Emily Burnett

Emily Burnett
Born	(1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 27) Cardiff, Wales
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present
Television	The Dumping Ground So Awkward Hollyoaks

Emily Burnett (born 8 August 1997)[1] is a Welsh actress. From 2017 to 2019, she portrayed the role of Charlie Morris in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground, a role for which she won the 2019 British Academy Children's Award for Performer. In 2020, she portrayed the role of Jas Salford in fellow CBBC series So Awkward. In 2021, Burnett was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Olivia Bradshaw.

Early life

Burnett was born in Cardiff, Wales, where she went on to study art.[2] She has cited her father as an influence for getting into acting, recalling that he introduced her to films at a young age.[3]

Career

In 2011, Burnett appeared in an episode of the CBBC series The Sparticle Mystery.[4] She made her professional stage debut in a production of Love is the Revolution at the Soho Theatre.[5] A year later, she starred in a production titled Beacons.[3] In 2017, Burnett was cast in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground as Charlie Morris. She stayed in the series until 2019.[6] For her role as Charlie, Burnett was awarded the 2019 British Academy Children's Award for Performer.[7] She then starred in the S4C series Merched Parchus as Cai in 2019.[8] A year later, Burnett was cast as Jas Salford in the CBBC series So Awkward (replacing Ameerah Falzon-Ojo).[6] Later in 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Zadie Stiller.[9] In 2021, Burnett was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Olivia Bradshaw.[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	The Sparticle Mystery	Daisy	Episode: "The Water Rats"
2017–2019	The Dumping Ground	Charlie Morris	Main role
2019	Warren	Hen 2	Episode: "The Holiday"
2019	Merched Parchus	Cai	Main role
2020	On the Edge	Lauren	Episode: "BBW"
2020	Doctors	Zadie Stiller	Episode: "Wanted"
2020	So Awkward	Jas Salford	Main role
2020	The Dumping Ground Survival Files	Charlie Morris	Main role
2021–2022	Hollyoaks	Olivia Bradshaw	Series regular

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
2015	First Love is the Revolution	Rdeca	Soho Theatre	[5]
2016	Karagula	Various	Various	[11]
2016	Beacons	Skye	Park Theatre	[3]
2017	The Snow Queen	Gerda	Bristol Old Vic	[12]
2017	Jack and the Beanstalk	Smart Simone	Oxford Playhouse	[13]
2019	Princess & the Hustler	Lorna	Bristol Old Vic	[14]
2020	The Bee in Me	Rachel Bagshaw	Unicorn Theatre	[15]

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2021	Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins[16]	Ayesha
2024	Metaphor: ReFantazio	Eupha

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	BAFTA Children's Awards	Performer	The Dumping Ground	Won	[7]

References

1. Still, Harry (8 August 2018). "Happy 21st Birthday to Miss Emily T Burnett!! The love and joy of my life! 🎋🎊🎉🎇✨🎆🎂". Instagram. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
2. "BAFTA Award-winning Welsh actress revealed as newest Hollyoaks cast member". Nation.Cymru. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
3. Moore, Lucy (16 March 2016). "Exclusive interview with Emily Burnett on Beacons". Female First. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
4. Kalnejais, Kalnejais (26 October 2015). Love is the Revolution. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781783193004. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
5. Gardner, Lyn (2 November 2015). "First Love Is the Revolution review – Romeo and Juliet, with fur". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
6. "Emily Burnett". TresA. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
7. BAFTA [@BAFTA] (1 December 2019). "Emily Burnett of The Dumping Ground wins the Performer award - another first-time BAFTA winner tonight" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. "Emily Burnett". Belfield and Ward. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
9. Writer: Olly Perkin; Director: Nimer Rashed; Producer: David Lewis Richardson (1 June 2020). "Wanted". Doctors. BBC. BBC One. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
10. Hegarth, Tasha (5 July 2021). "Hollyoaks casts award-winning actress Emily Burnett for Prince's return storyline". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
11. Latham, Rebecca (23 June 2016). "Boldness on a Budget: Karagula at The Styx". Litro. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
12. Gardner, Lyn (12 December 2016). "The Snow Queen review – a shivery, darkly comic delight". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
13. "Jack and the Beanstalk". The Stage. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
14. "Princess and the Hustler review – a crucial slice of black British history". The Guardian. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
15. "The Bee in Me review – a bold, challenging tale of childhood fantasy". The Guardian. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
16. "The Lonely Assassins, the new mobile game, is out now". Doctor Who. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

External links

• Emily Burnett at IMDb