# Harley Bird

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British actress (born 2001)

Harley Bird Born Harley Fiona Riley (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 24) Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England Other name Harley Riley Alma mater Manchester School of Theatre Occupation Actress Years active 2007–present

**Harley Fiona Riley** (born 13 December 2001),[1][2] better known by her [stage name](/source/Stage_name) of **Harley Bird**, is an English actress.[3] She was the third as well as the longest running voice of *[Peppa Pig](/source/Peppa_Pig)*, taking on the role in 2007 and leaving in 2020. The role was taken over by [Amelie Bea Smith](/source/Amelie_Bea_Smith).

## Early life and education

Harley Fiona Riley[4] was born in [Rochdale](/source/Rochdale), [Greater Manchester](/source/Greater_Manchester) in Northern England to Gill and Craig Riley, the second eldest of four children, with two sisters and a brother.[5] Bird attended [Tring Park School for the Performing Arts](/source/Tring_Park_School_for_the_Performing_Arts) in Hertfordshire on their Tring Park Associates programme before enrolling into the main school.[6] She went on to graduate from the [Manchester School of Theatre](/source/Manchester_School_of_Theatre) in 2023 with a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) (BA) in Acting.[7]

## Career

At age five, she was signed to Alphabet Kidz Talent Agency. A month later she gained the [voice role](/source/Voice_acting) of Peppa in the children's animated series *[Peppa Pig](/source/Peppa_Pig)*. She replaced the previous actors, Lily Snowden-Fine and Cecily Bloom. She first voiced Peppa on the 2007 "Peppa's Christmas" special and continued to voice the character for seasons 3, 4, 5 and the first half of the 6th. She voiced Peppa Pig on "[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley](/source/The_Official_BBC_Children_in_Need_Medley)" and various other pieces of show merchandise.[8]

Bird's TV appearances and radio broadcasts include a behind-the-scenes feature on [CBBC's](/source/CBBC_(TV_channel)) *[Newsround](/source/Newsround)*[9] and an interview in character as Peppa on BBC Radio One's *[Chris Moyles Show](/source/The_Chris_Moyles_Show)*.[10] She became the youngest [British Academy Film Award](/source/British_Academy_Film_Awards) winner when she won the Performer award at the 2011 [BAFTA](/source/British_Academy_Children's_Awards) for her voice-artist work as Peppa Pig.[11][12]

Bird announced that she was leaving the role of Peppa Pig on 31 January 2020, after 13 years and 185 episodes in the role.[13] She was succeeded in the role by [Amelie Bea Smith](/source/Amelie_Bea_Smith).[13]

Bird starred as Daisy in *Blueberry*, a 2009 short film which won the Audience Award at the [Cinequest Film Festival](/source/Cinequest_Film_Festival),[14] She also starred as Piper alongside [Saoirse Ronan](/source/Saoirse_Ronan)[15] in [Kevin Macdonald](/source/Kevin_Macdonald_(director))'s *[How I Live Now](/source/How_I_Live_Now_(film))*, released in 2013.[16] She also starred in *Goodbye*, a radio drama by [Morwenna Banks](/source/Morwenna_Banks), her Peppa Pig co-star, that aired on [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) alongside [Olivia Colman](/source/Olivia_Colman), [Natascha McElhone](/source/Natascha_McElhone), [Darren Boyd](/source/Darren_Boyd), [Alison Steadman](/source/Alison_Steadman), and [John Simm](/source/John_Simm).[17] In 2017, Bird played the lead role of Sammy in [Disney Channel](/source/Disney_Channel_(UK_and_Ireland))'s [webisode](/source/Webisode) series, *So Sammy*.[18] In 2024, Bird starred in the [Amy Winehouse](/source/Amy_Winehouse) biopic *[Back to Black](/source/Back_to_Black_(film))* as Winehouse's best friend Juliette Ashby.

## Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 2007–2020 Peppa Pig Peppa Pig and Baby Alexander Voice 2009 Blueberry Daisy Short film 2010–2014 Hailey and Friends Mika Dubbed Voice 2013 How I Live Now Piper Film 2013 Goodbye Maddy BBC Radio 4 drama 2013–2020 Milkshake! Peppa Pig Voice 2014 Doctor Who Ruby Episode: "In the Forest of the Night" 2017 So Sammy Sammy Disney mini series 2024 Back to Black Juliette Ashby Film 2028 My First Cinema Experience Peppa Pig Film: Voice, Archival Footage

