Early life and education
Emma-Louise Corrin was born on 13 December 1995 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. [3] They have two younger brothers, Richard and Jonty. [4] Their father, Chris Corrin, is a businessman and their mother, Juliette Corrin, is a speech therapist from South Africa. Their family is based in Seal, Kent, near Sevenoaks. [5]
Corrin attended the Roman Catholic Woldingham School in Surrey, an all-girls boarding school where they developed an interest in acting and singing. [4] [6] They took a gap year, during which they attended a Shakespeare course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and volunteered as a teacher at a school in Knysna, South Africa. They studied drama at the University of Bristol but left to study Education, English, Drama and the Arts at St John's College, Cambridge from 2015 to 2018. [3] [7] [8]
Career
Corrin made their television debut in 2019 with a guest appearance in an episode of the ITV detective drama Grantchester and a recurring role as Esme Winikus in the first season of the Epix DC series Pennyworth . This was followed by their feature film debut as Jillian Jessup in Misbehaviour .
Corrin was cast as Diana, Princess of Wales in Season 4 of the Netflix historical drama series The Crown , which was released in November 2020. [9] Corrin's performance received universal acclaim and earned them the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, in addition to nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series. [10] They were also a part of the ensemble cast that won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. They have also featured on six tracks on Little Simz's 2021 album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert . [11]
Later that year, Corrin made their professional theatre debut as the titular Anna in Joseph Charlton’s play Anna X, staged at the Harold Pinter Theatre, and inspired by the real-life fraud case of Anna Sorokin. [12] Corrin said they were immediately intrigued by how the play explored the "existential doubt" and absurdity of the social media world. [13] Corrin's performance was widely praised by critics. Dominic Cavendish of the Daily Telegraph called it a "perfect West End debut", [14] while Nick Curtis of The Standard described the performance as "brilliantly judged". [15] Corrin was nominated for a Laurence Oliver Award for Best Actress for the role. [16] Corrin starred in the 2022 films My Policeman and Lady Chatterley's Lover .
In late 2022, Corrin returned to the West End to star as the title character in Neil Barlett's stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando , directed by Michael Grandage at the Garrick Theatre. [17] Corrin's performance drew a positive critical response. David Benedict of Variety wrote that Corrin “effortlessly [held] the audience” and “[blurred] gender boundaries with compelling ease”. [18] David Jays of The Guardian described Corrin in a similar vein as "glorious", adding that they “[radiated] gleeful intelligence, rampaging heart and tremendous fun”. [19]
In 2022, Corrin became Vogue magazine's first non-binary cover star. [20] The following year, they made their runway debut at Paris Fashion Week for Miu Miu. [21] Corrin starred as Cassandra Nova in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [22]
In 2025, Corrin starred as Nina in Anton Chekov's play The Seagull at the Barbican Theatre in London. [23] Arifa Akbar of The Guardian wrote that Corrin brought “immense integrity and depth” to the role, [24] while Dominic Cavendish of The Daily Telegraph praised their “ winning elfin energy and gawky charm”. [25] Houman Barekat of The New York Times , by contrast, felt that Corrin did “not wholly convince as an ambitious ingénue”. [26]
Following an appearance as virtual actor Clara in Hotel Reverie , a feature-length episode of the science fiction anthology series Black Mirror (2025), [27] Corrin played the eponymous Hero in the fantasy romance 100 Nights of Hero (2025). [28] Adapted from Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel of the same name, the film received mostly favourable reviews from critics. [29] Leila Latif of IndieWire described Corrin as “the film’s linchpin” and commended their comedic timing, [30] while Mia Pflüger of Next Best Picture wrote that they delivered a “magnetic” and “commanding” performance. [31]
Corrin is next set to appear as the lead character Elizabeth Bennet in Netflix's Pride and Prejudice series, which is due for release in late 2026. [32]
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