Bessie Carter (Actor): Credits, Bio, News & More

Bessie Carter is an English actress known for playing Prudence Featherington in Netflix series Bridgerton.

Bessie Carter recently starred in Mrs Warren’s Profession at the Garrick Theatre in London, playing Vivie Warren.

Theatre and TV credits

Her theatre work includes Dear Octopus (National Theatre), All My Sons, King Lear (The Old Vic), and Baskerville (Liverpool Playhouse).

For television, her work includes Outrageous, A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, Bridgerton (series regular Prudence Featherington), I Hate Suzie, Beecham House, Doc Martin, Howards End, Cranford and Trevor Island; and for film, Les Misérables. Bessie Carter was winner of the Spotlight Prize in 2016.

Education

Bessie trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (2013–2016), earning a BA (Hons) in Acting. She also trained with the RADA Youth Company and the National Youth Theatre.

Trivia

Bessie Carter is the daughter of actors Imelda Staunton & Jim Carter (Downton Abbey)

Book tickets to Mrs Warren’s Profession at the Garrick Theatre

Bessie Carter Links & Socials

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Bessie Carter Press Interviews

InterviewThe first family of British theatre? Inside Bessie Carter’s acting dynasty as the daughter of Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter, and star of Bridgerton and Outrageous, graces the cover of Tatler (Ben Jureidini, The Tatler, 27 March 2025) - Read more

Interview‘You wouldn’t pick us out as mother and daughter!’: Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter on acting together for the first time (Nick Curtis, The Observer, 13 April 2025) - Read more