# Rosa Robson
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{{Short description|English actress and comedian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}}
{{Infobox person
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| birth_name = Rosa Grace Robson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|29|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| alma_mater = [Homerton College, Cambridge](/source/Homerton_College%2C_Cambridge)
| occupation =
| years_active = 2012–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[Paapa Essiedu](/source/Paapa_Essiedu)|2023}}
}}
'''Rosa Grace Robson''' (born 29 February 1992) is an English actress and comedian. On television, she is known for her role in the [ITV2](/source/ITV2) sitcom ''[Buffering](/source/Buffering_(TV_series))'' (2021–23). Her films include ''[She Is Love](/source/She_Is_Love_(film))'' (2022).
==Early life==
Robson is from [Frome](/source/Frome), Somerset. She completed her [A Levels](/source/A_Levels) at [Frome Community College](/source/Frome_Community_College) in 2010.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.frometimes.co.uk/2010/09/02/issue-308-students-celebrate-exam-success-including-best-ever-gcses/|title=Issue 308 – Students celebrate exam success including best ever GCSEs|journal=Frome Times|date=2 September 2010|accessdate=26 August 2023}}] She went on to graduate from [Homerton College, Cambridge](/source/Homerton_College%2C_Cambridge).[{{Cite web|url=http://footlightstour.soc.srcf.net/2013/company.php|title=The Company: Performer Rosa Robson|website=Footlights|accessdate=26 August 2023}}] During her time at university, she was a member of [Footlights](/source/Footlights), [Pembroke Players](/source/Pembroke_Players), and the [Marlowe Society](/source/Marlowe_Society).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.themarlowesociety.com/alumni|title=Alumni|website=The Marlowe Society|accessdate=26 August 2023}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.camdram.net/people/rosa-robson|title=Person: Rosa Robson|website=CamDram|accessdate=18 August 2023}}]
==Career==
In 2012, while still at university, Robson formed a comedy duo called Beard with fellow Footlights member Matilda Wnek;[{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2012/rosa_robson_matilda_wnek/|title=2012 Edinburgh Fringe: Beard|website=British Comedy Guide|date=2012|accessdate=23 August 2023}}][{{Cite web|url=https://list.co.uk/news/12025/fringe-preview-beard-the-grin-of-love|title=Fringe Preview: Beard – The Grin of Love|journal=The List|first=Brian|last=Donaldson|accessdate=23 August 2023}}] the duo made their debut at the [Edinburgh Fringe Festival](/source/Edinburgh_Fringe_Festival) that year. They returned to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014, 2015, and 2018.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/features/2018/07/23/40547/edinburgh_10x10:_10_female_double_acts|title=Edinburgh 10x10: 10 female double acts|website=Chortle|date=23 July 2018|accessdate=5 September 2023}}] Robson and Wnek featured in a 2015 ''[Vice](/source/Vice_(magazine))'' article about female comedy duos.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-women-redefining-live-comedy-207/|title=Clowning Around: Meet the Female Duos Redefining Live Comedy|journal=Vice|first=Robert|last=O'Connor|date=19 October 2015|access-date=26 August 2023}}]
Also in 2015, Robson made both her feature film debut and her television debut as Louise Cabaye in Jamie Adams' ''[Black Mountain Poets](/source/Black_Mountain_Poets_(film))'' and in an episode of ''Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment'' respectively. In 2016, she worked with the [Royal Shakespeare Company](/source/Royal_Shakespeare_Company) in [Stratford-upon-Avon](/source/Stratford-upon-Avon) on the productions ''[Doctor Faustus](/source/Doctor_Faustus_(play))'', ''[Don Quixote](/source/Don_Quixote)'', and ''[The Alchemist](/source/The_Alchemist_(play))''. Robson would return to ''[Don Quixote](/source/Don_Quixote)'' in 2018 at the [Garrick Theatre](/source/Garrick_Theatre), marking her [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) debut.
In 2021, Robson began starring as Ashley in the [ITV2](/source/ITV2) sitcom ''[Buffering](/source/Buffering_(TV_series))''.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/5975/iain-stirling-sitcom-buffering/|title=Cast details revealed for Iain Stirling's ITV sitcom Buffering|website=British Comedy Guide|first=Jay|last=Richardson|date=2 October 2020|accessdate=3 September 2023}}] She also had a recurring role as Lara in the [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) crime comedy ''[The Outlaws](/source/The_Outlaws_(2021_TV_series))'' and made a guest appearance in an installment of the [BBC Two](/source/BBC_Two) anthology series ''[Inside No. 9](/source/Inside_No._9)''. Robson reunited with director Jamie Adams for his 2022 film ''[She Is Love](/source/She_Is_Love_(film))''. She has a role in the second season of the [Disney+](/source/Disney%2B) [Star](/source/Star_(Disney%2B)) superhero comedy series ''[Extraordinary](/source/Extraordinary_(TV_series))''.[{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/extraordinary-season-2-disney-plus-cast-1235702765/|title='Extraordinary' Season 2 Adds Julian Barratt, Rosa Robson, Kwaku Mills and Derek Jacobi (EXCLUSIVE)|journal=Variety|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|date=23 August 2023|accessdate=26 August 2023}}] In 2024, Rosa Robson played Sarah in Sami Ibrahim's Multiple Casualty Incident at The Yard Theatre, London.
