opera | |
| 2009 | Desperate Romantics | Lizzie Siddal | Period drama |
| 2010 | Being Human | Daisy - 6 episodes (2010) |
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| Agatha Christie's Marple: The Pale Horse | Ginger Corrigan | Television film | |
| 2011 | Outcasts | Fleur Morgan - 8 episodes (2011) |
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| Misfits | Leah - Episode 3.6 (2011) |
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| Young James Herriot | Emma "Whirly" Tyson - 3 episodes (2011) |
Period drama | |
| The Field of Blood | Karen Burnett | ||
| 2014–15 | Atlantis | Medea | |
| 2015–16 | Once Upon a Time | Merida | Recurring Role |
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud | Jodie Hatfield | |
| Blood Monkey | Amy Armstrong | ||
| 2013 | Estranged | January | |
| Not Another Happy Ending | Darsie |
Theatre
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Six Characters in Search of an Author | Stepdaughter | Performed at Lyceum Theatre and Citizens Theatre[17] |
References
- ↑ "Amy Manson". TV.com. CBS Interactive.
- ↑ "Once Upon a Time: Merida from Brave will join the show in season 5". Digital Spy.
- ↑ "'Once Upon A Time' Introduces Merida From 'Brave' And The Dark Swan At Comic-Con [Video]". The Inquisitr News.
- ↑ "Merida from Brave will be on the next season of Once Upon A Time". avclub.com.
- 1 2 Ramaswamy, Chitra (10 February 2008). "Theatrical Six appeal". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- 1 2 3 Beacom, Brian (24 March 2008). "I'd never been to the Citz...now I'm star of the show". Evening Times. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ↑ "Amy Manson". nationaltheatrescotland.com.
- ↑ "Afternoon play from Finlay". Stornoway Gazette. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ↑ "Desperate Romantics" press pack: Introduction BBC Press Office. 2009-06-25.
- ↑ BBC - Press Office - Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 2 2010 Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ↑ Hendry, Steve (17 January 2010). "Rising star Amy Manson on her bloody good horror roles". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ↑ Press releases | Programme press releases | Marple The Pale Horse ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ↑ BBC - Press Office - Meet the Outcasts in a major new BBC One drama series Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ↑ "BBC One - Young James Herriot - Emma 'Whirly' Tyson". BBC.
- ↑ New Cast Members Begin Shooting ‘Raw’ Season Five For RTÉ The Irish Film & Television Network. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ↑ The Stage / News / Dundee Rep's Peer Gynt sweeps Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland
- ↑ "Theatre, dance, opera and cabaret reviews - The Stage". The Stage.