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TWDob_1-0)** ["12 today! I love my pressies....!x"](https://twitter.com/Harley_Bird_09/status/411437348639870976). *Twitter*. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Iuzzolino, Sarah; Lewis, Hannah; Matthews, Donovan; Vieni, Izzy (29 December 2017). ["Harley Bird, voice of Peppa Pig, talks with Long Island kids"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180504010627/https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/family/kidsday/actress-harley-bird-interview-1.15674908). *Newsday*. Archived from [the original](https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/family/kidsday/actress-harley-bird-interview-1.15674908) on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Alphabet Kidz talent agency"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120905210309/http://www.alphabetkidz.co.uk/press.php). Archived from [the original](http://www.alphabetkidz.co.uk/press.php) on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Pipers Corner School Pupil wins Children's BAFTA"](https://www.ukboardingschools.com/news/pipers-corner-school-pupil-wins-children-s-bafta/#.WO0Jj5DTVDs). *UK Boarding Schools*. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Thompson, Melissa (25 January 2015). ["Meet TV's Peppa Pig... the 13-year-old girl from Rochdale"](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/13-year-old-girl-rochdale-behind-tvs-8536543). *Manchester Evening News*. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Barns, Sarah (16 January 2015). ["'I'm Peppa Pig' Meet Harley Bird, 13, the voice behind the world's most famous cartoon hog"](https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/552374/Peppa-Pig-voice-Harley-Bird-interview). *Express*. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Harley Bird"](https://www.theatre.mmu.ac.uk/profile/harley-bird/). *Manchester School of Theatre*. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Peppa Pig star Harley Bird on 10 years oinking"](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39332539), *BBC News*, 21 March 2017, retrieved 21 March 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Harley Bird: The Voice Behind Peppa Pig"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/16956023). Retrieved 8 August 2012. BBC Newsround, 9 February 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Chris Moyles Guests 2011"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/photos/chrismoyles/6586/673). Retrieved 8 August 2012.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["BAFTA Children's Awards Winners 2011"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120911101315/http://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/2011-childrens-awards-nominations-winners,2169,BA.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/2011-childrens-awards-nominations-winners,2169,BA.html) on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Woods, Judith (22 December 2011). ["Why middle-class England is potty about Peppa Pig"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111223134730/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/8972519/Why-middle-class-England-is-potty-about-Peppa-Pig.html). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/8972519/Why-middle-class-England-is-potty-about-Peppa-Pig.html) on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-guardian3101_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-guardian3101_13-1) ["Peppa Pig voice actor Harley Bird quits after 13 years"](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/31/peppa-pig-voice-actor-harley-bird-quits-after-13-years). *The Guardian*. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Blueberry"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130729034606/http://www.matthewsanger.co.uk/Matthew-Sanger-Films/Blueberry). Archived from [the original](http://www.matthewsanger.co.uk/Matthew-Sanger-Films/Blueberry) on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Saoirse Ronan to star in How I Live Now"](http://www.studiomagonline.com/blog/saoirse-ronan-to-star-in-how-i-live-now). *Studio Magazine*. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Press release for "How I Live Now" film"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160529203043/http://www.megrosoff.co.uk/2012/06/25/press-release-for-how-i-live-now-film/). 25 June 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.megrosoff.co.uk/2012/06/25/press-release-for-how-i-live-now-film) on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2012.Meg Rosoff blog

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["John Simm joins Olivia Coleman, Natascha McElhone & Olivia Poulet for 'Goodbye'"](https://blog.johnsimmsociety.com/2013/10/26/john-simm-joins-olivia-coleman-natascha-mcelhone-olivia-poulet-for-goodbye/). 27 October 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Taylor, Frances (14 February 2017). ["Miranda Hart makes foray into children's TV with new Disney web series So Sammy"](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-02-14/miranda-hart-makes-foray-into-childrens-tv-with-new-disney-web-series-so-sammy). *Radio Times*. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

## External links

- [Harley Bird](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3897655/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Harley Bird](https://www.spotlight.com/0458-0199-7628) at Spotlight

- ["Screen Daily - Shooting Starts on Kevin MacDonald's "How I Live Now""](https://www.screendaily.com/news/shooting-starts-on-kevin-macdonalds-how-i-live-now/5043685.article/). Retrieved 8 August 2012.

- ["Manchester Evening News - The 10 Year Old Girl from Rochdale who is a global TV star as the voice of Peppa Pig"](http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/tv_and_showbiz/s/1471526_the-10-year-old-girl-from-rochdale-who-is-a-global-tv-star---as-the-voice-of-peppa-pig/). 21 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

- ["BBC News - Voice of Peppa Pig, Harley Bird, wins a BAFTA"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-15933947). *BBC News*. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

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