Emma Corrin

Emma Corrin
Corrin in 2024
Born
Emma-Louise Corrin

(1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 28)
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
EducationUniversity of Bristol
St John's College, Cambridge
OccupationActor[a]
Years active2017–present

Emma-Louise Corrin[1] (born 13 December 1995) is an English actor. They[a] portrayed Diana, Princess of Wales in the fourth season of the Netflix historical drama The Crown (2020), for which they won a Golden Globe and were nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. They have since starred in the 2022 romantic drama films My Policeman and Lady Chatterley's Lover, and in the 2023 thriller miniseries A Murder at the End of the World. In 2024, they played Cassandra Nova in the superhero film Deadpool & Wolverine.

Early life

Emma-Louise Corrin was born on 13 December 1995 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[2] They have two younger brothers, Richard and Jonty.[3] Their father, Chris Corrin, is a businessman and their mother, Juliette Corrin, is a speech therapist from South Africa. Their family is based in Seal, Kent, near Sevenoaks.[4]

Corrin attended the Roman Catholic Woldingham School in Surrey, an all-girl boarding school where they developed an interest in acting and singing.[3][5] They took a gap year, during which time they took a Shakespeare course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and volunteered as a teacher at a school in Knysna, South Africa. They studied drama at the University of Bristol, but left to study Education, English, Drama and the Arts at St John's College, Cambridge from 2015 to 2018.[2][6][7]

Career

Corrin in 2020

Corrin made their television debut in 2019 with a guest appearance in an episode of the ITV detective drama Grantchester and a recurring role as Esme Winikus in the first season of the Epix DC series Pennyworth. This was followed by their feature film debut as Jillian Jessup in Misbehaviour.

Corrin was cast as Princess Diana in Season 4 of the Netflix historical drama series The Crown, which was released in November 2020.[8] Corrin's performance received universal acclaim and earned them the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, in addition to nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.[9] They were also a part of the ensemble cast that won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. They have also featured on six tracks on Little Simz's 2021 album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.[10]

Corrin was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for their 2021 West End debut in Anna X at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Corrin starred in the 2022 films My Policeman and Lady Chatterley's Lover. They starred in the title role of Orlando at the West End's Garrick Theatre, and received good reviews for their performance.[11][12]

In 2022, Corrin became Vogue magazine's first non-binary cover star.[13] The following year, they made their runway debut at Paris Fashion Week for Miu Miu.[14] Corrin starred as Cassandra Nova in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[15]

Personal life

In July 2021, Corrin came out as queer and in July 2022 added "they/them" pronouns to their Instagram account.[16] They later discussed identifying as non-binary in an interview with The New York Times.[17] As of 2024, Corrin is in a relationship with actor Rami Malek.[18]

Acting credits

Film

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Cesare Mica [19]
2018 Alex's Dream Beth Short film [20]
2020 Misbehaviour Jillian Jessup [21]
2021 The Pet Psychic Emma Short film [22]
2022 My Policeman Marion Taylor [23]
Lady Chatterley's Lover Lady Chatterley [24]
2023 Good Grief Young Performance Artist Cameo [25]
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Cassandra Nova [26]
Nosferatu † Anna Harding Post-production [27][28]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Grantchester Esther Carter Episode: "4.4" [29]
Pennyworth Esme Winikus Recurring role (season 1) [29]
2020 The Crown Diana, Princess of Wales Main role (Season 4) [30]
2022 Ten Percent Themself Guest role [31]
2023 A Murder at the End of the World Darby Hart Main role [32][33]

Stage

Year Title Role Theatre Ref.
2021 Anna X Anna Harold Pinter Theatre, The Lowry [34]
2022 Orlando Orlando Garrick Theatre [35]

Audio

Year Title Role Author Production company Ref.
2021 The Sandman: Act II Thessaly Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs Audible [36]
2022 The Sandman: Act III

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2021 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series The Crown Won [37]
2021 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Television Series Drama Won [38]
2021 Broadcasting Press Guild Breakthrough Award Won [39]
2021 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama Won [40]
2021 Online Film & Television Association Best Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [41]
2021 TV Times Awards Favourite Newcomer Nominated [42]
2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Performance in a Show Nominated [43]
2021 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated [44]
2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [45]
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won [45]
2021 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [46]
2022 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress Anna X Nominated [47]
2022 Diva Awards Actor of the Year Nominated [48]
2022 The Queerties Closet Door Bustdown Nominated [49]
2022 Toronto International Film Festival Tribute Award for Performance My Policeman Won [50]
2024 Independent Spirit Awards Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series A Murder at the End of the World Nominated [51]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Corrin identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. They prefer the term 'actor' to 'actress'.[citation needed]

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