Georgia Isobel Groome (born 11 February 1992) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the films London to Brighton (2006) and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008).
Georgia Groome | |
|---|---|
| Born | Georgia Isobel Groome 11 February 1992 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Alma mater | Trent College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Partner | Rupert Grint (2011–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editGroome was born on 11 February 1992[1] in Nottingham,[2] the daughter of Paul Groome (1963-2009), a publican and chef, and Fiona (née Tulloch) Watson, a drama and vocal coach.[citation needed] She resided in Swarkestone, Derbyshire. She has two sisters, Alexandra, a dance teacher and Eden, a dancer. [citation needed] Groome, at the age of nine, auditioned for a role in the touring stage version of the musical Annie Get Your Gun and got the part.[3] She trained at her mother’s performing arts school, at Nottingham Television Workshop, Derby Youth Theatre, and Trent College.[4]
Career
editGroome made her acting debut in the 2001 TV film, A Fish Out of Water. She subsequently played an orphan in an episode of the short-lived TV series, Dangerville.
When Groome was just 14 years old, she landed her first feature film role in the well-received British independent film London to Brighton in 2006, playing an 11-year-old runaway.[5] That year, she was also one of the eight young adventurers on Serious Amazon for CBBC.[6] In 2007, Groome had a role in Elaine Wickham's short, My Mother.
In 2008, Groome had a minor role in the comedy-horror The Cottage. Her breakthrough role was as 14-year-old, boyfriend-searching Georgia Nicolson alongside Aaron Johnson in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, for which she won the award for Best Child Actor at the Buster International Children's Film Festival.[1] She also had a minor role in horror film The Disappeared.
In 2009, she made her stage debut in Tusk Tusk, a new play by Polly Stenham at the Royal Court Theatre in London.[1][7] The same year, she appeared in the short Leaving Eva and an episode of The Bill. In 2010, Groome appeared in an episode of British television detective drama Lewis, as well as the short Silent Things.
In 2011, Groome starred in two shorts, The True Meaning of Love[8] and Six Degrees. She also appeared in Susan Jacobson's The Holding[9] and had a lead role in The Great Ghost Rescue, a film adaptation of Eva Ibbotson's book of the same name.[10]
She appeared alongside Stephen Dillane in Papadopoulos & Sons, in which she played snobby fashion victim Katie. The film was released in the UK through Cineworld on 5 April 2013.
Personal life
editGroome has been in a relationship with Harry Potter star Rupert Grint since 2011.[11] They have a daughter, Wednesday, born in May 2020.[11][12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | London to Brighton | Joanne | Film debut |
| 2007 | My Mother | Millie | |
| 2008 | The Cottage | Farmer's Daughter 1 | |
| 2008 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | Georgia Nicolson | |
| 2009 | The Disappeared | Sophie Pryor | |
| 2009 | Leaving Eva | Kiera | |
| 2010 | Silent Things | Amy | Short film |
| 2011 | The True Meaning of Love | Alice | |
| 2011 | Six Degrees | Young Girl | Short film |
| 2011 | The Holding | Gemma | |
| 2011 | The Great Ghost Rescue | Winifred | |
| 2012 | Papadopoulos & Sons | Katie Papadopoulos | |
| 2016 | Life In Orbit | Laura | Short film |
| 2017 | Double Date | Lulu |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A Fish Out of Water | Jenny | TV film |
| 2003 | Dangerville | Orphan Episode 1 | Episode: "Robots" |
| 2006 | Serious Amazon | Herself | |
| 2008 | Loose Women | Herself | |
| 2009 | The Bill | Paige Farrelly | Episode: "Powerless" |
| 2010 | Lewis | Briony Grahame | Episode: "The Dead of Winter" |
| 2013–15 | Up the Women | Emily |
Radio
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Maidens' Trip | Nanette | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play, broadcast 8 October 2010 |
| 2012 | The Warrah | Amy | BBC Radio 4 From Fact to Fiction, broadcast 18 February 2012 |
| 2013 | The Cazalets | Clary | BBC Radio 4 15 Minute Drama, broadcast 1–11 January 2013 |
| 2016 | The Tunnel | Chloe | BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast 12 August 2016 |
| 2016 | Northanger Abbey | Catherine Morland | BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast December 2016 |
| 2016 | The Mysteries of Udolpho | Emily | BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast December 2016 |
| 2019 | The Diary of a Young Girl | Anne Frank | BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week reading, broadcast May 2019 |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tusk Tusk | Royal Court Theatre | |
| 2013 | Tutto Bene, Mamma? | Boy | The Print Room |
| 2016 | Clickbait | Nicola | Theatre503 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Georgia Groome, LoveFilm
- ^ "Georgia Groome interview". littlewhitelies.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Pham, Jason (4 January 2022). "Rupert Grint's Relationship With His Girlfriend Is Just as Romantic as Ron & Hermione". StyleCaster. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "It's a year of ghosts, exams and erupting volcanoes for Georgia". thisisderbyshire.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "From Nottingham to London to Brighton". BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ BBC New Talent – Serious Amazon, BBC (9 July 2005)
- ^ "Review: Tusk Tusk", The Jewish Chronicle
- ^ "The True Meaning of Love". dual-reality.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "The Holding". leftlion.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "New Pics Of The Great Ghost Rescue". Empire. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ a b Pasquini, Maria; Leon, Anya (7 May 2020). "Rupert Grint Is a Dad! Actor Welcomes a Daughter with Longtime Love Georgia Groome". People. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Calvario, Liz (10 November 2020). "Rupert Grint Shares First Photo of Daughter and Reveals Her Name". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.