Georgina Campbell

Not to be confused with Georgie Campbell or Georgia Campbell.

Georgina Campbell
Campbell in 2022
Born
Georgina Alice Campbell[1]

(1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 32)[2]
Maidstone, Kent, England[2]
Alma materRoyal Holloway, University of London (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Georgina Alice Campbell (born 12 June 1992) is an English actress. She won the 2015 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for Murdered by My Boyfriend (2014), making her the first non-white actress to win that award. Her other television credits include Flowers (2016), Broadchurch (2017), the Black Mirror episode "Hang the DJ" (2017), and Krypton (2018). She starred in the films Barbarian (2022), Bird Box Barcelona (2023), T.I.M. (2023), Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023) and The Watchers (2024).

Early life and education

Campbell was born in 1992 in Maidstone, Kent to a Jamaican father, a police officer, and an English mother, a teacher.[2] She is the second of three daughters. After her parents divorced, she was primarily raised by her mother and stepfather in Dartford.[3]

Campbell graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2014.[4][5][6]

Career

2009–2021

At 16, Campbell was scouted in the street for her first role as Lucy in the 2009 web series Freak.[3] She had minor roles in series such as Casualty, Holby City, Doctors, and Death in Paradise. Campbell was 22 when she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her role as Ashley Jones in the BBC Three television film Murdered by My Boyfriend (2014),[3] making her the first non-white Best Actress winner.[7]

In 2015, Campbell starred in the Sky 1 comedy drama After Hours as Jasmine.[3] The first season was directed by Craig Cash and was broadcast in November 2015. She had a lead role in the TV mini-series Tripped (2015), a supporting role in the BBC drama mini-series One of Us (2016), and she appeared in Channel 4 black comedy series Flowers (2016).[3]

In 2017, she made her film debut with a minor role in Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,[8] and appeared in the ITV drama series Broadchurch as DC Katie Harford, and in Black Mirror, series 4 episode 4, "Hang the DJ", as Amy.[7] In 2018, she began playing Lyta-Zod in Syfy drama series Krypton.[7] In 2019, she appeared in one episode of HBO's fantasy drama television series His Dark Materials.[9]

2022–present

In 2022, she starred in the critically acclaimed, commercially successful horror film Barbarian.[10][11]

In 2023, she co-starred in the post-apocalyptic horror thriller film Bird Box Barcelona,[12] in the sci-fi thriller T.I.M.,[13] and in the horror film Lovely, Dark, and Deep.[14][15]

In 2024, Campbell co-starred in the supernatural horror film The Watchers, directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan.[16]

She will next star in the thriller Cold Storage, directed by Jonny Campbell,[17] and in the horror thriller Psycho Killer, directed by Gavin Polone.[18]

Filmography

Film

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2017 The Ministry of Stories Anthology of Horror Medusa Short film
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Kay
Canned Georgie Short film
2021 Wildcat Khadija "Kat" Young
Blank Shores Emily Short film
All My Friends Hate Me Fig
2022 Barbarian Tess Marshall
2023 Bird Box Barcelona Claire
T.I.M. Abi
Lovely, Dark, and Deep Lennon
2024 The Watchers Ciara
TBA Cold Storage † Naomi Williams Post-production
Psycho Killer † Jane Thorne Post-production[19]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Casualty Amy Episode: "Dark Places"
The Cut Kelly 2 episodes
2011–2012 Sadie J Whitney Landon Recurring; 6 episodes
2012 Doctors Abby Hellier Episode: "Crocodile Tears"
One Night Rochelle Miniseries
Holby City Gabby Greendale Episode: "Last Day on Earth"
2013 Death in Paradise Therese Episode: "An Unholy Death"
The Ice Cream Girls Young Serena Gorringe Miniseries
2014 The Dumping Ground Jen Episode: "Finding Frank"
Murdered by My Boyfriend Ashley Jones Television film
2015 The Ark Aris Television film
Brotherhood Katherine Episode: "Mating"
After Hours Jasmine 6 episodes
Tripped Kate Miniseries
2016 One of Us Anna Miniseries
Flowers Abigail 6 episodes
2017 Broadchurch Detective Constable Katie Harford 8 episodes
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Barbara Episode: "Impossible Planet"
five by five Chloe 2 episodes
Black Mirror Amy Episode: "Hang the DJ" [20]
2018 Krypton Lyta Zod Main role
2019 His Dark Materials Adele Starminster Episode: "The Idea of North"
Cake Paige 3 episodes
2020 The Pale Horse Delphine Easterbrook Main role; miniseries
Soulmates Miranda Episode: "Little Adventures"
2022 Suspicion Natalie Thompson Main role

