Caroline Ford (actress)

Caroline Ford
Born
Caroline Mary Ford

(1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 36)
Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, England
Education
(MA)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​

Caroline Mary Ford (born 13 May 1988) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Sam in the Netflix series Free Rein (2017) and Sophie Longerbane in the Amazon Prime series Carnival Row (2019–2023).

Early life

Ford took classes at the Carol Kristian Theatre School. She went on to graduate with a Scottish Master of Arts in History of Art from St Andrews University.[1] Ford also pursued modeling, signing up to the Stolen agency in Edinburgh.

Career

In 2010, Ford made her professional television debut in the BBC medical drama Casualty. The following year, she appeared in a number of short films including Nick Rowland's Fair Belles and Eitan Arrusi's The Crypt. Her others credits include some independent films, such as Don Michael Paul's Lake Placid: The Final Chapter, Simon Blake's Still,[2] and as Maxine in The Callback Queen (2013).[3] In 2014, she was cast as Peshet in the Fox adventure series Hieroglyph.[4] However, the series was cancelled before airing.[5] The same year, Ford made a guest appearance in Sleepy Hollows second series as Lilith, before being cast as Spindle in Travis Beacham's 2015 short film The Curiosity.

Ford then appeared in the 2015 film Anti-Social as Rochelle, alongside Meghan Markle.[6] In 2017, Ford played Sam in the first series of the Netflix children's series Free Rein,[7] before landing the role of Sophie Longerbane in the Prime series Carnival Row.[8][9] The second and final season was released in 2023.[10][11]

Personal life

Ford married Freddy Carter on 3 December 2022,[12] having met on the set of Free Rein and been in a relationship since 2018.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Storm Short film
2011 Fair Belles Adelita Short film
2013 The Callback Queen Maxine
2014 Asylum Halloway Short film
2014 Still Sussanna Short film
2015 Anti-Social Rochelle
2016 The Curiosity Spindle Short film
2017 Crypt Lanya Short film
2018 Nekrotronic Molly

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Casualty Miriam Cresswell Episode: "Reasons Unknown"
2012 Lake Placid: The Final Chapter Elaine Television film
2014 Sleepy Hollow Lilith Episode: "Heartless"
2014 Hieroglyph Peshet Main role
2015 Once Upon a Time Nimue Recurring role; 3 episodes
2017 Free Rein Sam Main role; 10 episodes
2018 - 2023 Carnival Row Sophie Longerbane Main role - 10 episodes [11]
2023 Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix The Warden Voice role; post-production

References

  1. ^ "Student fashion takes off at air-base". Fife Today. 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Spotlight Interview – Caroline Ford". spotlight.com. 2018.
  3. ^ "The Callback Queen". pantaflix.com. 2013.
  4. ^ "Caroline Ford & Antony Bunsee Join 'Hieroglyph'; Olivia Williams In 'Manhattan'". Deadline. 18 February 2014.
  5. ^ West, Kelly (30 July 2014). "Fox Cancels Hieroglyph Before It Airs". Cinemablend.
  6. ^ Frank, Alan (2 May 2015). "Anti-Social". Pictures That Talk.
  7. ^ Flynn, Liz (1 August 2019). "Meet the Cast of Amazon's "Carnival Row"". TVOvermind. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  8. ^ Sundar, Priyanka (29 August 2019). "'Carnival Row' stars Jared Harris and Caroline Ford agree that Sophie completely outplayed Absalom". MEAWW.
  9. ^ Deckelmeier, Joe (5 September 2019). "Carnival Row Interview: Caroline Ford, Arty Froushan & Jared Harris". Screen Rant. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  10. ^ Hatchett, Keisha (7 November 2022). "Carnival Row to End with Season 2". TVLine. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  11. ^ a b Tamal Kundu (3 March 2023). "Is Sophie Dead? Did Caroline Ford Leave Carnival Row?". thecinemaholic.com.
  12. ^ Sampson, Annabel (14 March 2023). "Don't know Shadow and Bone's Freddy Carter? You should". Tatler. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Who is Freddy Carter's girlfriend? Caroline Ford is also an actor". PopBuzz. Retrieved 3 February 2022.