Emily Barber

Biography

Emily Barber (born 26 September 1991) is an English stage, television and film actress having had roles in Endeavour and The Royals (2018), Call The Midwife and Backdraft 2 (2019), The Alienist (2020), and Bridgerton in 2022.

Her theatre career started with Best Newcomer at the Manchester Theatre Awards for her debut as Liz in Billy Liar at the Royal Exchange Theatre in 2015. She followed that with a nomination for the Ian Charleson Awards for her performance as Imogen in Cymbeline at the Globe Theatre in 2016.

Known For

The Great Indoors
The Great Indoors
The Arrival
The Arrival
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
Backdraft 2
Backdraft 2
Burger
Burger
Boys On Film 11: We Are Animals
Boys On Film 11: We Are Animals
Gutterwitch
Gutterwitch

Filmography

2025 MobLand
as Alice
2023 Bodies
as Kathleen
2020 Bridgerton
as Tessa
2020 Industry
as Diana Ramdani
2020 Gutterwitch
as Bea
2019 Backdraft 2
as PR Flak
2018 The Alienist
as Violet Hayward
2016 The Arrival
as Anna
2015 The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
as Gwendolen Fairfax
2014 Boys On Film 11: We Are Animals
as Emily (segment "Burger")
2013 Burger
as Emily
2012 Call the Midwife
as Cath Hindman
2000 The Great Indoors
as Medical Student
---- Another Turn of the Screw
as Theodora Bosanquet