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Freak Lucy Main role; 16 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 RTS Programme Awards Actor – Female Murdered by My Boyfriend Nominated [21]
British Academy Television Awards Best Actress Won [22][23]
2018 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series Black Mirror Nominated [24]

References

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  5. ^ Hughes, Sarah (30 October 2015). "Georgina Campbell on TV's lack of diversity". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Alumni in the news". Higher Online. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Vassell, Nicole (5 February 2018). "Georgina Campbell: Black Mirror, Baftas and breaking out of the box". Pride Magazine.
  8. ^ Rice, Jonah (25 October 2023). "The Rapid Rise of Georgina Campbell". MovieWeb.
  9. ^ White, Peter (27 July 2018). "'Black Mirror's Georgina Campbell & 'Games of Thrones' Ian Gelder Join 'His Dark Materials' As Filming Begins". Deadline Hollywood.
  10. ^ Militano, Hannah (5 October 2022). "Georgina Campbell Reaches Scream Queen Status in New Horror Hit 'Barbarian'". Grazia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  11. ^ Tauer, Kristen (6 September 2022). "Georgina Campbell Embraces Horror in 'Barbarian'". WWD. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  12. ^ Rooney, David (9 July 2023). "'Bird Box Barcelona' Review: Spanish Spinoff of Netflix's Horror Hit Pads Out a Thin Concept With Meager Gains". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  13. ^ Chase, Stephanie (12 July 2023). "The Witcher star's new movie confirms Netflix release as first trailer lands". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  14. ^ Beth, Amy (11 March 2024). "From 'Barbarian' to 'Lovely, Dark, and Deep,' Georgina Campbell Is an Underrated Scream Queen". Collider.
  15. ^ Bray, Catherine (18 March 2024). "Lovely, Dark, and Deep review – compelling protagonist elevates gnarly, brooding horror". The Guardian.
  16. ^ Rajput, Priyanca (5 September 2023). "Ishana Shyamalan's debut feature The Watchers wraps in Dublin". KFTV.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  17. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (30 March 2023). "'Smile' Star Sosie Bacon Joins Liam Neeson, Joe Keery & Georgina Campbell In Studiocanal Thriller 'Cold Storage'; Filming Underway With Lesley Manville In Final Talks". Deadline Hollywood.
  18. ^ Grobar, Matt (17 April 2023). "'Psycho Killer': James Preston Rogers Latest To Join New Regency's Horror-Thriller". Deadline Hollywood.
  19. ^ Hamman, Cody (25 April 2024). "Psycho Killer: thriller from the writer of Se7en earns R rating for strong bloody violence & much more". JoBlo.com.
  20. ^ Plaugic, Lizzie (5 January 2018). "The dating-app future of Black Mirror's Hang The DJ doesn't seem that implausible". The Verge. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  21. ^ Klompus, Jack (17 March 2015). "Casualty, Harry & Paul, Line of Duty win at RTS Programme Awards". Digital Spy.
  22. ^ Masters, Tim (11 May 2015). "Crime drama wins big at Bafta TV awards". BBC News. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  23. ^ "KEY CONTRIBUTOR | Actor Georgina Campbell". BAFTA. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  24. ^ "Black Reel Awards for TV - Past Winners & Nominees by Category". Black Reel Awards. Retrieved 30 May 2024.