Pippa Nixon

Pippa Nixon
Born	1980 (age 36–37) England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007 to present

Pippa Nixon (born 1980) is an English actress. She trained at Manchester School of Theatre.

Pippa Nixon has had numerous roles in film and television as well as recording drama for BBC Radio, but she is best known for her critically acclaimed theatre work. During her early successful stage career, Nixon took on a mixture of roles in both contemporary and classical writing. In 2011, after stints at Shakespeare’s Globe where she was commended in the Ian Charleson Awards for her portrayal of Jessica in The Merchant of Venice, Nixon moved to the Royal Shakespeare Company to take on a number of lead roles. At the end of 2013, Lyn Gardner writing in The Guardian asked ‘could your Shakespearean performance of the year be Pippa Nixon's deliciously giddy Rosalind in As You Like It at the RSC?’

In 2007, Nixon was cast by director Maria Aberg for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Roy Williams’ Days of Significance which played at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon before moving to the Tricycle Theatre in London. The production was based on Much Ado About Nothing and was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Following the success of Days of Significance, Nixon worked at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, where she was commended in the prestigious Ian Charleson Awards for her portrayal of Jessica in The Merchant of Venice. A year later, in 2008, Nixon was cast in Jonathan Munby’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, in which she played Hermia, and in the same year, she was also re-united with Roy Williams on his new play Joe Guy at the Soho theatre.

In mid-2009 Nixon worked with Brooke Kinsella in S-27, and following that in 2010 with her very moving performance as Bea in the Soho Theatre production of the same title. Bea was written for her by the passionate and innovative Director and playwright Mick Gordon after seeing her performance in S-27 the year before.

When Nixon left Manchester School Of Theatre, she walked into two series of 24Seven for Granada Television playing Jax Duffy, and following its huge success in the UK, it sold to America on and was aired on the Nickelodeon channel. She has also appeared in other major TV series such as Holby City, The Bill and Law and Order. In 2012, Nixon played the Lightmaster in John Carter (directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton).

In 2014 Nixon played the leading role of Amy in the soon to be released Panic (directed by Sean Spencer).

On 13 October 2014, Nixon appeared as Daphne Young in the ITV series Grantchester.

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