Bessie Carter | |
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| Born | Bessie Beatrice Carter (1993-10-25)25 October 1993 (age 31) |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama[2] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Television | Howards End Beecham House Bridgerton |
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Bessie Beatrice Carter (born 25 October 1993) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Prudence Featherington on theNetflix seriesBridgerton, as well as Evie Wilcox on theBBC television seriesHowards End (2017)[3] and Violet Woodhouse on theITV television seriesBeecham House (2019).[4] She most recently starred in the 2024 National Theatre revival ofDear Octopus.
Carter was born inWestminster to actorsImelda Staunton andJim Carter. In 2007, the three appeared in the BBC seriesCranford (Carter was Captain Brown, Staunton was Miss Octavia Pole and Bessie was the maid, Margaret Gidman).[5][6][7]
She initially attendedFrancis Holland School before moving toCamden School for Girls where she completed herA Levels.[1] She took a year out, during which she auditioned for drama school.[8] She studied at theGuildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2016 and winning the Spotlight Prize for Best Screen Actor that same year.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Ensemble Factory Woman | |
| 2018 | Oil | Sophie | Short film |
| 2019 | The Good Liar | Secretary | |
| 2020 | Two | New Ella | Short film |
| Emerge | Jess |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Gina's Laughing Gear | Becky | Episode: "Trevor Island" |
| 2007–2008 | Cranford | Margaret Gidman | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Doc Martin | Amy Vincent | Episode: "Farewell My Lovely" |
| Howards End | Evie Wilcox | 4 episodes | |
| Beecham House | Violet Woodhouse | 6 episodes | |
| 2020–present | Bridgerton | Prudence Featherington/Dankworth | Main role |
| 2022 | I Hate Suzie | Poppy Hunter | 3 episodes |
| TBA | Outrageous | Nancy Mitford | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Secret Rapture | Marion | Wyn Jones | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | [10] |
| Lulu | Geschwitz | Christian Burgess | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | [11] | |
| 2016 | King Lear | Ensemble | Deborah Warner | The Old Vic | [12] |
| 2018 | Baskerville | Actor 3 | Loveday Ingram | Liverpool Playhouse | [13] |
| 2019 | All My Sons | Lydia Lubey | Jeremy Herrin | The Old Vic | [14] |
| 2024 | Dear Octopus | Fenny | Emily Burns | National Theatre | [15] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Total War: Warhammer III | Additional voices |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by and Ensemble in a Drama Series | Bridgerton | Nominated | [16] |
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