Bryony Hannah

Bryony Hannah (born 1984) is a British actress, best known as Cynthia Miller in BBC One's Call the Midwife.

Bryony Hannah
Born1984 (age 36–37)
EducationRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
OccupationActress
TelevisionCall the Midwife
Dead Boss

Personal life

The daughter of a teacher and a retired Royal Navy lieutenant-commander, Hannah comes from Portsmouth, and after leaving school worked in a pub in Southampton. She was then accepted to RADA, having won a Laurence Olivier Bursary.[1]

In 2014, Hannah gave birth to her first child.[2]

Career

Hannah received an Olivier Award Nomination for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her role as Mary Tilford in The Children's Hour.[3] Several reviews of that production mentioned that Hannah was a "virtual unknown" and "stole the show."[1]

Her other stage roles include performances in Earthquakes in London, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, The Pillowman, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and War Horse. In 2017, she appeared in the posthumous premiere of Olivier Award winner Kevin Elyot's final play Twilight Song, alongside Adam Garcia and Paul Higgins.

She also appeared in Dead Boss as Christine [4] and provided the voice of Padget, Pando's carer, in the CBeebies TV series, Bing.

She is perhaps best known for her work on Call the Midwife. Her character, Nurse Cynthia Miller, was in the initial cast of characters of season one.[5] During the course of the show, Cynthia decided she was being called to a religious life, and she became a nun. Her character lived as a nun at Nonnatus House, where she also worked as a midwife.[6] Hannah left the series after season six.[7]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Cemetery Junction Louise the Waitress
2015 Jupiter Ascending Nurse Schultz
2021 The Last Duel Alice
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2021 Death in Paradise Rebecca Morley 1 Episode
2017 Unforgotten Cath 4 Episodes
2012 Dead Boss Christine 6 Episodes
2012–2017 Call the Midwife Cynthia Miller / Sister Mary Cynthia 40 Episodes
2012 Above Suspicion: Silent Scream Felicity Turner TV mini-series
2011 Life's Too Short Brenda Episode 5
2003 Reversals Female Student Minor role, TV movie
Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Children's Hour Mary Tilford[8] Olivier Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[3]

References
  1. "A new star turn". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. "Call the Midwife star Bryony Hannah gives birth". Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. "Best Performance in A Supporting Role". olivierawards.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. "Dead Boss - BBC3 Sitcom". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  5. "Call the Midwife". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3R6YZjxFwKzXZW29GZngs8y/sister-mary-cynthia
  7. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/call-the-midwife-series-7_uk_5922b9b1e4b03b485cb2c308
  8. Lusher, Adam (6 February 2011). "Virtual unknown set to shine alongside Keira Knightley and Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
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