Erin Richards (born 12 December 1983) is a Welsh actress, director and writer, best known for playing Molly Hughes in the television series Breaking In and Barbara Kean in the television series Gotham.
Erin Richards | |
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Born | [1][2] | December 12, 1983
Alma mater | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
Occupation(s) | Actress, director, screenwriter |
Years active | 2005–present |
Life and career
editRichards was born in Penarth, Wales. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She presented the Welsh language teen magazine show Mosgito for S4C and appeared in short films before landing significant roles in BBC TV programmes Crash and Being Human.[3]
In 2012, she was cast in the FOX comedy Breaking In as an executive assistant with an exaggerated English accent.[4] She became a Breaking In regular in January 2012.[5][6]
She co-starred in the role of Sharon in Gonzalo López-Gallego's horror film Open Grave, alongside Sharlto Copley.[3][7]
From 2014 to 2019, she played Barbara Kean in the FOX Television series Gotham.[8] She directed the fifth season episode "The Trial of Jim Gordon", which premiered on 7 March 2019.[9][10]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Expiry Date | Luce | |
2008 | Abraham's Point | Milly | |
2009 | 17 | Gemma | Short film |
2010 | Balance | Becki | Short film |
2012 | Will Sampson (...and the Self-Perpetuating Cycle of Unintended Abstinence) | Sofia | Short film |
2013 | Open Grave | Sharon | |
2014 | The Quiet Ones | Kristina 'Krissi' Dalton | |
2017 | That Good Night | Cassie | |
2018 | Hot Girl | Kara Quinn | Short film, her directorial debut |
2019 | The Christmas Kid | Patricia | |
2022 | Save the Cinema | Susan | |
Grey Elephant | Alexa[11] | ||
2023 | Starve Acre | Harrie |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Crash | Cheryl | "2.3" |
2011 | Being Human | Nancy Reid | "Daddy Ghoul", "Though the Heavens Fall", "The Wolf-Shaped Bullet" |
2012 | Breaking In | Molly Hughes | Season 2 (Main cast) |
2012 | Merlin | Eira | "The Diamond of the Day: Parts 1 & 2" |
2013 | Crossing Lines | Nicole | "The Terminator" |
2013 | Misfits | Sarah | "5.7" |
2014–2019 | Gotham | Barbara Kean | Main cast: 75 episodes |
2020 | The Brides | Renée Pélagie | Main cast |
2022–2023 | The Crown | Kelly Fisher | Season 5, episode 10 "Decommissioned" Season 6, episode 1 "Persona Non Grata" |
2024 | The Way | Willis | 1 episode[12] |
2025 | Mudtown | Claire Lewis Jones | Upcoming drama[13] |
Director
editYear | Title | Note(s) |
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2018 | Hot Girl | Short |
2019 | Gotham | Episode: "The Trial of Jim Gordon" |
2020 | God Friended Me | Episode: "The Altheist Papers" |
References
edit- ^ Richards, Erin (12 May 2022). "Dod i nabod | Get to know: Erin Richards (SEREN GOTHAM)". Heno (video) (in Welsh). S4C. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via youtube.com. [I can gladly confirm that December 1983 is my birthday month]
- ^ Richards, Erin; Bethan, Tara (14 April 2022). "#1 Intros, big hopes & fears and some willy chat". Not Not Trying (Podcast). Event occurs at 20:05. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
It's December 12
- ^ a b Erin Richards at IMDb Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "South Wales actress Erin Richards". South Wales Evening Post. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Fox's 'Breaking In' to Add British Actress Erin Richards as New Regular". 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Breaking in Scoop: Erin Richards Poised to Join Cast as a Series Regular". 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "New Cast Members Continue to File into an Open Grave". dreadcentral.com. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Holy Bat girl! Five things about Gotham's Erin Richards". Wales Online. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Erin Richards: Ben McKenzie Penned 'A Love Letter to Gotham' for Final Episode". March 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "(GTH-512) "The Trial of Jim Gordon"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (22 October 2020). "'Nightflyers' Eoin Macken To Helm Relationship Drama 'Grey Elephant'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Michael Sheen's BBC drama The Way". Radio Times. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "FIRST LOOK images released for Alibi and S4C's upcoming legal crime drama, Mudtown". corporate.uktv.co.uk/newsroom. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.