# Annabel Scholey

Annabel Scholey (born 1983 or 1984) is an English actress. She has performed extensively on stage, and is known for her roles in the BBC supernatural drama Being Human in 2009 and as Anne-Marie Blake in the true crime drama miniseries The Sixth Commandment in 2023. She also played the leading role of 'Maddie' in the musical feature film Walking on Sunshine (2014).

## Early life and education

Annabel Scholey was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Her father is a retired fireman and her mother is a nurse. She has one younger sister, who is a teacher.
She trained at the Oxford School of Drama on a scholarship, graduating in 2005.

## Career
### Stage

Scholey first stage job was in 1996, when she was 13. She appeared as Louisa von Trapp in a production of The Sound of Music alongside Janie Dee.
Scholey performed several times in Chichester Festival productions, including The House of Special Purpose (2009), Wallenstein (2009), Hobson's Choice (2007).
In 2010, she played Hermia alongside Dame Judi Dench in A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Rose Theatre Kingston, and later that year appeared as Julia in Sheridan's The Rivals, alongside Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles at the Haymarket Theatre in London. Both productions were directed by Sir Peter Hall.
In June 2011, Scholey played Lady Anne, in Sam Mendes adaptation of Richard III with Kevin Spacey in the title role, at the Old Vic theatre in London and the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. The production opened to rave reviews.
In 2013, she appeared in the revival of Passion Play by Peter Nichols at the Duke of York's Theatre as the predatory younger woman, Kate. She also worked at the Royal National Theatre in their summer production of Antigone playing the role of Ismene.

### Television and film

Her first role came in 2006 on the television show Agatha Christie's Poirot as 'Miss Sorrel'. The same year, Scholey played Diana Rivers in BBC television adaptation of Jane Eyre. She also appeared in Holby City and Doctors.
In 2009, she played the lead role of Michelle "Midge" Lerner in the BBC Three comedy drama Personal Affairs, alongside Laura Aikman, Ruth Negga, and Maimie McCoy. She played Lauren Drake in the BBC supernatural drama Being Human (2009) and Contessina de Medici in the television series, Medici: Masters of Florence (2016).
She made her feature film debut in 2014, when she performed the leading role of Maddie in the jukebox musical feature film Walking on Sunshine.
In 2018, she began starring in the legal drama series The Split as Nina Defoe. She co-starred in the cast with Stephen Mangan, Fiona Button, and Barry Atsma until the series finale in 2022.
In 2020, Scholey returned to the BBC screens with The Salisbury Poisoning, a series based on the real-life Novichok poisonings of Segei Skripal and his daughter.
In 2021, she played the major recurring role of Claire Brown in Doctor Who: Flux.
In 2023, she appeared in Janis Pugh's musical film Chuck Chuck Baby. She starred alongside Louise Brealey and Sorcha Cusack. That July, she played Anne-Marie Blake in the true crime drama miniseries The Sixth Commandment. In December, Scholey starred in the mini series adaption of Alice Hunters' novel of the same name, The Serial Killer's Wife. She portrayed the titular wife of Tom (Jack Farthing).
Scholey portrayed journalist Beattie Johnson in the 2024 television adaption of Jilly Cooper's Rivals. The same year, she led the Dead and Buried drama mini series, portraying a woman meeting her brother's murderer again. In November, she joined the season 2 cast of the British psychological thriller series The Couple Next Door.

### Other media

Her work on radio drama includes All Passion Spent, A Harlot's Progress and Under Milk Wood. Scholey was runner-up in the BBC Carleton Hobbs Radio Competition 2005.
In 2011, she provided the voice for Ginny Weasley in the video game version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

