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.

Erin Richards
Richards at the 2017 WonderCon to promote Gotham
Born (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986
Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
NationalityWelsh
OccupationActress, director, screenwriter
Years active2005–present

Life and career
Richards in 2016

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
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
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)
2018Hot GirlShort
2019GothamEpisode: "The Trial of Jim Gordon"
2020God Friended MeEpisode: "The Altheist Papers"

References
  1. Erin Richards on IMDb Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. "South Wales actress Erin Richards". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. https://deadline.com/2012/01/foxs-breaking-in-to-add-british-actress-erin-richards-as-new-regular-212015/
  4. https://tvline.com/2012/01/09/breaking-in-erin-richards-season-2/
  5. "New Cast Members Continue to File into an Open Grave". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  6. "Holy Bat girl! Five things about Gotham's Erin Richards". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  7. https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/erin-richards-on-ben-mckenzies-final-gotham-script/
  8. "(GTH-512) "The Trial of Jim Gordon"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  9. https://www.fox.com/gotham/credits/5a88eeded47ae600124b4ca6/
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