Flora Spencer-Longhurst
Flora Spencer-Longhurst | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 Birmingham |
| Education | King Edward VI Handsworth School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Agent | Julia Charteris |
| Height | 5ft 6in (168 cm) |
| Parent | Paul Spencer-Longhurst/Sue Spencer-Longhurst |
Flora Spencer-Longhurst (born 1985 or 1986)[1] is an English stage and television actress. She is best known for her role in the CBBC series Leonardo and the FX series The Bastard Executioner.
Career
Flora Spencer-Longhurst entered the National Youth Music Theatre at age eleven and studied at Manchester University. She made her television debut in 2005 in the BBC television series Dalziel and Pascoe which featured actor Warren Clarke. Her professional stage debut was in 2007 at the Young Vic Theatre in a critically acclaimed production of The Member of the Wedding where she played the part of Frankie Addams.[2][3] Among her other stage credits was the role of Rosalie in the Lillian Helman play The Children's Hour at The Royal Exchange Theatre. She had played the character Cecily in a musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest[4][5] and had also performed the role of Belle in a stage version of A Christmas Carol at the King's Head Theatre. Recent roles include Reza in the West End production of the musical Once and has played Lavinia in Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare's Globe.[6]
Her most recent and probably best known television part was the dual role of Lisa/Tomaso in the CBBC series Leonardo where she played the part of a girl disguised as an apprentice male artist. Other roles in television have included Losing It with Martin Clunes and the 2006 pilot episode of Inspector Lewis. As Spencer-Longhurst has done more stage and theatre work, she has not had extensive film and television exposure.[7] Her motion picture debut Walking with the Enemy had won her a Best Supporting Actress award at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and was released in April 2014.[8] Her other television work has had her working alongside actors such as Kenneth Branagh (Wallander), Peter Davison (Unforgiven), and Ben Kingsley (Walking with the Enemy).
Selected filmography
- Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series) "Dust Thou Art" (2005) – Lisa Johnstone
- Inspector Lewis (2006 TV film, pilot episode) – Jessica Pollock
- Losing It (2006 TV film) – Erica MacNaughton
- The Family Man (2006 TV film) – Chloe
- The Afternoon Play (TV series) "The Real Deal" (2007) – Laura Fisher
- Wallander (TV series) "One Step Behind" (2008) – Isa
- Unforgiven (2009 TV series) – Emily Belcombe
- Comedy Showcase (TV series) "Chickens" (2011) – Gracie
- Taken (2011 short film) – Jill Maine
- Leonardo (2011–12 TV series) – Lisa/Tomaso/Tom
- Father Brown (TV series) "The Face of Death" (2013) – Lucia Galloway
- Beautiful Relics (2013 short film)
- Walking with the Enemy (2014) – Rachel Schoen
- The Bastard Executioner (TV series) (2015) – Baroness Lowry "Love" Aberffraw Ventris
- Oasis (TV Series) (2017) - Bea
- Midsomer Murders (TV Series) "The Curse of the Ninth" (2017) - Natalie Wheeler
Selected stage credits
- Member of the Wedding (Young Vic Theatre) 2007 – Frankie Addams
- Ghosts (Young Vic Theatre) 2008 – Regina Engstrand
- Girl With a Pearl Earring (Theatre Royal Haymarket) 2008 – Cornelia Vermeer[9]
- The Children's Hour (Royal Exchange Theatre) 2008 – Rosalie Wells
- A Christmas Carol (King's Head Theatre) 2009 – Belle[10]
- The Beggar's Opera (Open Air Theatre) 2011 – Polly Peacham[11]
- The Importance of Being Earnest (Theatre Royal, Windsor) 2011 – Cecily Cardew
- Once (Phoenix Theatre) 2013 – Reza
- Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare's Globe) 2014 – Lavinia[12]
- Love's Labour's Lost (Royal Shakespeare Theatre) 2014 – Katharine
- Love's Labour's Won (also known as Much Ado About Nothing) (Royal Shakespeare Theatre) 2014 – Hero[13]
- A Christmas Truce (Royal Shakespeare Theatre) 2014 – Mrs. Godrey[14]
- The Real Thing (2017) for director Stephen Unwin, playing Annie — Theatre Royal, Bath.[15]
References
- ^ Spencer, Charles (17 September 2007). "The Member of the Wedding: slow-burning drama flares into tragedy". The Telegraph.
21-year-old Flora Spencer-Longhurst
- ^ "Theatre review: The Member of the Wedding". britishtheatreguide.info.
- ^ "London Theatre Guide Review of The Member of the Wedding". londontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "The Importance of Being Earnest Review". telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Cast and Creative". earnestthemusical.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Interview with Flora Spencer-Longhurst". Londontheatre1.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Press Office". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "FLIFF announces winners". Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Theatre Royal Haymarket, Girl With a Pearl Earring". london-theatreland.co.uk.
- ^ "Review of A Christmas Carol". thestage.co.uk.
- ^ "review of The Beggar's Opera". whatsonstage.com.
- ^ "Titus Andronicus, directed by Lucy Bailey/Shakespeare's Globe". shakespearesglobe.com.
- ^ "Love's Labour's Won (also known as Much Ado About Nothing) – cast and creative". Royal Shakespeare Company.
- ^ "Flora Spencer-Longhurst". United Agents.
- ^ Brien, Jeremy. "The Real Thing review at Theatre Royal, Bath – 'a sparkling revival'". The Stage.