British actress
Emma Chung Yi Lau (born 1991) is a British actress. On television, she is known for her role in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2021–2023). Her films include The School for Good and Evil (2022).
Early life
Lau grew up in Greater Manchester . She took a foundation course at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA)[ 1] before going on to graduate from the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts .[ 2]
Career
Lau began her career working with the Yellow Earth Theatre Company on The Last Days of Limehouse in 2014[ 3] and O Deptford in 2016. Also in 2016, Lau made her television debut as Lucy in "Zero", an episode and installment of the BBC One drama anthology Moving On .[ 4] This was followed by her feature film debut in Trial and Error .
In 2018, Lau appeared in Foreign Goods 3 at the Arcola Theatre and Table at the New Vic . She played Drusilla in the original cast of the stage musical adaptation of The Worst Witch , which premiered at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton, went on tour,[ 5] and had a run at London's Vaudeville Theatre , marking Lau's West End debut.[ 6] In 2020, she was cast in the Storyhouse productions of The Suicide , Miss Julie , and Signal Fires . She had small roles in the films Artemis Fowl in 2020 and Venom: Let There Be Carnage in 2021.
Lau made what was initially meant to be a guest appearance in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks in September 2021[ 7] before officially joining the main cast as Serena Chen-Williams in November 2021.[ 8] [ 9] She exited the soap in January 2023.[ 10] She also played Kiko in the 2022 Netflix film The School for Good and Evil [ 11] [ 12] and Miranda in The Tempest at the 2023 Salisbury International Arts Festival .[ 13] She starred in Glacier at the Old Fire Station in Oxford.[ 14]
Personal life
Lau is in a relationship with MMA fighter and fitness trainer Daniel Crooks-May.[ 15]
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Stage
References
^ "Emma Lau, Actor, England" . Mandy . Retrieved 13 December 2023 .
^ "Mountview alumni news August 2019" . Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts . August 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2023 .
^ "The Last Days of Limehouse" . Yellow Earth Theatre . 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2023 .
^ "Jimmy McGovern's Moving On, Series 8, Zero" . BBC One . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^ Wood, Alex (17 October 2018). "The Worst Witch stage show casting and UK tour announced" . WhatsOnStage . Retrieved 13 December 2023 .
^ Gans, Andrew (31 May 2019). "Cast Complete for West End Transfer of The Worst Witch" . Playbill . Retrieved 13 December 2023 .
^ Kilkelly, Daniel (22 September 2021). "Hollyoaks hints at romance for Sid as newcomer Serena arrives" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 15 November 2023 .
^ "HOLLYOAKS with Emma Lau and Chris Charles" . Narrow Road. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021 .
^ Kilkelly, Daniel (28 January 2022). "Hollyoaks star Emma Lau addresses Serena's unresolved feelings for Sid" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 13 March 2022 .
^ Francis, Katie (12 January 2023). "Hollyoaks star Emma Lau speaks out after Serena Chen-Williams exit" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 15 November 2023 .
^ Cremona, Patrick (18 October 2022). "Meet the cast of The School for Good and Evil on Netflix" . Radio Times . Retrieved 13 September 2023 .
^ Humphrey, Julia (13 November 2022). " 'The School for Good and Evil' Blooper Reel Features Hilarious 'E.T.' References & Rogue Planes" . Collider . Retrieved 13 September 2023 .
^ Wild, Stephi (18 April 2023). "Cast Revealed For THE TEMPEST at Salisbury International Arts Festival 2023" . BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 13 December 2023 .
^ Wild, Stephi (24 November 2023). "Photos: Inside Rehearsals For Alison Spittle's GLACIER, Starring Debra Baker, Sophie Steer, and Emma Lau" . BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^ "Daniel Crooks-May - MMA Fighter" . Tapology . Retrieved 3 January 2023 .
^ "Emma Lau" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 13 December 2023 .
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