Charlotte Riley’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Charlotte Louise Riley (born 29 December 1981) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Sarah Hurst in Easy Virtue and as Catherine Earnshaw in ITV’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights.

Early life and education

Riley was born in Grindon, County Durham. She was raised in County Durham and attended Teesside High School from the age of 9 until 18. She attended St Cuthbert’s, Durham University from 2000–03, performing with the Durham Revue and in plays and musicals and graduating with a degree in English and Linguistics; she also attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 2005 to 2007.

Career

In 2004, Riley won the Sunday Times’ Playwriting Award for Shaking Cecilia, which she co-wrote with Tiffany Wood. She appeared in Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. She also appeared onstage at the Royal Court Theatre production of The Priory, by Michael Wynne. She co-starred in London Has Fallen, the sequel to the 2013 film Olympus Has Fallen, where she portrayed an MI6 agent Jacqueline Marshall. She also portrayed Arabella Strange in the miniseries adaptation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

Personal life

She became engaged to English actor Tom Hardy in 2010. Riley and Hardy worked together on Wuthering Heights and The Take. The couple married in July 2014. In October 2015, their first child was born.

Filmography