Poppy Miller (born 28 February 1969) is an English actress. Her screen credits include The Knock (2000), Attachments (2002), The Commander (2003), Red Cap (2004), If I Had You (2006), Goldplated (2006), Torn (2007), Emma (2009), Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010, House of Anubis (2012), Mapp & Lucia (2014), London Unplugged (2018), Innocent (2021), The Gathering (2024), Midsomer Murders Episode: "Treasures of Darkness" (2025), and Death in Paradise (2026).
Poppy Miller | |
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| Born | 28 February 1969 Norwich, England, UK |
| Education | New Hall, University of Cambridge and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Early life
editIn 1969, Miller was born in Norwich, England.[1] She attended The Hewett School, studied philosophy and English at New Hall, University of Cambridge and later attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[1]
Career
editTheatre
editMiller's first taste of theatre was in 1995, when she was in the chorus of the stage-play Agamemnon’s Children at the Gate Theatre (London).[2] Her acting debut was in 1996, as Mary Crawford in Mansfield Park at the Chichester Festival Theatre.[2] In 1997, she starred as Win Littlewit in Bartholomew Fair (play) for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.[2] Staying for The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1998).[2] In 2005, Miller played Mary Magdalene in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre. She continued with the RSC in Twelfth Night (2008), at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.[2]
In May 2016, it was announced that Miller had been cast as Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.[3] She reprised her performance on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre in 2018.[4]
Screen (TV & film)
editIn 2003, she starred as DC Carol Browning Amanda Burton and Pip Torrens in The Commander.[5] She starred in Series 2 of Red Cap (2004).[5] Miller starred in the ITV television movie If I Had You (2006).[5] She played a leading role as Isabella Knightley alongside Jonny Lee Miller, Michael Gambon, and Tamsin Greig in the 2009 television serial Emma.[5] In 2012, Miller played Vera Devenish in season 2 of the Nickelodeon show House of Anubis.[5] Miller played the Padre's wife, Evie Bartlett, in the BBC's remake of E. F. Benson's Mapp & Lucia (2014).[5]
In 2021, she starred as Superintendent Denham in the ITV series Innocent.[6] In 2024, she played Dawn in Channel 4's The Gathering.[7]
Filmography
edit| Films | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Curse: The Eye of Isis | Victoria Sutton (Voice) | Survival Horror Video Game |
| 2006 | If I Had You | Helen Andrews | leading role |
| 2010 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Carer | |
| 2012 | What You Will | Viola | leading role |
| 2018 | London Unplugged | Alice | Anthology film |
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Susie Bryley | Episode: Runaways |
| 1997/ 2002 | Casualty | Debby/ Alex | Episodes: The Things We Do for Love (1997 as Actress) Dominoes (2002 as Alex) |
| 2000 | EastEnders | Junior Doctor | Episode dated 27 April 2000 |
| The Knock | Sally Cole | Episodes: Season 5 Episode 3 and 4 | |
| 2000– 2002 | Attachments | Fran Chapel | Episodes: (2000) Just Upgraded, Plug & Play, Flight Risk, Flat Management, Money Shot, Burn Rate, Hot Mail, Ohnosecond, Dot Bomb, User Friendly, (2001) The Weakest Link, Gaydar, Gym Virgin, Eye Candy, Geek Love, The Ten Percent Theory, Dirty Washing, (2002) Logan's Run, Fuck Buddy, Tooting Broadway, Shooting Blanks, The Domino Effect, Spunk Jockey |
| 2000/ 2010 | Doctors | Sally / Kelly Bryant | Episodes: Chapter of Accidents (2000 as Sally) Not Otherwise (2010 as Kelly Bryant) |
| 2001 | In Deep | Karen Kingswood | Episodes: Romeo Trap: Part 1 & Romeo Trap: Part 2 |
| 2002 | Heartbeat | Ellen Richards | Episode: Love's Sweet Dream |
| 2003 | The Commander | DC Carol Browning | Episodes: 1–3 |
| 2003 | Buried | DI Carrie Laxton | Season 1 Episode 8 |
| 2004 | Red Cap | S/Sgt Harriet Frost | all 6 episodes of Season 2 |
| 2005 | Derailed | Elaine Kellow | TV movie |
| 2006 | New Tricks | Grace Woodford | Episode: Wicca Work |
| Goldplated | Terese White | leading role | |
| 2007 | Torn | D.S. Sally Bridges | leading role |
| 2008 | Kingdom | Camilla Constantine | Season 2 Episode 3 |
| The Fixer | Caitlin Berry | Season 1 Episode 5 | |
| 2009 | Emma | Isabella Knightley | leading role |
| 2012 | House of Anubis | Vera Devenish | Season 2, Episodes 73–149 |
| Holby City | Grace Jessup | Episode: Last Man Standing | |
| 2014 | Endeavour | Millicent Coke Norris | Episode: Home |
| 2015 | Mapp & Lucia | Evie Bartlett | 3 Episodes |
| Foyle's War | Dr. Karen Bennett | Episode: Trespass | |
| 2016 | Line of Duty series 3 | Defence barrister | |
| 2021 | Innocent | Superintendent Denham | Main role [6] |
| 2024 | The Gathering | Dawn | 3 Episodes [7] |
| 2025 | Such Brave Girls | Pauline | 1 Episode |
| Midsomer Murders | Alice Gideon | Episode: "Treasures of Darkness" | |
| 2026 | Death in Paradise | Selina Bascombe | Series 15, Episode 4 |
References
edit- 1 2 Knights, Emma (2 June 2016). "Norwich actress cast in Harry Potter and the Cursed C (2000), hild". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Poppy Miller Past Productions". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cursed Child reveals first look at Harry, Ginny and Albus Potter in character". Pottermore. 31 May 2016.
- ↑ McPhee, Ryan (2 August 2017). "Original Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Trio to Reunite on Broadway; Additional Casting Announced | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Poppy Miller Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- 1 2 Gonzalez, Elliot (21 September 2020). "ITV announce a second series of hit series, Innocent". ITalkTelly.
- 1 2 Cook, Sam (14 May 2024). "Channel 4 The Gathering: Cast, plot, locations and how to watch new series from makers of Line of Duty". Wales Online. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
External links
edit- Poppy Miller at IMDb
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