Emerald O'Hanrahan

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Emerald O'Hanrahan
File:Emerald O'Hanrahan at Triforce SFF Awards 2014.jpg
Emerald O'Hanrahan at the Triforce SFF Awards in 2014
Born 1986
Cambridgeshire, England
Nationality British
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009-present

Emerald O’Hanrahan (born 1986) is an English actress known for playing Emma Grundy in The Archers on BBC Radio 4.[1]

Early life

She was born and grew up in Cambridgeshire Educated at St Mary's School, Cambridge until 2002, where she took part in school and amateur productions, playing Susan in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Juliet in a tour of Romeo and Juliet around East Anglia, and at the Cambridge Arts Theatre as Miranda in The Tempest.[2] She studied for A Levels at the Long Road Sixth Form College, then took a BA in Acting at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she won the Carleton Hobbs Bursary.[1]

Career

After graduation in July 2009, she joined the BBC's Radio Drama Company for five months,[1] taking part in more than 40 productions for BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra, bringing her to the attention of the producers of The Archers who were looking to recast the role of Emma Grundy following Felicity Jones's decision to depart.[1][3][4]

O’Hanrahan has taken to the stage in productions such as Birmingham Repertory Company 2011 double-production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and Tom Stoppard’s Travesties.[5]

In 2014, she voiced Nina Taylor in Creative Assembly's survival horror game Alien: Isolation.

In 2015, she starred in Martin Delaney's short film Queen's Mile.[6]

In 2017, she appeared in the BBC Television series Father Brown as Victoria Nicholson in episode 5.10 "The Alchemist's Secret".

Radio

Date Title Role Director Station
2009 – The Archers Emma Grundy née Carter BBC Radio 4
18 September 2009 The Milk Race[7] [Other parts] Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
21 October 2009 Those Hard to Reach Places[8] Phone voice Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
18 November 2009 The Loop[9] Dolores Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
20 December 2009 – 27 December 2009 Matilda[10] Miss Honey Claire Grove BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
16 January 2015 Take Me to the Necropolis[11] Alice Kirsty Williams BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

References

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  7. ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – The Milk Race
  8. ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – Those Hard to Reach Places
  9. ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – The Loop
  10. ↑ BBC – Classic Serial – Matilda
  11. ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – Take Me to the Necropolis

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