# Ami Metcalf

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English actress (born 1994)

Ami Metcalf Born Ami Louise Metcalf June 1994 (age 32) Lewisham, London, England Occupation Actress Years active 2004–present Known for Doctors Upstairs Downstairs The Mimic Sister Boniface Mysteries

**Ami Louise Metcalf** (born June 1994) is an English actress. She rose to prominence in 2010 after portraying [Sapphire Cox](/source/Sapphire_Cox) in the [BBC](/source/BBC) soap opera *[Doctors](/source/Doctors_(2000_TV_series))*, for which she won the [Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress](/source/Best_Dramatic_Performance_from_a_Young_Actor_or_Actress). Following *Doctors*, she has appeared in various projects including the BBC drama series *[Upstairs Downstairs](/source/Upstairs_Downstairs_(2010_TV_series))*, the [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) sitcom *[The Mimic](/source/The_Mimic_(TV_series))* and the [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) series *[Home Front](/source/Home_Front_(BBC_radio_series))*. Since 2022, she has starred in the [Britbox](/source/Britbox) series *[Sister Boniface Mysteries](/source/Sister_Boniface_Mysteries)* as Peggy Button.

## Life and career

Metcalf was born in June 1994 in [Lewisham](/source/Lewisham), London.[1][2] She was raised there by her single mother who worked as a teaching assistant.[3] In 2004, aged ten, Metcalf made her stage debut in a production of *[The Wind in the Willows](/source/The_Wind_in_the_Willows_(2016_musical))* at the [Open Air Theatre, Barra Hall Park](/source/Open_Air_Theatre%2C_Barra_Hall_Park).[4] In 2006, aged twelve, Metcalf made her screen debut in a voice role for two episodes of the children's series *[The Owl](/source/The_Owl_(TV_series))*.[5] Metcalf quit studying for her [A-levels](/source/A-level_(United_Kingdom)) to focus on acting full-time.[3]

In 2010, she was cast in the [BBC](/source/BBC) medical soap opera *[Doctors](/source/Doctors_(2000_TV_series))* as [Sapphire Cox](/source/Sapphire_Cox).[3] Appearing in a recurring role for 15 episodes, she portrayed a teenager addicted to [methadone](/source/Methadone) who is taken in by established character [Lily Hassan](/source/Lily_Hassan) ([Seeta Indrani](/source/Seeta_Indrani)).[6] For her portrayal of Sapphire, Metcalf won the [Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress](/source/Best_Dramatic_Performance_from_a_Young_Actor_or_Actress) at the [2010 British Soap Awards](/source/2010_British_Soap_Awards).[7] Later in 2010, she portrayed a younger version of [Kathy Burke](/source/Kathy_Burke) in an episode of the [Sky1](/source/Sky1) series *[Little Crackers](/source/Little_Crackers)*. Impressed with her portrayal, producers cast Metcalf in a main role in a spin-off series for the programme, *Walking and Talking*, in 2012.[3] Also in 2010, she starred in the BBC period drama *[Upstairs Downstairs](/source/Upstairs_Downstairs_(2010_TV_series))* as [Eunice McCabe](/source/List_of_Upstairs_Downstairs_(2010_TV_series)_characters#Eunice_McCabe) and appeared in the [2012 Christmas special](/source/List_of_Call_the_Midwife_episodes#ep7) of *[Call the Midwife](/source/Call_the_Midwife)*.[3][8]

From 2013 to 2014, she starred in the [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) sitcom *[The Mimic](/source/The_Mimic_(TV_series))* as Helen Smith.[9] Then in 2014, she began voicing Kitty Lumley in the [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) period drama series *[Home Front](/source/Home_Front_(BBC_radio_series))*.[10] She voiced Kitty until 2018, appearing on eleven series of the programme.[11] Metcalf made her film debut in 2015 in the film *[Pan](/source/Pan_(2015_film))*, playing Sister Thomas.[12] In 2016, she appeared in two episodes of the BBC crime drama series *[Silent Witness](/source/Silent_Witness)* as Lisa Wilson.[13] In 2019, she returned to theatre, starring in a filmed production of *[Lady Windermere's Fan](/source/Lady_Windermere's_Fan)* at the [Vaudeville Theatre](/source/Vaudeville_Theatre).[14] A year later, she appeared in a [National Theatre Live](/source/National_Theatre_Live) production of *[A Midsummer Night's Dream](/source/A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream)* at the [Bridge Theatre](/source/Bridge_Theatre).[15]

2019 also saw Metcalf appear in an episode of the BBC period series *[Father Brown](/source/Father_Brown_(2013_TV_series))* as Alice Bonham.[16] A year later, she appeared in the [2020 Christmas special](/source/Birds_of_a_Feather_(TV_series)#2020_Christmas_special) of *[Birds of a Feather](/source/Birds_of_a_Feather_(TV_series))*.[17][18] Then, in 2022, Metcalf returned to the *Father Brown* [fictional universe](/source/Fictional_universe) when she was cast in the main role of Peggy Button in its spin-off series, *[Sister Boniface Mysteries](/source/Sister_Boniface_Mysteries)*.[19]

## Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Owl Voice role 2009 Closer Sarah Short film 2010 Doctors Sapphire Cox Recurring role 2010 Little Crackers Young Kathy Episode: "Better Than Christmas" 2012 Upstairs Downstairs Eunice McCabe Main role 2012 One Night Shannon Recurring role 2012 Walking and Talking Kath Main role 2012 Bad Education Poppy Hodgeson Episode: "Politics" 2012 Call the Midwife Lynette Duncan Episode: "2012 Christmas special" 2012 Panto! Chantelle Jenkins Television film 2013 It's Kevin Various 1 episode 2013 Listening to the Dead Ruby Tully Recurring role 2014 Catherine Tate's Nan Alice 1 episode 2013–2014 The Mimic Helen Smith Main role 2014–2018 Home Front Kitty Lumley (voice) Main role 2015 Pan Sister Thomas Film 2016 Silent Witness Lisa Wilson 2 episodes 2016 Allied Roxie Film 2018 Lady Windermere's Fan Lady Agatha / Rosalie Live production 2019 Father Brown Alice Bonham Episode: "The Sacrifice of Tantalus" 2019 Crawl Lee Film 2020 Birds of a Feather Jordan Episode: "2020 Christmas special" 2022–present Sister Boniface Mysteries Peggy Button Main role

## Stage

Year Title Role Venue Ref. 2004 The Wind in the Willows Squirrels and Robins Open Air Theatre [4] 2018 Lady Windermere's Fan Lady Agatha / Rosalie Vaudeville Theatre [20] 2019 A Midsummer Night's Dream Snout Bridge Theatre [15]

## Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2010 British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress Doctors Won [7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Feather_1-0)** ["Birds of a Feather Christmas Special: Who is Ami Metcalf, the actress playing Jordan"](https://www.essexlive.news/news/celebs-tv/birds-feather-christmas-special-who-4826860). *[Essex Live](/source/Essex_Live)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240806105911/https://www.essexlive.news/news/celebs-tv/birds-feather-christmas-special-who-4826860) from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Ami Metcalf"](https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/search/results?sourcecategory=birthsutf002c%20marriages%20utf0026%20deaths&collection=births%20utf0026%20baptisms&firstname=ami&lastname=metcalf&birthyear=1994&birthyear_offset=0&region=great%20britain). [Genes Reunited](/source/Genes_Reunited). Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Guardian_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Guardian_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Guardian_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Guardian_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Guardian_3-4) ["Ami Metcalf on Walking And Talking like Kathy Burke"](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/jun/23/ami-metcalf-walking-and-talking). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Wind_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Wind_4-1) ["The Wind in the Willows (2004)"](https://openairtheatreheritage.com/productions/the-wind-in-the-willows/XhXkbBAAACUARJTe). [Open Air Theatre, Barra Hall Park](/source/Open_Air_Theatre%2C_Barra_Hall_Park). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241104074334/https://openairtheatreheritage.com/productions/the-wind-in-the-willows/XhXkbBAAACUARJTe) from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CAM_5-0)** ["Ami Metcalf"](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/). Creative Artists Management. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241013003330/https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/) from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Peter Lloyd (Series Producer, 'Doctors')"](https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/doctors/a222197/peter-lloyd-series-producer-doctors-222197/). *[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210207001319/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/doctors/a222197/peter-lloyd-series-producer-doctors-222197/) from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BSAs_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BSAs_7-1) ["EastEnders dominates at British Soap Awards"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10103932). *[BBC News](/source/BBC_News)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200126102658/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10103932) from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Christmas Special 2012"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0118tkp). [BBC](/source/BBC). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240214135111/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0118tkp) from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["The Mimic, Channel 4, review"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9928331/The-Mimic-Channel-4-review.html). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161030130557/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9928331/The-Mimic-Channel-4-review.html) from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Kitty Lumley"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3MQgNd9K8vTX3x1BPZCRGzR/kitty-lumley). [BBC](/source/BBC). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230225230702/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3MQgNd9K8vTX3x1BPZCRGzR/kitty-lumley) from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Ami Metcalf talks about playing Kitty"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p024c046). [BBC](/source/BBC). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150702105335/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p024c046) from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Meet the cast of Sister Boniface Mysteries"](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sister-boniface-mysteries-cast/). *[Radio Times](/source/Radio_Times)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250205051104/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sister-boniface-mysteries-cast/) from the original on 5 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Meet the cast of Birds of a Feather's Christmas special"](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/birds-of-a-feather-christmas-special-cast/). *[Radio Times](/source/Radio_Times)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230716134447/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/birds-of-a-feather-christmas-special-cast/) from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["REVIEW: Lady Windermere's Fan, Vaudeville Theatre"](https://www.britishtheatre.com/posts/review-lady-windermeres-fan-vaudeville-theatre). *British Theatre*. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Bridge_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Bridge_15-1) ["Ami Metcalf"](https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/682707-ami-metcalf). About the Artists. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["The Sacrifice of Tantalus - Father Brown"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0byptpn). [BBC](/source/BBC). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240225203549/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0byptpn) from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Birds of a Feather is returning for a Christmas special"](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a34572553/birds-of-a-feather-christmas-special/). *[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230416195141/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a34572553/birds-of-a-feather-christmas-special/) from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Birds of a Feather Christmas special"](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/birds-feather-christmas-special). [ITVX](/source/ITVX). Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Sister Boniface Mysteries confirms date for 2024 Christmas special as comedy-drama returns"](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sister-boniface-mysteries-2024-christmas-special-date-newsupdate/). *[Radio Times](/source/Radio_Times)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241222222842/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sister-boniface-mysteries-2024-christmas-special-date-newsupdate/) from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Lady Windermere's Fan review – Saunders simmers at Wilde's West End party"](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jan/22/lady-windermeres-fan-review-oscar-wilde-jennifer-saunders). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

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