Morfydd Clark

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Morfydd Clark
Born (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)[1]
Sweden[2]
Nationality Welsh/British
Occupation Actress

Morfydd Clark (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈmɔrvɪð];[3] born 17 March 1989) is a Welsh actress.[4][5] She is known for her film roles as Maud in Saint Maud and Dora Spenlow in The Personal History of David Copperfield, and in television as Mina Harker in Dracula, Sister Clara in His Dark Materials, and Galadriel in the forthcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Early life

Clark was born in Sweden and moved with her family to Penarth, Wales when she was 2 years old.[6] She described her father as a "Northern Irish Glaswegian", and her maternal side is from North Wales.[7] She is fluent in English and Welsh, having been enrolled with her sister at a Welsh-language school when she was 7.[8] After struggling with dyslexia and ADHD, she left school at 16.[9] In 2009, she was accepted to British Youth Music Theatre's production of According to Brian Haw[10] and to the National Youth Theatre of Wales, before training at the Drama Centre London.[9]

Career

Clark left Drama Centre in her final term to star in Saunders Lewis' play Blodeuwedd with Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru. She has appeared in Violence and Son at the Royal Court, as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, and in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse.[11] She played Frederica Vernon in Whit Stillman's film Love & Friendship.[12]

In 2016, she appeared in the film The Call Up[13] and as Cordelia in King Lear at The Old Vic,[14] In 2017, she starred in Interlude in Prague,[15][16] and portrayed Catherine Dickens in The Man Who Invented Christmas. In December 2019, it was reported (and in early 2020, confirmed) that Clark would portray a younger version of the character Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.[17]

In 2019, she appeared in the films Crawl, The Personal History of David Copperfield, and Eternal Beauty. Also that year, Clark starred in the critically acclaimed psychological horror film Saint Maud as Maud. For her performance, she was nominated for Best Actress of the 2020 British Independent Film Awards,[18][19] and the 2021 BAFTA Rising Star Award.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Madame Bovary Camille
The Falling Pamela Charron
2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Georgiana Darcy
Love & Friendship Frederica Vernon
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses Cécile Volanges
The Call Up Shelly
2017 Interlude in Prague Zuzanna Lubtak
The Man Who Invented Christmas Kate Dickens
2019 Crawl Beth Keller
The Personal History of David Copperfield Dora Spenlow
Eternal Beauty Young Jane
Saint Maud Maud

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 New Worlds Amelia TV miniseries
A Poet in New York Nancy Wickwire TV film
2015 Arthur & George Mary Episode: "1.1"
2018 The Alienist Caroline Bell Episode: "Silver Smile"
The City and the City Yolanda Stark Episodes: "Breach", "Orciny"
Patrick Melrose Debbie Hickman Episodes: "Bad News", "Some Hope"
Outsiders Mari TV film
2019 His Dark Materials Sister Clara 4 episodes
2020 Dracula Mina Harker 2 episodes
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Galadriel[21] TV series in production

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Dublin Film Critics' Circle Breakthrough Award Saint Maud and The Personal History of David Copperfield Won [22]
2021 London Critics' Circle Film Awards British/Irish Actress of the Year Saint Maud and Eternal Beauty Won [23]
British Independent Film Awards Best Actress Saint Maud Nominated [24]
British Academy Film Awards Rising Star Award Nominated [25]

References

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