Emily Fairn is an English actress from Liverpool, with appearances on television, stage and film.

Emily Fairn
Born16th September 1998[1]
Liverpool, England
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2022–present
TelevisionThe Responder
Black Mirror

Early life

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From Liverpool, Fairn graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2020.[2]

Career

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Fairn made her debut television role as Casey in BBC One police drama The Responder starring Martin Freeman, and broadcast in January 2022.[3][4] The series was well-received and a second series was commissioned with a start of filming date set for late 2023.[5]

She appeared as Frida in an episode of the BBC One dark comedy series Rain Dogs starring Daisy May Cooper.[6][7] She has a role in the episode Demon 79 from the sixth series of Black Mirror on Netflix.[8]

On stage, Fairn appeared in 2023 in the West End alongside Lucas Hedges and Mike Faist in a production of Brokeback Mountain at the SoHo Place Theatre, featuring a musical performance by a band led by Eddi Reader.[9][10] Fairn appears as Hedges' wife Alma and Nick Curtis in the Evening Standard said she showed "startling assurance" for her debut,[11] and Fiona Mountford for The i said she deserved "plaudits".[12]

She has filmed a BFI-backed feature film called Chuck Chuck Baby, described as a musical drama set in a chicken factory in industrial north Wales, written and directed by Janis Pugh.[13] She also has a role in the Sky One political thriller COBRA, She is also in the Oliver Hermanus directed period drama series Mary & George, in which she plays the maid to an aristocrat played by Julianne Moore.[14]

Fairn portrayed comedienne Laraine Newman in the 2024 biopic Saturday Night.

Filmography

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Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2022–present The Responder Casey 10 episodes
2023 Rain Dogs Frida Episode: "Jesus Loves a Hustler"
Black Mirror Suzie Episode: "Demon 79"
Chuck Chuck Baby Amy Film
COBRA Polly Wright 4 episodes
2024 Mary & George Jenny 6 episodes
Saturday Night Laraine Newman Film; post-production
TBA House of Guinness Anne Guinness In production

References

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  1. ^ "Instagram".
  2. ^ "Emily Fairn". gsmd.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ Ramsden, Sam (26 January 2022). "Casey's Accent In The Responder Is Boss For A Very Good Reason". Bustle.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ "The Responder's cast and creator discuss the new drama about life on the front line of British policing". bbc.co.uk. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ Robinson, Abby (21 April 2023). "The Responder writer gives season 2 update and teases "good names"". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ Saunders, Huw (12 April 2023). "Rain Dogs: Season 1 Review – When It Rains". Culture Vultures. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Emily Fairn". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. ^ Cormack, Morgan (25 June 2023). "Meet the cast of Black Mirror season 6". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. ^ McIntosh, Steven (19 May 2023). "Brokeback Mountain: Lucas Hedges and Mike Faist play receives middling reviews". bbc.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. ^ Cohen, Alexander (17 May 2023). "Interview: 'I Know I'm Going to Learn So Much': Emily Fairn on Accents, Opportunities and Making Her Stage Debut in Brokeback Mountain". Broadway World. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. ^ Curtis, Nick (19 May 2023). "Brokeback Mountain at @sohoplace review: this stripped-back show is a potent, subtle piece of dramatic alchemy". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  12. ^ Mountford, Fiona (19 May 2023). "Brokeback Mountain, @sohoplace review: Lucas Hedges and Mike Faist are splendid as secret lovers". iNews. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  13. ^ Tabbara, Mona (22 March 2022). "UK chicken factory musical 'Chuck Chuck Baby' starts shooting in Wales (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  14. ^ Gant, Charles (28 June 2023). "Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Emily Fairn (actor)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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