Kerry Ingram
Kerry Danielle Ingram (born 26 May 1999)[1] is an English actress, known for her roles as Shireen Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones and Rebecca 'Becky' Sidebottom in the Netflix series Free Rein.[2]
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Born | Kerry Danielle Ingram 26 May 1999 |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Known for | Game of Thrones Free Rein |
Personal life
Kerry Danielle Ingram is of Maltese descent, with her grandfather being from Mqabba.[3] Ingram lives in Warfield.[4] Ingram has a form of osteogenesis imperfecta; having regularly fractured her bones, she requires periodic infusions to increase her bone mass.[5]
Career

Before being cast in Matilda, Ingram played a workhouse child in Oliver! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. From November 2010 to January 2011 she played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda the Musical in Stratford-upon-Avon. She was the only original Matilda transferred to the West End cast, where she shared the role with three other girls at the Cambridge Theatre. In April 2012, just after departing the show, she received an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. After completing Matilda, she played a small role in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Les Miserables.
From 2013 to 2015, Ingram portrayed Shireen Baratheon in the third through fifth seasons of HBO's fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.[6][7][8] In 2013, she appeared at the Doctor Who Prom as the Queen of Years, where she sang "The Rings of Akhaten" with Allan Clayton. Other roles include Lois Wren in an episode of Doctors, and a role in the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall alongside Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis.
In 2017, Ingram returned to live theatre and played Metro The Gnome in a musical, Animalphabet.[9]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Robin Hood | Village child | Uncredited |
2010 | Burke and Hare | Child thief | Uncredited |
2012 | Les Misérables | Turning Women 8 | Cut from final edit |
2018 | Free Rein: The 12 Neighs of Christmas | Becky | Netflix original |
2019 | Free Rein: Valentine's Day | Becky | Netflix original |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | The Proms | Herself | Soloist |
2013–2015 | Game of Thrones | Shireen Baratheon | 10 episodes |
2014 | Doctors | Lois Wren | Episode: "Unsolved Mysteries" |
2015 | Wolf Hall | Young Alice Williamson | Episode: "Entirely Beloved" |
2016 | Barbarians Rising | Hilde | Episode: "Boudica" |
2016 | Doctors | Hannah Devlin | 3 episodes |
2016 | Thronecast | Herself | 1 episode |
2017–2019 | Free Rein | Rebecca "Becky" Sidebottom | Main role |
Theatre
Year ! | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Oliver! | Workhouse child[10] | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
2010 | Matilda the Musical | Matilda Wormwood | Courtyard Theatre 9 November 2010 – 29 January 2011 |
2011 | Matilda the Musical | Matilda Wormwood | Cambridge Theatre 26 October 2011 – 12 April 2012 |
2017 | Animalphabet | Metro the Gnome | The Fringe, as well as nationwide UK tour |
Radio
Year | Title | Role | Company | Notes |
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2011 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Jemima Potts | BBC | Original recording |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2011 | WhatsOnStage.com Awards | Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox) | Matilda the Musical | Nominated |
2012 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actress in a Musical (shared with Cleo Demetriou, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington Cox) | Won |
References
- "Twitter Post". 26 May 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- Rustin, Susanna (7 April 2012). "Matilda the musical: Daughters on stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- "Game of Thrones actress back for Mqabba feast". Times of Malta. 16 June 2016.
- Fort, Hugh. "Help Matilda star Kerry Ingram win award". Get Surrey. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- Burns, Justin (30 January 2013). "Redroofs pupil to star in smash-hit TV series Game of Thrones". Maidenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- "'Game of Thrones' casts 'Matilda' star". digitalspy.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Kerry Ingram talks Shireen Baratheon, Castle Black & Greyscale". flicksandthecity.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Kerry Ingram reflects on Shireen's brutal death, and other remembrances". Winter is Coming. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- Blackham, Daniel (28 June 2017). "Star of Game Of Thrones to feature in new South Hill Park musical 'Animalphabet'". bracknellnews.co.uk.
- Oliver! Archived 11 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk; accessed 5 April 2015.