Emma Hamilton (actress)

Emma Hamilton
Born	1984 (age 32–33) Melbourne, Australia
Education	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (B.A., 2007)

Emma Hamilton (born 1984 in Melbourne) is an Australian-born British film, television and theatre actress and graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Hamilton trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Hamilton made her television debut as a regular in the hit Showtime drama series The Tudors, portraying the sharp-tongued Anne Stanhope (Anne Seymour) in seasons three and four. Her breakthrough role was in the highly acclaimed film Last Cab to Darwin for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Australian Academy Awards (AACTA). She is known for her roles in Mr Selfridge, Hyde & Seek and Mary: The Making of a Princess.

Notable feature films include the black comedy Whole Lotta Sole with Brendan Fraser by Oscar-winning director Terry George, and the action thriller The Cold Light of Day where she starred alongside Bruce Willis and Henry Cavill.

Hamilton won her first professional role in HBO’s World War II film Into the Storm, produced by Ridley Scott, upon graduating drama school. Subsequently, she made her stage debut as Isabella Thorpe in an adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey at the Salisbury Playhouse in September 2007. Her first major stage role followed in 2008 in the Royal Exchange Theatre’s production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie where she played Laura Wingfield opposite Brenda Blethyn, her portrayal described as "a haunting, heartbreaking performance". In 2010 she performed alongside Gemma Arterton and Stephen Dillane in the off-West End production of Ibsen’s The Master Builder. Hamilton's leading performance in the title role of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler at the Royal & Derngate Theatre in 2012 was critically acclaimed.

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