Romola Garai

Romola Garai is an acclaimed, award-winning English screen and stage actress. She is known for her performances in Atonement, The Hour and Emma. On screen she can be seen playing Esme Wren in Scoop for Netflix and as Doreen Warriner in the feature film, One Life.

Theatre credits

Most recently, Romola Garai recently starred in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House at the Almeida Theatre in London. She also starred in the West End transfer of The Years at the Harold Pinter Theatre, reprising her acclaimed role from the original production at the Almeida Theatre. She won the 2025 Olivier Award for her performance.

Romola also recently starred alongside John Lithgow in Giant at the Royal Court Theatre; she was nominated for a 2025 Olivier Award for her performance in the play.

Theatre includes: Giant (Best Actress, Olivier Awards 2025), The Village Bike (Royal Court); The Years, The Writer (Almeida); Calico (Duke of York’s); Indian Ink (Laura Pels Theatre, New York); King Lear/ The Seagull, Queen Anne (RSC); Measure for Measure (Young Vic); Three Sisters (Lyric Hammersmith).

TV credits

Television includes: The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies, Vigil, Becoming Elizabeth, Born to Kill, Churchill’s Secret, The Crimson Petal and the White, Daniel Deronda, Emma, The Hour, The Miniaturist.

Film credits

Film includes: Scoop, One Life, The Critic, Earwig, Miss Marx, Outside, 1939, Amazing Grace, Angel, Atonement, Glorious 39, I Capture the Castle, Inside I’m Dancing, Suffragette.

Accolades

Winner of the 2025 Best Actress Olivier Award for The Years
Nominated for Best Actress at the Evening Standard British Film Awards for her role as Briony in the Oscar-nominated Atonement.
Received a BIFA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer for her portrayal of Cassandra in I Capture The Castle.
Won the British Supporting Actress of the Year award for her role as Siobhan in Inside I’m Dancing.
Nominated for Best Actress at the BAFTA TV Awards for her portrayal of Sugar in The Crimson Petal.
Earned two Golden Globe nominations for her roles in Emma and The Hour.

Romola Garai Links & Socials

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Romola Garai Press Interviews

Interview‘I cut my knees open’: Romola Garai on the agonies unleashed by hit play The Years (Romola Garai, The Guardian, 16 December 2024) - Read more

InterviewRomola Garai: ‘A lot of people in the industry find women over 40 repellent’ (Julia Llewellyn Smith, The Sunday Times, 26 January 2025) - Read more