{{short description|English actress}} {{EngvarB|date=April 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Hannah Murray | image = File:Hannah Murray by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Murray at San Diego Comic-Con to promote ''Game of Thrones'' in 2015. | birth_name = Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray<ref>{{Cite web |author=Amalie Buchreitz Jensen |url=https://www.elle.dk/mode/stilikoner/mandagsmuse-hannah-murray |title=Mandagsmuse: Hannah Murray |trans-title=Monday Muse: Hannah Murray |date=20 July 2015 |website=Elle |language=da |access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bristol, England | alma_mater = University of Cambridge | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2006–2020 }}
'''Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray''' (born 1 July 1989) is a retired English actress.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Edwardes |first=Charlotte |date=23 May 2026 |title='I thought I was the saviour of the planet': how Game of Thrones' Hannah Murray found a wellness cult – and lost her mind |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/23/hannah-murray-interview-wellness-cult-sectioned |access-date=23 May 2026 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She played Cassie in ''Skins'' (2007–2008, 2013) and Gilly in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2019), for which she has been nominated along with her castmates for three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Her film roles include the 2014 musical romance film Stuart Murdoch's ''God Help The Girl'' which won her a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and 2015 drama film Jeppe Rønde's ''Bridgend'' for which she won the Tribeca Film Festival Best Actress Award.
Between her screen roles she appeared on stage in Polly Stenham's play ''That Face'' in West End (2008) and in the off West End play ''Martine'' (2014).
==Early life== Murray was born on 1 July 1989 in Bristol. Her parents work at the University of Bristol, her father as a professor and her mother as a research technician.<ref>{{cite web |first=Hannah |last=Kane |title=California Girl: Game of Thrones Star Hannah Murray on Moving to LA and Working With the Greatest Female Directors |url=https://www.phoenixmag.co.uk/article/california-dreaming-hannah-murray-on-relocating-to-la-and-working-with-the-greatest-female-directors/ |website=Phoenix UK |access-date=4 July 2020}}</ref> She earned an English degree at Queens' College, Cambridge.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20080210/ai_n21304189 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505091715/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20080210/ai_n21304189 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2008 |title=Hannah Murray |via=FindArticles |work=The Independent |first=Luiza |last=Sauma |date=10 February 2008 |access-date=12 March 2009 |id={{ProQuest|337024091}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/life-at-queens/music-arts-drama/bats|title = BATS | Queens' College}}</ref> She attended North Bristol Post 16 Centre,<ref>{{cite web |title=Hannah Murray |url=http://www.tv.com/hannah-murray/person/543805/summary.html |publisher=TV.com |access-date=14 October 2009 |archive-date=14 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414002437/http://www.tv.com/hannah-murray/person/543805/summary.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was a member of the Bristol Old Vic Young Company.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cork |first1=Tristan |title=Skins star Hannah Murray was 'sectioned after being recruited into cult' |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/skins-star-hannah-murray-sectioned-9657640 |access-date=26 May 2026 |work=Bristol Post |date=26 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
==Career== At the age of 16, Murray heard about an audition for young actors in Bristol, and decided to audition for the experience. The auditions were for the E4 teen drama series ''Skins''. She impressed the producers of the series and was cast as Cassie Ainsworth, a gentle and creative but self-destructive teenager with an eating disorder. Murray and April Pearson were the first two to be cast on the show.<ref name="nationalstudent">{{cite web |url=http://www.national-student.co.uk/magazine/tv/features/skins_april_pearson.htm |title=April Pearson |work=The National Student Magazine |first=Benjie |last=Goodhart |date=14 January 2007 |access-date=5 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211231552/http://www.national-student.co.uk/magazine/tv/features/skins_april_pearson.htm |archive-date=11 February 2007}}</ref> Murray went on to appear in the first two series, from 2007 to 2008. She left at the end of the show's second series to make way for a new generation of characters. On the decision to replace the cast, Murray has said that "it would be really silly to be in a teenage drama if you're no longer a teenager".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/143991-skins-actress-is-the-perfect-problem-child |title=Skins actress is the perfect problem child |work=Metro |first=Zena |last=Alkayat |date=21 April 2008 |access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref>
Following ''Skins'' in May 2008, Murray made her stage debut as Mia in the critically acclaimed ''That Face'', a West End production at the Duke of York's Theatre. She was highly praised for her acting in the play, and it was considered a milestone in her career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821210598665&title=Review+Round-up%3A+Stenham+Saves+West+End+Face |title=Review Round-up: Stenham Saves West End Face |work=Whatsonstage.com |first1=Melissa |last1=Rynn |first2=Kate |last2=Jackson |date=12 May 2008 |access-date=8 August 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616093656/http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821210598665&title=Review+Round-up%3A+Stenham+Saves+West+End+Face |archive-date=16 June 2011}}</ref> That same year, she had a small role in the black comedy ''In Bruges'', but her scene was cut from the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goodprattle.com/2009/07/skins-veteran-hannah-murray.html |title='Skins' veteran Hannah Murray |work=Goodprattle.com |first=Keely |last=Weiss |date=25 July 2009 |access-date=18 February 2012 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814170431/http://www.goodprattle.com/2009/07/skins-veteran-hannah-murray.html |archive-date=14 August 2009}}</ref>
[[File:SDCC 2015 - John Bradley & Hannah Murray (19051560104).jpg|right|thumb|Murray (right) and John Bradley (left) at San Diego Comic-Con to promote ''Game of Thrones'']] In 2009, Murray appeared in the ITV adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel ''Why Didn't They Ask Evans?'', playing Dorothy Savage. She also appeared in the thriller film ''Womb'' (2010). Later that year, Murray starred in an adaptation of Enda Walsh's ''Chatroom''. The film premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. In early January, she appeared in the British television thriller ''Above Suspicion: the Red Dahlia'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.troikatalent.com/MD/Murray_Hannah.htm |title=Hannah Murray |publisher=Troikatalent.com |access-date=8 August 2011 |archive-date=10 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310134739/http://www.troikatalent.com/MD/Murray_Hannah.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> an adaptation of Linda La Plante's novel, in a small role.
