| Birth place | Spain |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Ria Zmitrowicz is a British actress. She is known for her work in theatre, earning WhatOnStage and Manchester Theatre Award nominations, and her role in the BBC drama Three Girls (2017).
Early life and education
Zmitrowicz was born in Spain and grew up in Berkshire, Surrey, and Hampshire. She attended the Sixth Form College, Farnborough.[1]
She joined the National Youth Theatre (NYT) at sixteen and moved to London when she was eighteen.[2]
Career
Theatre
Playwright and actor Luke Barnes, whom Zmitrowicz met through the NYT, cast her in his play Chapel Street, which premiered at The Old Red Lion, Islington before going on to play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Bush Theatre. This helped Zmitrowicz secure an agent.[3] She then landed a role in Arinzé Kene's God's Property alongside Kingsley Ben-Adir at Soho Theatre.[2]
In 2015, she played Chloe Coverly in Arcadia with the English Touring Theatre[4] and Mary Warren in The Crucible at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. The latter earned her a nomination at the Manchester Theatre Awards.[5] She also appeared in Four Minutes Twelve Seconds. [citation needed]
In 2019 she starred in the plays Three Sisters with Pearl Chanda and Patsy Ferran[6] and The Doctor with Juliet Stevenson at the Almeida Theatre,[7] as well as The Welkin with Maxine Peake at the National Theatre in 2020.[8] Her performance as Sami in The Doctor, a role she originated, earned Zmitrowicz a WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Play.[9] She returned to the Royal Court in 2022, starring in The Glow.[10]
Film and television
In 2013, she played Wilma Grey in the two-part ITV crime drama Murder on the Home Front. She also had a recurring role as Jodie in the E4 comedy-drama series Youngers.[11] The following year, she joined the cast of the sitcom The Midnight Beast as Hope for its second series, also on E4, and the ITV period drama Mr Selfridge as Sarah Ellis, a recurring role she would play for the latter three series.[citation needed]
Zmitrowicz made her feature film debut with a small role in the 2015 film Kill Your Friends.[citation needed]
She starred as Amber Bowen, one of the titular victims, in the BAFTA-winning three-part BBC One miniseries Three Girls, based on a true story with the names changed.[12]
In 2018 Zmitrowicz was named a Breakthrough Brit in the BAFTA awards.[13][14]
She plays Roxy Monke in the 2023 Amazon Prime adaptation of Naomi Alderman's science fiction novel The Power.[15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tearaway | Gemma | Short films |
| 2011 | Hard to Say | Kayley | |
| 2012 | Pants | Billy | |
| 2014 | Pretty Bitch | Louise | |
| Two Seas | Lauren | ||
| Some Candid Observation on the Eve of the End of the World | Karen | ||
| The Longing | Elizabeth | ||
| Mustard | Penelope | ||
| 2015 | Kill Your Friends | Songbird Chantelle | |
| 2017 | Bad Drawings | Grace | Short film |
| 2018 | Entebbe | Jan Almog | |
| Jellyfish | Nightclub Girl | ||
| Teen Spirit | Hayley | ||
| Futures | Rosie | Short film | |
| 2020 | Misbehaviour | Mair | |
| 2021 | The Booker Prizes 2021: Great Circle | Storyteller | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Whitechapel | Sasha Lowood | Episode #3.5 |
| 2013 | Murder on the Home Front | Wilma Grey | Television film |
| 2013–2014 | Youngers | Jodie | 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Casualty | Emily Gambol | Episode: "Brothers at Arms" |
| The Midnight Beast | Hope | Main role; Series 2, 5 episodes | |
| Playhouse Presents | Hayley | Episode: "Nightshift" | |
| 2014–2016 | Mr Selfridge | Miss Ellis | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | Three Girls | Amber Bowen | Mini-series; 3 episodes |
| 2018 | On the Edge | Aimee Thomas | Mini-series; 1 episode: "Through the Gates" |
| 2020 | The Third Day: Autumn | Special 12-hour long live stream episode | |
| 2021 | Foresight | Ava (voice) | Mini-series; 1 episode: "They Heard Him Shout Allahu Akbar" |
| 2023 | The Power | Roxy Monke | Main cast; 7 episodes |
| 2024 | Sherwood | Lisa Waters | Series 2, 6 episodes |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Skanky | Kate | Arcola Theatre, London |
| Cortae | Talawa Theatre Company[16] | ||
| Chapel Street | Kirsty | Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Bush Theatre, London | |
| 2013 | God's Property | Holly | Soho Theatre, London |
| 2015 | Arcadia | Chloe Coverly | Theatre Royal, Brighton / UK tour |
| The Crucible | Mary Warren | Royal Exchange, Manchester | |
| Four Minutes Twelve Seconds | Cara | Trafalgar Studios / Hampstead Theatre, London | |
| 2016 | X | Mattie | Royal Court Theatre, London |
| 2017 | Plastic | Jessica | Ustinov Studio, Bath |
| Bad Roads | Journalist | Royal Court Theatre, London[17] | |
| 2018 | Gundog | Becky | |
| Dance Nation | Zuzu | Almeida Theatre, London | |
| 2019 | Three Sisters | Irnina Sergeyevna | |
| The Doctor | Sami | ||
| 2020 | The Welkin | Sally Poppy | Royal National Theatre, London[18] |
| 2022 | The Glow | The Woman | Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, London |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Manchester Theatre Awards | Actress In A Supporting Role | The Crucible | [5] | |
| 2020 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Play | The Doctor | [9] |
References
- ^ "Massive turn-out in Student Elections!". The Sixth Form College, Farnborough. May 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Jessie (20 January 2022). "Ria Zmitrowicz interview: 'It's scary for emerging artists at the moment - that worries me'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Ria Zmitrowicz (Actor)". Generation Arts. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Peterson, Tyler (17 December 2014). "Dakota Blue Richards to Lead ARCADIA UK Tour; Full Cast Announced!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Upton, David (25 February 2016). "2015 Manchester Theatre Awards - the nominations". Lancashire Life. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Tripney, Natasha (18 April 2019). "Actor Ria Zmitrowicz: 'Being challenged by the artists I work with – that excites me'". The Stage. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Longman, Will (13 May 2019). "Juliet Stevenson and Ria Zmitrowicz to star in Robert Icke's The Doctor at the Almeida". London Theatre. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Smith, Gwendolyn (10 February 2020). "Maxine Peake on The Welkin: 'They've had plays for hundreds of years about men. It's dull'". INews. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Wood, Alex (1 March 2020). "20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners include Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Come from Away and Six". WhatsOnStage
- ^ Marlowe, Sam (28 January 2022). "The Glow, Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, review: Ria Zmitrowicz dazzles in a stunning time-travelling tale". iNews. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "I TALK TO Ria Zmitrowicz". I Talk Telly. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Groome, Imogen (17 May 2017). "Three Girls cast: The stars behind Holly, Amber and Ruby". Metro. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Ria Zmitrowicz - Actress". BAFTA. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Berrington, Katie (1 November 2018). "Meet The 4 Actors BAFTA Tips To Be The Next Breakthrough Stars". British Vogue. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (14 January 2020). "John Leguizamo, Toheeb Jimoh, Ria Zmitrowicz And 4 Others Join All Female-Directed Amazon Thriller Series 'The Power' – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Talawa Firsts 2012". Talawa Theatre Company. 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Ria Zmitrowicz". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Ria Zmitrowicz". National Theatre. January 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
External links
- Ria Zmitrowicz at IMDb
- Ria Zmitrowicz at Curtis Brown
- Ria Zmitrowicz on BFI