Tamzin Merchant
Encyclopedia
Tamzin Merchant is an English
actress. She is known for her role as Georgiana Darcy in Pride & Prejudice
(2005 film version) and for her role as the ill-fated Queen Catherine Howard in The Tudors
.
in the 2005 BBC
television film My Family and Other Animals
. In 2006 she appeared in two more BBC dramas, as Sara Fox, the student daughter of Alan Davies
and Michelle Gomez
, in the comedy The Good Housekeeping Guide, and as Probationer Eastwood in the historical drama Casualty 1906. In 2008 she appeared in the ensemble drama Radio Cape Cod in which she plays a summer theatre camper dealing with issues of friendship and romance.
She appears in the music video for Jamie T
's If You've Got The Money.
She was cast in the third season (2009) of The Tudors
, playing Catherine Howard
, the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She made her debut in the third season finale and features heavily in several episodes of the fourth (and final) season.
It was announced on 20 August 2009 that Merchant would star as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series Game of Thrones
, based on George R. R. Martin
's A Song of Ice and Fire
series of fantasy novels. On April 29, 2010, it was announced that Merchant was no longer part of the series, her role as Daenerys being recast by Emilia Clarke
.
She has recently starred in DCI Banks: playing with fire as Miranda.
, England
and attended Brighton College
, although she has also lived in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
. After twice deferring university places to concentrate on her acting career, she was a student at Homerton College
, Cambridge University.
Merchant has written several poems, including "Where Does Revenge Stop?" and "Ode to a Toilet", for Platforms Magazine.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actress. She is known for her role as Georgiana Darcy in Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)
Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 British romance film directed by Joe Wright. It is a film adaptation of the 1813 novel of the same name by Jane Austen and the second adaption produced by Working Title Films. It was released on September 16, 2005, in the UK and on November 11, 2005, in the...
(2005 film version) and for her role as the ill-fated Queen Catherine Howard in The Tudors
The Tudors
The Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
.
Career
Merchant's other credits include Margo DurrellMargaret Durrell
Margaret Isabel Mabel Durrell was the younger sister of novelist Lawrence Durrell, and elder sister of naturalist, author and TV presenter Gerald Durrell, whose Corfu Trilogy of novels — My Family and Other Animals, Birds, Beasts and Relatives and Garden of the Gods — lampoons her...
in the 2005 BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television film My Family and Other Animals
My Family and Other Animals (film)
My Family And Other Animals is a 2005 film written by Simon Nye and directed by Sheree Folkson. The film is based on the autobiographical book of the same title written by Gerald Durrell, in which he describes a series of anecdotes relating to his family's stay on Corfu from 1935–1939, when he was...
. In 2006 she appeared in two more BBC dramas, as Sara Fox, the student daughter of Alan Davies
Alan Davies
Alan Davies is an English comedian, writer and actor best known for starring in the TV mystery series Jonathan Creek and as the permanent panellist on the TV panel show QI.- Early life :...
and Michelle Gomez
Michelle Gomez
Michelle Gomez is a Scottish actress best known for her comedy roles in Green Wing and The Book Group.-Early life:Her father, originally from Montserrat, was a photographer, while her mother ran a modeling agency...
, in the comedy The Good Housekeeping Guide, and as Probationer Eastwood in the historical drama Casualty 1906. In 2008 she appeared in the ensemble drama Radio Cape Cod in which she plays a summer theatre camper dealing with issues of friendship and romance.
She appears in the music video for Jamie T
Jamie T
Jamie Alexander Treays , known by his stage name Jamie T, is an English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London.-Early life:Jamie Alexander Treays, was born in Wimbledon, South-West London...
's If You've Got The Money.
She was cast in the third season (2009) of The Tudors
The Tudors
The Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
, playing Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard , also spelled Katherine, Katheryn or Kathryn, was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, and sometimes known by his reference to her as his "rose without a thorn"....
, the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She made her debut in the third season finale and features heavily in several episodes of the fourth (and final) season.