On 8 August 2011, HBO confirmed that Murray would portray Gilly in the second and third seasons of ''Game of Thrones''. She was upgraded to a series regular for the fourth season. Her character is a young woman who has a baby by her own father, and becomes protected by the character Samwell Tarly.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westeros.org/GoT/News/Entry/5549/ |title=Updated: Gilly Cast (Confirmed) |publisher=Westeros.org |author=Elio |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=8 August 2011}}</ref> In 2012, she appeared in the action thriller film ''The Numbers Station''.
In 2013, Murray appeared in a two-episode feature, in the seventh and final series of ''Skins'', where she reprised her role as a more serious, solemn, and independent adult Cassie Ainsworth.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mayer|last=Nissim|title='Skins' Hannah Murray on comeback: 'I was going to say no'|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a488145/skins-hannah-murray-on-comeback-i-was-going-to-say-no/|website=Digital Spy|date=7 June 2013|access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref> She also starred in the music video for "Your Cover's Blown" by Belle & Sebastian.<ref>[https://g1.globo.com/musica/noticia/2013/08/atriz-de-game-thrones-estrela-novo-clipe-de-belle-sebastian.html G1 – Atriz de 'Game of thrones' estrela novo clipe de Belle & Sebastian – notícias em Música]. G1.globo.com (28 August 2013).</ref>
In 2014, Murray starred in ''God Help the Girl'', about three musicians in Glasgow. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014, and Murray shared the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for the Delightful Ensemble Performance. Later that year she continued her role as Gilly in ''Game of Thrones'' season 4. She also starred in the acclaimed revival of Jean-Jacques Bernard's play ''Martine'', playing the title role. She was nominated for Best Female Performance at the Off West End Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/2014/martine.php |title=Martine - 2014 - Finborough Theatre }}</ref>
Murray starred in ''Lily & Kat'' (2015), an independent American film and the first feature directed by Micael Preysler, about inseparable best friends who struggle to make the best of their last few days together, savouring the city nightlife with an enigmatic artist one of them takes a liking to.
In 2015 she played Sara in the Danish film ''Bridgend'', based on the Bridgend suicides of South Wales. The film premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival, and received positive reviews. The film then had its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival where it won 3 awards, including Murray for Best Actress.
In 2016 Murray played Sylvia Ageloff, a young Jewish American intellectual from Brooklyn and a confidante of Leon Trotsky, in the film ''The Chosen''.