## Personal life

In May 2017, Scholey married Northern Irish actor and author Ciarán McMenamin. They had one daughter named Marnie, before divorcing in 2023.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | 'Miss Sorrel' | Series 10; Episode 3: "After the Funeral" |
| 2006 | Holby City | Naomi Verity | Series 8; Episode 28: "Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged" |
| 2006 | Doctors | Lisa Armstrong | Series 8; Episode 35: "Home Truths" |
| 2006 | Jane Eyre | Diana Rivers | Mini-series; Episodes 3 & 4 |
| 2007 | EastEnders | Maddy | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Being Human | Lauren Drake | Series 1; Episodes 1–5 |
| 2009 | Personal Affairs | Michelle 'Midge' Lerner | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Family Tree | Lucy Pfister | Episode 3: "The Austerity Games" |
| 2012 | Very Few Fish | Claire | Television film |
| 2015 | Inspector George Gently | Gemma Nunn | Series 7; Episodes 1–4 |
| 2016–2018 | Medici | Contessina de' Medici | Series 1 & 2; 13 episodes |
| 2017–2021 | Britannia | Amena | Series 1–3; 23 episodes |
| 2018–2024 | The Split | Nina Defoe | Series 1–4; 20 episodes |
| 2020 | The Salisbury Poisonings | Sarah Bailey | Mini-series; Episodes 1–3 |
| 2021 | Doctor Who | Claire Brown | Series 13; Episodes 1, 4 & 6: "Flux: Chapters One, Four & Six" |
| 2023 | The Sixth Commandment | Anne-Marie Blake | Mini-series; Episodes 1–4 |
| 2023 | The Serial Killer's Wife | Beth | Episodes 1–4 |
| 2024 | Rivals | Beattie Johnson | Episodes 1 & 8 |
| 2024 | Dead and Buried | Cathy McDaid | Episodes 1–4 |
| TBA | The Couple Next Door | Charlotte Roberts | Series 2. In-production |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | One Wrong Word | Denise | Short film |
| 2014 | Walking on Sunshine | Maddie | |
| 2023 | Chuck Chuck Baby | Joanne | |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Voice role |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Ginny Weasley |
| 2012 | The Secret World | Callista James / Catherine Stuart / Annabel Usher |
| 2017 | Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | Fordola rem Lupis |
| 2019 | Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Fordola rem Lupis |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Venue | Notes |
| 1996–97 | The Sound of Music | Louisa von Trapp | | Crucible, Sheffield | |
| 2005 | The Real Thing | Debbie | Timothy Pigott-Smith | Theatre Royal, Bath | |
| 2005 | The Real Thing | Debbie | Timothy Pigott-Smith | UK Tour | |
| 2006 | Troilus and Cressida | Cressida | Peter Stein | Edinburgh International Festival | Part of RSC Complete Works Festival |
| 2007 | The Cherry Orchard | Anya | Jonathan Miller | Sheffield Crucible | |
| 2007 | Hobson's Choice | Vicky Hobson | Jonathan Church | Chichester Festival Theatre | |
| 2007 | Hobson's Choice | Vicky Hobson | Jonathan Church | UK Tour | |
| 2008 | Hamlet | Ophelia | Jonathan Miller | Bristol Tobacco Factory | |
| 2008 | The Taming of the Shrew | Bianca | Andrew Hilton | Bristol Tobacco Factory | |
| 2009 | Wallenstein | Princess Thekla | Angus Jackson | Chichester Festival Theatre | |
| 2009 | The House of Special Purpose | Olga | Howard Davies | Chichester Festival Theatre | |
| 2010 | A Midsummer Nights Dream | Hermia | Peter Hall | Rose Theatre, Kingston | |
| 2010 | Charley's Aunt | Kitty Verdun | Braham Murray | Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester | |
| 2010–11 | The Rivals | Julia | Peter Hall | Haymarket Theatre, London | |
| 2010–11 | The Rivals | Julia | Peter Hall | UK Tour | |
| 2011 | Richard III | Lady Anne | Sam Mendes | Old Vic Theatre, London | |
| 2011 | Richard III | Lady Anne | Sam Mendes | World Tour | |
| 2012 | Antigone | Ismene | Polly Findlay | Royal National Theatre, London | |
| 2013 | Passion Play | Kate | David Leavux | Duke of York, London | |
| 2014 | Mr Burns | Maria | Robert Icke | Almeida Theatre, London | |
| 2015 | High Society | Liz Imbrie | Maria Friedman | Old Vic Theatre, London | |
| 2016 | The Iliad | | Rupert Goold | British Museum, London | Reading |
| 2016 | The Iliad | | Rupert Goold | Almeida Theatre, London | Reading |