==Personal life==
Robson is married to fellow actor [Paapa Essiedu](/source/Paapa_Essiedu);[{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jul/28/paapa-essiedu-is-this-part-harder-than-hamlet-yeah-its-different-gravy-mate-death-of-england-delroy-soho-theatre|title=Paapa Essiedu: 'Is this part harder than Hamlet? Yeah, it's different gravy, mate'|journal=The Guardian|first=Tim|last=Lewis|date=28 July 2024|accessdate=29 August 2024}}] they had been in a relationship for six years as of 2022.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/who-is-paapa-essiedu-dating-rosa-robson-is-also-an-actor|title=Who Is Paapa Essiedu Dating? Rosa Robson Is Also An Actor|journal=Bustle|first=Maxine|last=Harrison|date=24 June 2022|accessdate=26 August 2023}}] In October 2014, Robson and Wnek attended an [Occupy London](/source/Occupy_London) protest in [Parliament Square](/source/Parliament_Square) and were arrested for refusing police orders to leave. They were later [acquitted](/source/acquitted) by District Judge Richard Blake.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/cambridge-trio-cleared-over-tarpaulin-sitin-during-parliament-square-protest-10404167.html|title=Cambridge trio cleared over tarpaulin sit-in during Parliament Square protest|journal=Evening Standard|first=Paul|last=Cheston|date=21 July 2015|accessdate=26 August 2023}}]
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2015
| ''[Black Mountain Poets](/source/Black_Mountain_Poets_(film))''
| Louise Cabaye
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''[She Is Love](/source/She_Is_Love_(film))''
| Kate
|
|-
| ''Green Space''
| Interloper
| Short film
|-
|2025
|''Universal''
|Naomi
|
|-
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2015
| ''Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment''
| The Girlfriend
| Episode: "Romance"
|-
| 2021
| ''[Inside No. 9](/source/Inside_No._9)''
| Hortensia
| Episode: "Wuthering Heist"
|-
| 2021–2023
| ''[Buffering](/source/Buffering_(TV_series))''
| Ashley
| Main role, 12 episodes
|-
| 2021–2022
| ''[The Outlaws](/source/The_Outlaws_(2021_TV_series))''
| Lara
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2022
| ''Small Doses''
| Laura
| Pilot
|-
| ''Ellie & Natasia''
| Various
| 1 episode
|-
| ''Sneakerhead''
| Travel Agent
| 1 episode
|-
| 2023
| ''[Big Boys](/source/Big_Boys_(TV_series))''
| Beth
| Episode: "All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Gay"
|-
| 2023, 2024
| ''[Extraordinary](/source/Extraordinary_(TV_series))''
| Woman with Kid / Nora
| 1 episode (series 1), and 4 episodes (series 2)
|-
|}
==Stage==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2016
| ''[Doctor Faustus](/source/Doctor_Faustus_(play))''
| Covetousness / Scholar
| [Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon](/source/Swan_Theatre%2C_Stratford-upon-Avon)
|-
| 2016, 2018
| ''[Don Quixote](/source/Don_Quixote)''
| Niece
| Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon / [Garrick Theatre](/source/Garrick_Theatre), London
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[The Alchemist](/source/The_Alchemist_(play))''
| Dame Pliant
| Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
|-
| ''Ricky Whittington and His Cat''
| Mrs Hickerty Crickerty
| [New Diorama Theatre](/source/New_Diorama_Theatre), London
|-
| 2017
| ''Siren''
| Siren
| Edinburgh Fringe Festival
|-
| 2019
| ''A Table Tennis Play''
| Cath
| Edinburgh Fringe Festival
|-
| 2024
| ''Multiple Casualty Incident''
| Sarah
| [The Yard Theatre](/source/The_Yard_Theatre), London
|-
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|7471061}}
* [https://app.spotlight.com/8212-6752-7579 Rosa Robson] at Spotlight
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Category:Living people
Category:1992 births
Category:Actresses from Somerset
Category:Alumni of Homerton College, Cambridge
Category:Comedians from Somerset
Category:English women comedians
Category:Actors from Frome
Category:English television actresses
Category:English film actresses
Category:English stage actresses
Category:21st-century English actresses
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