In 2017, Murray starred in Kathryn Bigelow's drama ''Detroit'', based on the Algiers Motel incident during Detroit's 1967 12th Street Riot. The film was critically acclaimed.<ref name=DFP>{{Cite news |last=Hinds |first=Julie |orig-date=21 June 2016 |date=22 June 2016 |title=Detroit 1967 riot movie will film here—at least partly |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/2016/06/21/movie-detroit-riots-1967-kathryn-bigelow-mark-boal-algiers-motel/85830068/ |work=Detroit Free Press |access-date=12 April 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2018, she played the lead role of Leslie "Lulu" Van Houten, the American convicted murderer and former member of the Manson Family, in the film ''Charlie Says'' by Mary Harron. The movie premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival and was based on the books ''The Family'', by Ed Sanders, and ''The Long Prison Journey of Leslie Van Houten,'' by Karlene Faith.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/mary-harron-guinevere-turner-re-team-for-manson-film-the-family-1201692136/ |title='American Psycho' Team Mary Harron & Guinevere Turner Reunite For Manson Pic 'The Family' |last=Lincoln |first=Ross A. |date=28 January 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref>
In January 2026 it was announced that Murray's first book, ''The Make-Believe'', was set for release 23 June 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bookriot.com/celebrity-memoirs-2026/|title=Must-Read Celebrity Memoirs Hitting Shelves in 2026|first=Emily|last=Martin|website=Book Riot|date=29 January 2026|access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref> The book is an autobiography sharing details of her mental health, involvement with a "wellness organization" and infatuation with its leader. Talking about these events Murray said that "The events of ''The Make-Believe'' were intensely challenging to live through, but the journey of writing about them has been the most powerfully rewarding thing I've ever known."<ref>{{Cite web |first=Carly |last=Tagen-Dye |title='Skins' and 'Game of Thrones' Star Hannah Murray Announces 'Powerfully Rewarding' Memoir — See the Cover! (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/hannah-murray-the-make-believe-cover-reveal-exclusive-11886448 |date=16 January 2026 |access-date=19 January 2026 |website=People |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== In 2024, it was reported as part of the advance publicity for Murray's autobiography that she had been sectioned in 2017 following her involvement in a "wellness cult".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/skins-star-hannah-murray-was-reportedly-sectioned-after-joining-wellness-cult-3804817|title='Skins' star Hannah Murray was reportedly sectioned after joining wellness cult|work=NME|first=Adam|last=England|date=21 October 2024|access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/hannah-murray-book-wellness-cult-b2631533.html|title=Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray reveals she was lured into wellness cult|first=Ellie|last=Muir|work=The Independent|date=18 October 2024|access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref>
Murray revealed she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder following her psychotic episode that led to her being sectioned.<ref name=":0" />
She is bisexual.<ref name=":0" />
==Acting roles== [[File:Hannah Murray - IFFR 2015-1.jpg|right|thumb|Murray at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2015]]
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2008 | ''In Bruges'' | Prostitute | Deleted scene |- | rowspan=2 |2010 | ''Womb'' | Monica | |- | ''Chatroom'' | Emily | |- | 2011 | ''Wings'' | Ellie | Short Film |- | rowspan=2 |2012 | ''Dark Shadows'' | Hippie Chick | |- | ''Little Glory'' | Jessica | |- | 2013 | ''The Numbers Station'' | Rachel Davis | |- | 2014 | ''God Help the Girl'' | Cassie | |- | rowspan=2 |2015 | ''Lily & Kat'' | Kat | |- | ''Bridgend'' | Sara | |- | 2016 | ''The Chosen'' | Sylvia Ageloff | |- | 2017 | ''Detroit'' | Julie Hysell | |- | 2018 | ''Charlie Says'' | Leslie Van Houten | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2007–2008, <br> 2013 | ''Skins'' | Cassie Ainsworth | Main cast, 19 episodes |- | 2009 | ''Agatha Christie's Marple'' | Dorothy Savage | |- | 2010 | ''Above Suspicion: the Red Dahlia'' | Emily Wickenham | |- | 2012–2019 | ''Game of Thrones'' | Gilly |Season 2–3 (Recurring; 9 episodes)<br> Season 4–8 (Main cast; 24 episodes) |- | 2020 | ''The Expecting'' | Cara | Main cast; 4 episodes |}
===Stage=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2008 | ''That Face'' | Mia | Duke of York's Theatre |- | 2014 | ''Martine'' | Martine | Finborough Theatre |}
===Radio=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2022 |''Acid Dreams: The Great LSD Plot'' |Christine Bott |6 episodes |- | 2013–2014 | ''Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully'' | Lucy Alexander | 11 episodes |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Artist ! Title |- | 2013 | Belle and Sebastian | "Your Cover's Blown (Miaoux Miaoux Mix)" |}
===Video games === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role |- | 2020 | ''Shady Part of Me'' | The Little Girl (voice) |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Work !! Award !! Category !! Result |- | rowspan="2" | 2008 || rowspan="3" | ''Skins'' || Monte Carlo Television Festival || Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series|| {{nom}} |- | NXG Awards || Best Actress || {{nom}} |- | 2009 || Bafta Awards || Audience Award (TV)|| {{won}} |- | rowspan="3" | 2014 || ''Game of Thrones'' || Screen Actors Guild Award || Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|| {{nom}} |- | ''God Help the Girl'' || Sundance Film Festival || World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for the Delightful Ensemble Performance|| {{won}} |- | ''Martine'' || Off West End Awards || Best Female Performance|| {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3" | 2015 || rowspan="3" | ''Bridgend'' || Tribeca Film Festival || Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film|| {{win}} |- | Ourense Independent Film Festival || rowspan="2" | Best Actress || {{win}} |- | Palma de Mallorca Evolution IFF || {{win}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''Game of Thrones'' || Screen Actors Guild Award || Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|| {{nom}} |- | ''Bridgend'' || Bodil Awards || Best Actress in a Leading Role|| {{nom}} |- | 2016 || rowspan="2" | ''Game of Thrones'' || CinEuphoria Awards || Merit - Honorary Award for an Ensemble|| {{win}} |- | 2020 || Screen Actors Guild Award || Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|| {{nom}} |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|2356940}}
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