Sabrina Bartlett
Sabrina Lois Bartlett (born September 1991)[1] is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC One miniseries The Passing Bells (2014), the third series of the ITV drama Victoria (2019), and the first series of Knightfall (2017) on History, Bridgerton (2020) on Netflix, and The Larkins (2021), also on ITV.
Early life and education
[edit]Bartlett was born in Fulham and grew up on Walham Grove. Her parents Stephen and Sharon are artists, and she has two sisters and a brother.[2] Her grandfather was born in Calcutta.[3] The family lived between London and Romney Marsh on the Kent coast.[4][5]
Prior to acting, she took up ballet to help her coordination after a dyspraxia diagnosis and attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire.[6][7] She switched to drama and went on to train at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2013.[8][9]
Career
[edit]Bartlett landed her first major role in The Passing Bells, a 2014 BBC One World War I television drama.[10][8] She had a guest role in the Doctor Who series 8 episode "Robot of Sherwood".[11] She played the recurring roles of Sophia and Keren Smith in Da Vinci's Demons[12][13] and Poldark respectively.[4]
In 2016, Bartlett appeared in the sixth season finale of the HBO series Game of Thrones, "The Winds of Winter" as a member of House Frey, then revealed to be Arya Stark in disguise.[14] She starred as Princess Isabella in the first season of the History series Knightfall.[15][16]
Bartlett was cast as Abigail Turner in the 2019 third season of Victoria.[17] The following year, Bartlett appeared as Siena Rosso, an opera singer with a clandestine relationship with Jonathan Bailey's character Anthony Bridgerton in the Netflix historical fiction series Bridgerton.[18][19]
In 2021, she was cast as Mariette in The Larkins, the eldest of the Larkins children, whom Catherine Zeta-Jones played in the previous adaptation.[20] She revealed in 2022 that she would not be returning for the second series and her character was replaced by Joelle Rae.[21] It was later revealed that Bartlett lodged a formal complaint against co-star Tok Stephen, but it was not upheld, leading to her departure.[22]
Acting credits
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2014 | The Crossing | Eileen | Short film |
2015 | Respite | Short film | |
2024 | One Night in Bath | Lauren | |
TBA | Arsenic Lane | Stella Alfonsi |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Suspects | Hannah Stevenson | Episode: "Calling Card" | [23] |
Holby City | Gabriella 'Gabi' Mendoza | Episode: "The Spirit" | [24] | |
Doctor Who | Quayle's Ward / Maid Marian | Episode: "Robot of Sherwood" | [11] | |
The Passing Bells | Katie | 5 episodes | [10][25] | |
2015 | Midsomer Murders | Tina Tyler | Episode: "A Vintage Murder" | [26] |
Poldark | Keren Smith | 3 episodes | [4] | |
Da Vinci's Demons | Sophia | 6 episodes | [12][13] | |
2016 | Game of Thrones | Maiden Frey/Arya Stark (in disguise) | Episode: 'The Winds of Winter" | [12][14] |
2017 | Knightfall | Princess Isabella | 10 episodes | [15] |
Versailles | Mathilde | Series 2; 3 episodes | ||
2018 | The Innocents | Lil | Episode: "Bubblegum & Bleach" | [27] |
2019 | Victoria | Abigail Turner | Regular | [17][14] |
2020 | Bridgerton | Siena Rosso | Series 1; 5 episodes | [28] |
2021 | The Larkins | Mariette Larkin | Series 1 | [29] |
Theatre
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | The Seagull | Nina Zarechnaya | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | ||
2016 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Roxane | Southwark Playhouse | ||
2019 | While the Sun Shines | Elisabeth | Orange Tree Theatre | [30][31] |
Music videos
[edit]Year | Title | Artist | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | If You Wanna Love Somebody | Tom Odell | Girl | [32] |
Audio dramas
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures | Cora | [33] |
Video games
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | The DioField Chronicle | Izelair Wigan | English version |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | NewFilmmakers Los Angeles | Best Performance, Drama | The Crossing | Won | [34] |
2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Bridgerton | Nominated | [35] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Date Of Birth". CompanyCheck. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "In love and war – Glass talks to Sabrina Bartlett about her role in the epic WWI series – The Passing Bells – The Glass Magazine". Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "One to Watch: Actress Sabrina Bartlett". Belle About Town. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Meet Poldark actress Sabrina Bartlett". The Resident. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Sabrina Bartlett: There's a new darling bud in town". You Magazine. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Hertfordshire's Best Schools 2015". Hertfordshire Life. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Sabrina Bartlett". Tring Park. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ a b Kim, Lisa (3 November 2014). "In love and war – Glass talks to Sabrina Bartlett about her role in the epic WWI series – The Passing Bells". Glass. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Season Three – CAST BIOGRAPHIES". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Rising talent to lead BBC One's First World War drama Passing Bells". BBC Media Centre. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Doctor Who - Robot of Sherwood". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Ashton, Will (3 January 2021). "Bridgerton Cast: Where You've Seen Them Before". CinemaBlend.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Da Vinci's Demons Adds a New Regular". ShepherdManagement.co.uk. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Meet the cast of Victoria series 3". Radio Times. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b Drysdale, Jennifer (31 January 2018). "'Knightfall' Star Sabrina Bartlett on Why Princess Isabella Shouldn't Be 'Underestimated' (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Tsoumbakos, Rachel (27 March 2019). "'Knightfall' Season 2: Genevieve Gaunt Discusses Princess Isabella And How Queen Joan's Death Will Affect Her". The Inquisitr. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b Robson, Jeff (24 March 2019). "Victoria: plays fast and loose with the facts". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Cumming, Ed (22 December 2020). "Bridgerton is the shiny little stocking filler we all need this Christmas - review". The Independent. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (10 July 2019). "Phoebe Dynevor & Regé-Jean Page To Headline Shondaland's 'Bridgerton' At Netflix; 10 Others Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Bridgerton's Sabrina Bartlett to star in new adaptation of The Darling Buds of May". Tatler. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Why did Sabrina Bartlett leave The Larkins and who has replaced her?". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Rodger, James (8 May 2022). "The Larkins star filed complaint after co-star used photo of her as WhatsApp pic". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Suspects[19/02/2014] (2014)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Holby City - 'The Spirit...'". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "The Passing Bells - Ep. 1/5". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Midsomer Murders - S17 - Episode 4: A Vintage Murder". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Fremont, Maggie (27 August 2018). "The Innocents Recap: The Second Shift". Vulture. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Shaffer, Claire (2 November 2020). "'Bridgerton' Brings Scandal to Regency-Era England: Watch the Trailer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Craig, David (26 September 2021). "The Larkins trailer sees Pop and Ma feel the love in Darling Buds of May adaptation". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Sabrina Bartlett - Cast & Creative". Orange Tree Theatre. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Wood, Alex (23 March 2022). "Stage stars to look out for in Bridgerton". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Sabrina Bartlett - Other works". IMDb. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Briggs, Nicholas (16 May 2016), Time Reaver (Adventure), David Tennant, Catherine Tate, John Banks, retrieved 28 February 2024
- ^ "NFMLA Best of 2015 Awards - NewFilmmakers Los Angeles". 18 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Oganesyan, Natalie; Moreau, Jordan (4 February 2021). "2021 SAG Awards: The Complete Nominations List". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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[edit]- Living people
- 1991 births
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- Actresses from Kent
- Actresses from London
- Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting
- British actors with disabilities
- British people of Anglo-Indian descent
- English people of Indian descent
- English television actresses
- People educated at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
- Actors from Folkestone and Hythe District
- People from Fulham