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Tamzin Merchant

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000436
Tamzin Merchant
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Tamzin Merchant is a British born actress, writer and director. She grew up in Dubai and was cast in her first professional role as Georgiana Darcy in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005). She attended The University of Cambridge to read Education Studies and continued to develop her career as an actor alongside her studies.

Merchant has starred in period dramas ranging from the Tudor period (The Tudors (2007)) right through to the 1940s (Murder on the Home Front (2013)) and in many contemporary productions. She also appears as Imogen Spurnrose in Amazon's Carnival Row (2019).

She has written and directed four short films, all of which have picked up awards on the indie festival circuit.
BornMarch 4, 1987
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BornMarch 4, 1987
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000436
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Carnival Row (2019)
    Carnival Row
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Imogen Spurnrose
    Joely Richardson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Joss Stone, Tamzin Merchant, Natalie Dormer, and Annabelle Wallis in The Tudors (2007)
    The Tudors
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Catherine Howard
    Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen in Pride & Prejudice (2005)
    Pride & Prejudice
    7.8
    • Georgiana Darcy
    • 2005
    Salem (2014)
    Salem
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Anne Hale

    Credits

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    Actress



    • The Yellow Tie
      • Ortancia
      • Completed
    • The Caged
      • In Production



    • Decksdark (2024)
      Decksdark
      7.3
      Short
      • Indigo
      • 2024
    • Alun Armstrong, Solly McLeod, Sophie Wilde, and Hannah Waddingham in Tom Jones (2023)
      Tom Jones
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Aunt Harriet
      • 2023
    • Carnival Row (2019)
      Carnival Row
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Imogen Spurnrose
      • 2019–2023
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream (2022)
      A Midsummer Night's Dream
      6.3
      • Helena
      • 2022
    • Running Naked (2020)
      Running Naked
      5.5
      • Sara
      • 2020
    • Gifts of the Heart (2019)
      Gifts of the Heart
      7.5
      Short
      • Lucy
      • 2019
    • Tom Wlaschiha and Tamzin Merchant in Thanks for the Memories (2019)
      Thanks for the Memories
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Joyce Conway
      • 2019
    • American Carnage (2017)
      American Carnage
      3.6
      Short
      • Faith
      • 2017
    • Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)
      Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire
      5.3
      • Queen Rhonu
      • 2017
    • David Harewood, Chyler Leigh, Jesse Rath, Azie Tesfai, Melissa Benoist, Katie McGrath, and Nicole Maines in Supergirl (2015)
      Supergirl
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Lyra Strayd
      • 2017
    • Salem (2014)
      Salem
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Anne Hale
      • 2014–2017
    • Soko in The Dancer (2016)
      The Dancer
      6.5
      • Kate
      • 2016
    • The Messenger (2015)
      The Messenger
      5.2
      • Sarah
      • 2015
    • Ben Kingsley, Julian Morris, Tamzin Merchant, and Jassa Ahluwalia in Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse (2015)
      Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
      5.1
      Video
      • Rhonu
      • 2015
    • Tamzin Merchant in Let Me Down Easy (2015)
      Let Me Down Easy
      Short
      • Adah
      • 2015

    Producer



    • Komorebi (2024)
      Komorebi
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2024
    • The Jacaranda (2022)
      The Jacaranda
      7.7
      Video
      • assistant producer
      • 2022
    • American Carnage (2017)
      American Carnage
      3.6
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Raylee Magill in Incredibly Smart, Sexy, Bombshell Co-ed Named Debra (2017)
      Incredibly Smart, Sexy, Bombshell Co-ed Named Debra
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2017
    • American Pride (2016)
      American Pride
      7.2
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • American Virgin (2015)
      American Virgin
      6.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015

    Director



    • Komorebi (2024)
      Komorebi
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2024
    • American Carnage (2017)
      American Carnage
      3.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • American Pride (2016)
      American Pride
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Juliet Remembered (2016)
      Juliet Remembered
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • American Virgin (2015)
      American Virgin
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015

    Videos19

    CARNIVAL ROW Imogen Spurnrose Season 1
    Demo Reel 0:56
    CARNIVAL ROW Imogen Spurnrose Season 1
    How "Carnival Row" Gets Lovecraft Right
    Clip 3:47
    How "Carnival Row" Gets Lovecraft Right
    How "Carnival Row" Gets Lovecraft Right
    Clip 3:47
    How "Carnival Row" Gets Lovecraft Right
    What Makes "Carnival Row" a Fantasy Unlike Any Other?
    Interview 3:20
    What Makes "Carnival Row" a Fantasy Unlike Any Other?
    Trailer
    Trailer 1:31
    Trailer
    Lullabye
    Trailer 1:01
    Lullabye
    Season 2 Teaser
    Trailer 0:45
    Season 2 Teaser

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • March 4, 1987
      • Haywards Heath, Sussex, England, UK
    • Other works
      Appears in Jamie T music video 'If You Got the Money'.

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    • Trivia
      Was originally cast in the role of "Daenerys Targaryen" in Game of Thrones (2011) and filmed the pilot episode but asked to be released from her contract after the pilot shoot. The scenes were re-shot with Emilia Clarke.
    • Quotes
      I think the most rewarding part for me is kind of not knowing where the story's going next, and then finding out and being blown away by it.

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