It was announced on 20 August 2009 that Merchant would star as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (TV series)
Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Based on author George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, the first of which is called A Game of Thrones, the television series debuted in...
, based on George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin , sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, his bestselling series of epic fantasy novels that HBO adapted for their dramatic pay-cable series Game of...
's A Song of Ice and Fire
A Song of Ice and Fire
A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the series in 1991 and the first volume was published in 1996. Originally planned as a trilogy, the series now consists of five published volumes; a further two...
series of fantasy novels. On April 29, 2010, it was announced that Merchant was no longer part of the series, her role as Daenerys being recast by Emilia Clarke
Emilia Clarke
Emilia Clarke is an English actress best known for the role of Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO medieval-fantasy series Game of Thrones.-Biography:...
.
She has recently starred in DCI Banks: playing with fire as Miranda.
Background
Merchant comes from SussexSussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and attended Brighton College
Brighton College
Brighton College is an institution divided between a Senior School known simply as Brighton College, the Prep School and the Pre-Prep School. All of these schools are co-educational independent schools in Brighton, England, sited immediately next to each another. The Senior School caters for...
, although she has also lived in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. After twice deferring university places to concentrate on her acting career, she was a student at Homerton College
Homerton College, Cambridge
Homerton College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.With around 1,200 students, Homerton has more students than any other Cambridge college, although less than half of these live in the college. The college has a long and complex history dating back to the...
, Cambridge University.
Merchant has written several poems, including "Where Does Revenge Stop?" and "Ode to a Toilet", for Platforms Magazine.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Georgiana Darcy | |
| My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals (film) My Family And Other Animals is a 2005 film written by Simon Nye and directed by Sheree Folkson. The film is based on the autobiographical book of the same title written by Gerald Durrell, in which he describes a series of anecdotes relating to his family's stay on Corfu from 1935–1939, when he was... |
Margot Durrell | TV movie | |
| 2006 | The Good Housekeeping Guide | Sara Fox | TV movie |
| Casualty 1906 | Probationer Eastwood | TV movie | |
| 2008 | Radio Cape Cod Radio Cape Cod Radio Cape Cod is a 2008 film directed and produced by Andrew Silver. It stars Tamzin Outhwaite as a radio interviewer coming to terms with the loss of her husband and a new love entering her life. She also must cope with her teenage daughter, played by Tamzin Merchant, who is experiencing her... |
Anna | |
| Bonekickers Bonekickers Bonekickers was a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. It debuted on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series.... |
Helena | TV series (1 episode: "Army of God") | |
| 2009 | Princess Ka'iulani | Alice Davies | |
| The Tudors The Tudors The Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime... |
Catherine Howard Catherine Howard Catherine Howard , also spelled Katherine, Katheryn or Kathryn, was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, and sometimes known by his reference to her as his "rose without a thorn".... |
TV series (6 episodes: 2009-2010) | |
| 2011 | Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (2011 film) Jane Eyre is a 2011 British romantic drama film directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender. The screenplay is written by Moira Buffini based on the 1847 novel of the same name by Charlotte Brontë... |
Mary Rivers | |
| Red Faction: Origins Red Faction: Origins Red Faction: Origins is a 2011 feature-length science fiction television movie pilot produced by Universal Media Studios and UFO Films debuting on SyFy, it is the first film based on the Red Faction series of video games. The movie stars Brian J. Smith as Jake Mason and Robert Patrick as Alec... |
Lyra | TV movie | |
| DCI Banks DCI Banks DCI Banks is a British crime drama series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the ITV network. The series is based on Peter Robinson's Inspector Alan Banks novels and stars Stephen Tompkinson as Alan Banks.-Background:... |
Miranda | TV Series | |
| 2012 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood The Mystery of Edwin Drood The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. The novel was left unfinished at the time of Dickens' death, and his intended ending for it remains unknown. Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, the story focuses on Drood's uncle, choirmaster John Jasper, who... |
Rosa Bud | TV Mini-Series |