Emma Corrin

Emma Corrin is starring in Suddenly Last Summer at the National Theatre.

Born in Tunbridge Wells in 1995, Corrin is a Golden Globe-winning actor, best known for playing Lady Diana Spencer in Netflix’s The Crown. They made their West End debut as Anna in Anna X at the Harold Pinter Theatre. They will star alongside Cate Blanchett in The Seagull at the Barbican.

While at school, Corrin developed a keen interest in the performing arts, eventually taking a gap year by doing a Shakespeare course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After twelve months at LAMDA, Corrin then began a drama degree at Bristol University, later leaving to pursue Education, English, Drama and the Arts at St John’s College, Cambridge. While studying, Corrin appeared in two films: Cesare and Alex’s Dream, later graduating from Cambridge University in 2018.

It didn’t take long for Corrin to make their television debut. In 2019, they played Esther Carter in an episode of Grantchester, starring alongside Jemma Redgrave and Robson Green. They then played Esme Winikus in Pennyworth, an American crime drama using characters from DC Comics. They've also starred in Misbehaviour, a British comedy film with Rhys Ifans, Keeley Hawes, Jessie Buckley, and Keira Knightley.

Corrin’s breakout role came in 2020, cast as Diana, Princess of Wales in Netflix’s The Crown. They join an illustrious line up of British actors in the show, including Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter.

Corrin made their professional stage debut in Joseph Charlton’s play Anna X. They played the title character who tries to find themselves in a mix of New York parties.