Erin Richards
Erin Richards (born 17 May 1986) is a Welsh actress, director and writer, best known for playing Molly Hughes in the television series Breaking In and Barbara Kean in the television series Gotham.
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Born | |
Nationality | Welsh |
Occupation | Actress, director, screenwriter |
Years active | 2005–present |
Life and career
Richards was born in Penarth, Wales. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She presented the Welsh language teen magazine show Mosgito for S4C and appeared in short films before landing significant roles in BBC TV programmes Crash and Being Human.[1]
In 2012, she was cast in the FOX comedy Breaking In as an executive assistant with an exaggerated English accent.[2] She became a Breaking In regular in January 2012.[3][4]
She co-starred in the role of Sharon in Gonzalo López-Gallego's horror film Open Grave, alongside Sharlto Copley.[1][5]
From 2014 to 2019, she played Barbara Kean in the FOX Television series Gotham.[6] She directed the fifth season episode "The Trial of Jim Gordon", which premiered on 7 March 2019.[7][8]
Fox says she is starring in an unreleased independent film called That Good Night alongside Max Brown and John Hurt. She also appeared in The Quiet Ones, Open Grave, and in television, Being Human in the UK. She lives in London, Los Angeles, and New York.[9]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Expiry Date | Luce | |
2008 | Abraham's Point | Milly | |
2009 | 17 | Gemma | Short film |
2010 | Balance | Becki | Short film |
2012 | Will Sampson (...and the Self-Perpetuating Cycle of Unintended Abstinence) | Sofia | Short film |
2013 | Open Grave | Sharon | |
2014 | The Quiet Ones | Kristina 'Krissi' Dalton | |
2017 | That Good Night | Cassie | |
2018 | Hot Girl | Kara Quinn | Short film, her directorial debut |
2019 | The Christmas Kid | Patricia |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Crash | Cheryl | "2.3" |
2011 | Being Human | Nancy Reid | "Daddy Ghoul", "Though the Heavens Fall", "The Wolf-Shaped Bullet" |
2012 | Breaking In | Molly Hughes | Season 2 (Main cast) |
2012 | Merlin | Eira | "The Diamond of the Day: Parts 1 & 2" |
2013 | Crossing Lines | Nicole | "The Terminator" |
2013 | Misfits | Sarah | "5.7" |
2014–2019 | Gotham | Barbara Kean | Main cast: 75 episodes Director: episode "The Trial of Jim Gordon" |
2020 | The Brides | Renée Pélagie | Main cast |
Director
Year | Title | Note(s) |
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2018 | Hot Girl | Short |
2019 | Gotham | Episode: "The Trial of Jim Gordon" |
2020 | God Friended Me | Episode: "The Altheist Papers" |
References
- Erin Richards on IMDb Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- "South Wales actress Erin Richards". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- https://deadline.com/2012/01/foxs-breaking-in-to-add-british-actress-erin-richards-as-new-regular-212015/
- https://tvline.com/2012/01/09/breaking-in-erin-richards-season-2/
- "New Cast Members Continue to File into an Open Grave". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- "Holy Bat girl! Five things about Gotham's Erin Richards". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/erin-richards-on-ben-mckenzies-final-gotham-script/
- "(GTH-512) "The Trial of Jim Gordon"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- https://www.fox.com/gotham/credits/5a88eeded47ae600124b4ca6/